Chapter 11

I really don't have much to say...except that so far, I've aced all of my Japanese exams!!  Woot!  I love learning a new language.  It's fun to use a different set of rules to communicate.  It really requires you to think about what you're saying, what you want to say, and so forth.  I had my oral midterm today, and it went pretty awesomely.  I was super nervous beforehand, but many of my friends assured me I would do well, and I did.  All of this is fine and dandy, but I keep wondering if learning Japanese will be beneficial for me in the long run.  Will I ever even return to Japan?  I hope I do.  I think it would awesome if I could go teach there.  Just imagine: me, teaching little Japanese kids!  I bet all of you are laughing right now just imagining it.  I know I am, because I know how much fun it would be and how much I would gain from it.


I wonder what my life will be like in 5 years.  I have no idea where I'll go once I graduate.  If I don't go to Japan, I would really like to teach in a small town.  I don't know why, but I just really like the idea of knowing every single person in town and having a personal relationship with them.  You are all thinking I'm crazy, I know.  Well, you really already think I'm crazy, right?  Right.  I don't think I've met a weirder person than myself, but that's another story.


Here's to looking to the future!