I had my first Japanese lesson yesterday! Well, several years ago I took a semester in college but pretty much forgot everything but basic words, counting and Hiragana sounds. Since then I have tried teaching myself to no avail. I was searching online for Japanese instruction a couple of weeks ago and found a lady who gives lessons here in Homer. I called her up and we made plans for her to come by my place once a week and teach me. YAY! Our first lesson was so much fun and I realized that I was remembering a lot of what I had thought I had forgotten years ago. I have always dreamed of going to Japan and my goal is to be fluent in reading, writing and speaking. I absolutely adore all things Japanese and as you can tell I am so excited I had to share. :)

I would love for Penelope to learn another language as well. She currently can count to 10 in Spanish and knows a few words courtesy of Dora and Diego so I think I am going to teach her to become fluent. She is half Mexican so it only makes sense, plus I speak Spanish okay so it will be an easy language to teach her and it will help me brush up on mine.