Self-Introduction

はじめまして。わたしはRachelです。あめりかじんです。New York からきました。じゅうはっさいです。Barnardだいがくのがくせいです。にねんせいです。まいにちごぜんろくじにおきます。まいにちごごにじからくじまでべんきょうします。ごごにじからごごろくじまでやすみます。まいばんねますごごじゅうにじにです。よろしくおねがいします。

I've always wanted to learn Japanese. It's been on my bucket list for quite a while now and I finally have the opportunity to learn it! So far, it's been far more difficult than I imagined. Coming from a Korean background, I thought that Japanese would be somewhat easier for me, but I was wrong. Though grammatically similar, the languages themselves are very different. I find myself hopelessly lost during lectures, unable to comprehend what is going on. Hopefully with time and a lot of studying, this will no longer be the case. I hope to learn not only the Japanese language but also the Japanese culture as well. I'm looking forward to learning a lot this semester! :)