An #introduction.
37y/o queer woman living on the west coast of the US.
Themes:
1. Fandom! Arashi, dramas, maybe fanfiction I don't know.
2. Women's sports! Okay, mostly the WNBA, but, big picture, I support all of them, including trans athletes 100%.
3. Language learning! Long-time learner of Japanese, currently diving deep on Mandarin Chinese, considering a future dive into Spanish and/or Korean and/or ?? something else?
#Arashi #LanguageLearning #jdrama #cdrama #日本語 #中文 #anki #wnba
Starting November 6th, 2024, I'm vowing to snatch up all of my swelling fearful energy about the world before it leaves my figurative skin, then convert it into love energy aimed back into myself.*
For the foreseeable future, I want to actively focus on using my potential(ish) general despair to motivate myself personally to grow and be happier. Small individual joy every day.
(* This specific goal doesn't mean that I don't intend to keep aiming love energy out toward others and the world.)
Ideas, not in any order:
1. Arashi
2. Learning and exploring languages, including reading, anki, watching, listening
3. Crafting, particularly beading
4. Women's sports with focus on the WNBA
5. Playing piano, drawing, and other not-really-trying-to-get-better hobbies
6. Loving on my dog
7. Building and maintaining personal relationships
8. Self-care amidst depression, including hygiene, chores, and healthcare
9. Gratitude
10. Maybe go outside sometimes...!
@aafd hey there! what are some tools you use(d) to study Japanese?
I'm currently doing a bit of self-study to refresh my memory, and wanikani to bolster my kanji/vocab, but what I've always struggled with is listening/speaking versus reading/writing.
@chwkrvn My production skills are terrible, so I don't have much to offer when it comes to speaking. For listening, in recent years I've mostly done two things:
1. learn a ton of vocabulary in anki and read a lot--this means there are fewer vocabulary gaps when I'm listening, which makes it more likely my brain will be able to keep up
2. focus on sheer quantity of listening with no written aids--step 1: be comfortable with missing some things, step 2 to eternity: miss fewer things over time
@aafd it sounds like we are both similar that way: I am a visual learner and auditory things just do not process easily! so I appreciate your perspective, thank you! I had the same thought via vocab. you gotta have a good base or else you just hear sounds not words.
if you know of any good YouTube channels with enjoyable Japanese content to listen to, I'd love some reccos!
Powerdroidgirl
Gladys
Eszter / エスター🌻
big mouth, small thoughts
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