Hi I'm Brandon, from Arkansas I always had a fascination with Japan i watched over 600 animes and I really wanna go visit over there one day, my life goal is to eventually move there if ever possible, I wanna get to where I'm fully fluent in Japanese I'm a beginner at it so I have a long way to go so hope I can get help from the community.

#JapaneseTopicTuesday What made you first interested in Japan/Japanese? In the photo, I'm the one between Batman and Robin. This is from kindergarten and I was wearing a Japanese happi from Edogawa and a kamikaze headband bought in Japan. I had a little sword too and thought I looked like a cool samurai. 😅 To be honest, I was borrowing them from my brother. He had been to Japan to play football (soccer) against Japanese high school boys his age. My brother got souvenirs and gifts from Japan and I thought they were so cool and fascinating. Everything from Japanese Coke bottles with cool writing on them and coins (with holes in them!), to toys like spinning tops and kendama. Then, we were lucky enough to host two Japanese boys from Japan as they visited Australia to play against my brother's team here. It was amazing to meet these kids from another country and culture. We couldn't speak much together not knowing each other's language, but we found a way to communicate and had so much fun, always laughing! That experience sparked my interest in Japan. It wasn't until university that I formally studied the language, but from meeting those Japanese boys and experiencing the generosity and kindness of their families too, I knew I always wanted to visit Japan. That was how I got interested in Japan and Japanese. How about you? Let me know in the comments!

Konnichiwa, What's your favourite Japanese word or saying? Mine is 儚い - hakanai. Hakanai means evanescent, fleeting, ephemeral. It suggests the passing nature of moments, beauty and life. The delicate cherry blossoms blooming and shortly falling are hakanai. The crimson sky and the setting sun moments before night falls are hakanai. Each day spent with loved ones are hakanai. We must appreciate the beauty of these experiences that will come and go and cherish them all the more for it. The special things in life are hakanai and that's why it is my favourite Japanese word. What is your favourite Japanese word or saying? Arigatou, Joe Sensei.

✏️ Goal: Write a short diary entry in Japanese 🗒️ Topic: Football after a long time ✅ Beginner / N5 (with romaji + English) 今日、新しいサッカーシューズを買いました。 Kyō, atarashii sakkā shūzu o kaimashita. Today, I bought new football boots. 友だちとサッカーをしました。 Tomodachi to sakkā o shimashita. I played football with friends. 14年ぶりです。 Jūyon-nen buri desu. It is the first time in 14 years. とてもつかれました。 Totemo tsukaremashita. I am very tired. 今夜はたくさんねます。 Kon’ya wa takusan nemasu. Tonight I will sleep a lot. 明日は歩けません。 Ashita wa arukemasen. Tomorrow I won’t be able to walk. でも、楽しかったです。 Demo, tanoshikatta desu. But it was fun. ✅ N3 Version 今日は新しいサッカーシューズを買って、友だちとサッカーをしました。 14年ぶりだったので、かなり久しぶりでした。 思った以上に疲れてしまい、今夜はぐっすり眠れそうです。 明日は筋肉痛で歩くのも大変そうですが、それでもとても楽しかったです。 🫵 Your Turn Write 3–5 sentences about something you did this week or something you're doing soon. Feel free to ask if you need any assistance!!! Ganbatte kudasai (try your best)!! Joe Sensei. P.S. I did not look like a Captain Tsubasa player.

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