My Japanese Experience Outside of the Classroom

    Everyday after classes I will typically spend an hour or two watching anime on my phone to wind down after a long day. It's a way to destress from all the hard work I did during the day, and to have a little fun. Recently I have been shocked at the amount of progress I have made with my Japanese. With only two weeks experience under my belt I can already understand bits and pieces of what characters in my shows are saying. I also recognize different Japanese social customs that we've discussed in class such as, mannerisms, social etiquette, behaviors, etc. 

I just finished "That time I got reincarnated as a slime" and I'm currently watching "Mushoku Tensei":

Last week I also scheduled a tutoring session outside of class time to practice before our first quiz. Colin who is also a fellow Stedsman -- the undisputedly best dorm -- helped by testing me on the vocab and pointing me in the direction of a very helpful Hiragana video lesson which I watched later. He also shared his experience with Japanese, and got me even more excited to learn the language!