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10-04-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Luciferos View Post
Im hoping they do. Thatd be awesome for me.
I was also talking to one of my friends here whos japanese, and over all the stuff he told me, he basically said that the only way for me to really learn japanese is to live on the country. So im hoping that somewhat watching and listening other people speaking japanese will help me "somewhat" improve what i already know, which is not much.
Though im taking japanese lessons this year at a community college for the meantime during the winter breaks and which ever time i have off. Its $200 but theyre good, so im hoping itll help me more.
sounds like a decent plan.

the main thing i cannot stress enough is speak speak speak as much as you can while in japan. no matter what, it'll help you learn/practice and meet new friends/people. do not stay in a shell and be shy around other people. make the most of your opportunity and you will benefit a lot, trust me

get off the base as much as you can and as often as you can. explore japan you might want to think about investing in a JR pass (can be purchased via a travel agency prior to leaving for japan) so you can get unlimited rides on any JR train including shinkansen. which is great for traveling to other parts of japan cheap. it's good for 6 months, once you activate it however; it's only good for what you purchased it for (1 week/2 weeks, ect. of unlimited riding)

hope that helps.


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