On a rainy day... あめ。

みなさん　こんいちわ！ I missed everyone today!

きょう 。。。today class was cancelled :(

I woke up and walked over to Kent Hall to discover that my favorite class of the day..was indeed cancelled. I hope Nazikian せんせい recovers soon!

Anyways, it's being raining a lot lately...　あめ=Rain. Ame.. what a pretty word.

I actually enjoy the rain. It gives the feeling of cleanliness and a new start, BUT, I do not like the humidity and stickiness it leaves after it pours.

Hopefully everyone remembered to bring their かさ！ :) I sure did! hehe

I love how I'm using this blogging site as my own little personal diary.

I went to the にほんごの lab today and like always it was fun and relaxing. The TA is a sweetheart! She complimented on my cute pencil case, folders, and umbrella haha! She said "かわいい！” I find it adorable when she giggles silently when we make those speech mistakes or when we totally butcher a word!

Why is it so hard to pronounce ろっぴゃく600)! It's like a tongue twister! I repeated that word over and over again.

I'm upset that I can't say my sentences in にほんご fast enough to be considered "acceptable" in Japan :(

BUT I WILL GET THERE SOON :D And my blogs will be filled with more にほんご rather than えいご very very soon! :)

I hope to see you all tomorrow!

じゃまた　あした！

Hello everyone!

Hello!

My name is Eugenia and this is my first year learning Japanese. I am a first-year student at Barnard College of Columbia University. Having grown up in a Korean household, I was always exposed to the Korean language and I am fluent in the language as well (안녕하세요). However, I was always curious about other asian languages as well. Japanese always caught my attention because the language sounded very unique and pleasant to the ear. After hearing a couple of Japanese songs, I developed a fondness for the Japanese language, therefore, I chose to take this course. :)

I am excited to learn more vocabulary words and letters in Japanese so that I may be able to go to Japan one day and cruise through the streets without having to carry around a 'Japanese-English dictionary' to hold a conversation with someone. Hehe!

During the first 2 weeks of this class, the only difficulties that I have encountered were memorizing all the hiragana and correcting my handwriting skills in Japanese.

Throughout the semester, my goal is to try my best and study hard so that I may be able to become a better Japanese speaker.

はじめまして！

はじめまして！　：）

わたし　は　Eugenia　（ゆじんいあ）です。
ころんびあ　だいがくの　いちねんせ　です。
じゅはっさい　です。
かあんごくじん　です。
にゅうよおく　から　きました。

どおぞ　よろしく　おねがいします！