[Xuande]

Age: 20

I've been studying for about 2 months now at home by myself.

I study japanese because I would like to visit or live there in the future. Also there are alot of things I like that only come out in japan (namely video games.)

I'm not sure exactly how difficult it is since compared to other languages but so far it doesn't seem like its too hard to learn but it takes time.

So far my biggest difficulty is learning kanji because theres so many of them and they seem so different.

The easiest things to learn were greetings and numbers which is also what I learned first.

For katakana and hiragana, less than 1 month, for kanji, I'm thinking maybe a few months to get used to it and then a couple of years to really be able to use and understand it.

First thing I was taught was discussed earlier.

So far my most common mistakes are leaving out grammar particles or misplacing them.

It will useful for communication. Also, I hope to be able to get a job as some kind of translator.