こんにちはみねさん。こんしゅうのしゅうまつに、わたしはのかぞくはシアーロッツビルにきます。あした七時はんにおきます。はやいですね。わたしはクロッスコウントリのマナゲルです。あしたはクロッスコウントリのメートがあります。だからあさわたしはメートにいきます。シアーロッツビルのそばにメートがあります。それから、わたしはわたしのかぞくとシアーロッツビルのレストランでひるごはんをたべます。それから、かいものをたくさんします。わたしはデパートでとけいをかいます。それからたくさんの日本ごをべんきょうします。でもいいしゅうまつです。

じゃあまた。

What makes a good blog?
I think that good blog helps to expand the work you do in Japanese class and make it easier to apply Japanese to your everyday life. A good blog is written in Japanese when at all possible and incorporates the current chapter materials in an interesting way. As well, a strong blog includes pictures and other websites relating to the Japanese culture. Overall a good blog challenges and strengthens the Japanese you have learned.

Usually by Friday, I am ready to take a break from Japanese class for two days. However today I enjoyed our review session. It was comical with Sato Sensei as a reporter from a Japanese news station. I feel that our Japanese class (10 am) is its own close knit group and in the vastness of UVA, I embrace the familiar faces. Although some days I wish the class was only 3 times a week, I support grasping the new materials quickly.
Tonight I am excited about going to see "Much Ado about Nothing." Later on tonight I plan on adding some nihongo to my blog. Jaa mata.

Today I am glad that my Chapter 3 test has been completed. During the test, I was a bit nervous and I think that that affected my ability to think coherently. Nerves can be so detrimental to maintaining concentration for tests. Today, I realized that I need to restudy all of my Japanese katakana and practice reading hiragana. Today is my day to start over and get the help I need to pull my grade up in Japanese. I feel that in Japanese class I am sometimes overwhelmed by the amount of information we learn. However, I feel accomplished realizing that my Japanese capabilities are expanding. I guess I need to try to make Japanese studying more of an integral part of my daily life. On to studying, and sorry for my rambling.

TGIF- It's Fall Break!

Yes I am glad to be finished with Mallard exercises. Redoing the quizzes over and over again truly challenged my willpower. Now I am delighted with the notion that I have a four day weekend, however, the truth has set in that this weekend will be focused on studying for my Japanese history midterm on Wednesday. I dream of a day that I will not have to think about school work and never ending assignments. I guess I wish winter break was tomorrow. Well, so much for aspirations it is time to study!

わたしはまいにち七時はんにおきます。はやですね。たいてい八時にオーヒルであさごはんをたべます。
九時にだいがくへいきます。みにち十時ににほんごのクラスにいきます。それからわたちはエルエルでにほんごをべんきょうします。よくにほんごをききますだからにほんごをよみます。十時ごろオーヒルでひるごはんをたべます。ときどきおちゃをのみますでもぜんぜんコーヒーをのみません。ときどき三時にテニスをします。六時にばんごはんをたべます。まいばん七時にとしょうかんてにほんごをべんごします。十一時はんにねます。