はじめまして、きむです。どおぞよろしく！Depending on what time of day it is, おはよう、こんにちは、こんばんは and welcome to my blog. In my very first entry I will be explaining why I chose to study Japanese. I actually studied Japanese in high school but for various reasons I was not able to learn very much. My teacher was often sick, and my class had a substitute for long periods of time. She was also not a proper Japanese instructor, but was originally an English teacher. Most of the time our class only learned vocabulary or watched Japanese movies. Because of this, my Japanese education was poor. I am motivated to study Japanese at Notre Dame so that I can have a more complete Japanese education. I would like to eventually master the language. I also enjoy Japanese animated movies, such as Miyazaki movies and Japanese animated shows. I grew up watching Dragon Ball and Pokemon and occasionally watch some shows from time to time. Thank you for reading my first blog entry. じゃあまた！