Zion's Japanese learning blog

 この人の なまえは Reagan です。 Reagan は めがねを かけて います。 かみが くろいて、せが たかい です。 Reagan は スポーツが すき です。 いま、ニューヨークだいがくで べんきょうして います。 Regan は さんねんせい です。 こうがくを べんきょうして います。 Reagan は わたしの こうこうの ともだち です。 よく いっしょに スポーツを します。

 ふゆやすみの ブログ わたしの ふゆやすみは とても たのしかったです。 ひこうきで サウスベンドから ペキンまで いきました。 ひこうきで じゅうさんじかん ぐらい かかりました。 とても つかれました。 いえで かぞくと いっしょに すごしました。 かぞくと はなして、わらいました。 とても うれしかったです。 それから、スキーに いきました。 ひとが たくさん いました。 とても にぎやかでした。 とても たのしかったです。 また、ともだちと ホットポットを たべました。 とても おいしかったです。 ふゆやすみは とても たのしかったです。

 This semester’s Japanese learning experience has been really great, and Japanese class became my favorite class every week. Last semester I took Elementary Japanese I, and this semester I took II. I can really feel the difference. Now I can make simple sentences on my own and even have short conversations with people. That makes me very happy and motivated. I already signed up for First-Year Japanese II next semester, and I’m really excited to continue studying. I also hope to study at Nanzan University in the spring of 2027, so learning Japanese now feels even more meaningful.

 サンクスギビングに、わたしは くるまで UIUC に 行きました。 UIUC に 友だち が います。 わたしは 友だちと ゲームを しました。 バスケットボールも しました。 とても たのしかったです。

 On September 17, I went to the Browning Cinema to watch Tokyo Story . I was really moved by how quietly the film shows the loneliness of the elderly and the distance that can grow inside families, even when everyone still cares about each other. After watching it, I did a bit of research and learned that Ozu often places his camera very low, almost at the eye level of someone sitting on the floor. Once I noticed that, the film felt even more intimate and gentle,like I was sitting in the room with the characters rather than just watching them. It’s a simple movie on the surface, but it left a surprisingly deep impression on me.

 For the kyudo event, I actually couldn’t attend because I had something else scheduled that day. However, I’m really interested in kyudo, so I did some research on my own afterward.  I found the idea of “correct shooting leads to a correct hit” especially interesting. It means that the most important thing is not hitting the target, but developing the right posture, mindset, and inner stability. To become good at kyudo, I think you need patience, steady breathing, and a lot of practice to make each movement smooth and intentional. It seems like a martial art where you practice more with yourself than with others.

 I was watching a YouTuber named Takashii , who films street interviews all around Japan. His videos are really interesting because he often talks to foreigners whose Japanese is unbelievably good，sometimes even native level. It’s fascinating to see how confidently they communicate, and it really shows how diverse and international Japan has become. Watching those conversations was both inspiring and motivating for me, especially as someone who’s learning Japanese right now. Link: https://youtu.be/W9GEDe3O5ug?si=sjpY-5ucoKXl6owG