せんしゅう の しゅまつ ：）

こんばんは!　きんようび　の　ばん　かれし「boyfriend」　の　うちで　いきました　そして　ばんごはんを　たべました。どようびの　じゅういちじに　おきました。わたし　と　ともだちは　Putt-Puttに　いきました。わたしの　かれしの　うちで　ひるごはんを　たべました　そして　ふとろばるを　みました。どようびに　しゅくだいを　しませんでした。にちようびの　じゅうじに　おきました　そして　しょくどうに　いきました。にちようびの　ごご　うちに　かえりました。ごごじゅうじごろ　わたし　と　かれしは　れーく「lake」に　いきました。きのうの　ばん　にほんごの　しゅくだい　しました。

I'm not sure how to say it in Japanese, but I really enjoyed my weekend :）

まいにち の せいかつ

こんばんは！

わたしは　まいにち　ごぜんはちじにじゅっぷんに　おきます。わたしは　あまり　あさごはんを　たべません。　まいにち　ごぜんくじはんに　ｸﾗｽに　きます。わたしは たいてい　ごごいちじに　ひるごはんを　たべます。わたしは　よく　ごじごろ　しゅくだいを　します。わたしは　ごぜんいちじごろ　ねします。

にほんご (Week に)

こんばんは！ﾋﾟｶﾘづです。いちねんせえです。せんこうはにほんごとしゃかいがくです。わたしはあめりかじんです。どおぞよろしく。

Wow, my second blog in and any stranger looking at it would think I'm proficient at Japanese! Not so much...but I must admit I'm pretty excited to know how to type ひらがな on my laptop! After two weeks I've memorized the entire ひらがな alphabet and a few basic phrases such as こにちは and　しつれえします。I have the most trouble pronouncing Japanese r's-they sound like "r","l", and "d" all at once! Hopefully with time I'll get the hang of it and be a pro.
And now for my list of Japanese favorites...

1. Food: Pocky!

I discovered these a few years ago from a Japanese foreign exchange student and have had a love affair ever since. I love both but the strawberry flavor is definitely my favorite of the two.

2. Person: Shigeru Miyamoto　宮本茂

He probably doesn't carry a sword on himself all the time but he's still really impressive. He's the mastermind behind Mario, The Legend of Zelda series, Pikmin, and so much more. Without his brilliant ideas leading the way, Nintendo wouldn't be so...well, amazing.

3. Cutest Creatures Ever: Pokemon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRKr7Zk8T04
The show/cards/video games were my childhood. I admit that, in college, I may have brought a few stuffed Pokemon and games with me...some habits never die.

I love my Elekid :)

じゃ、また!

First Week of Japanese! :)

Konbanwa!

Pickard desu. I'm from good old South Bend, Indiana-I was an extreme chicken when it came to going too far away for college. I love Notre Dame! Although I've only been to two whole Japanese classes so far, I'm starting to get really excited for the course! Yes, it'll mean many hours memorizing characters and stroke order but that's okay with me! I've been interested in Japanese culture since I first saw Sailor Moon when I was 6. Now my interests have thankfully grown wider than just cartoons. There's basically 3 things I'm really looking forward to in this class.

1) Learning how to hold a Japanese conversation.
2) Learning enough characters to read and write basic Japanese.
3) Experiencing the culture of Japan.

I hope someday to work for the government or maybe an international company (Nintendo anyone??) in relations with Japan.