Why I Want to Learn Japanese + Thoughts on the First Few Weeks of Japanese Class

My interest in learning Japanese stems from a constellation of personal interests, including a love of Japanese film, an interest in Japanese history, and a need to read Japanese-language scholarship on Chinese History, which is my primary field of study. Although we’re still quite early in the language-learning process - we’re currently just building a basically familiarity with writing systems and simple grammar patterns - I’m certainly looking forward to gradually building relationships and experiencing new media through Japanese. So far, there haven’t been too many major stumbling blocks, though grammar has gradually gotten more challenging as it becomes more complicated. In any case, I look forward to seeing what the future brings!