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Fighting discouragement
7.12.2006 10:30 PM \| Link	As usual, I'm still studying hard to learn Japanese, since it's pretty much my number one interest right now (I've even been hearing and speaking Japanese in my dreams every now and then)! Of course, sometimes I go through periods of frustration, and I start to wonder why I just can't cross that imaginary border into some sort of comfortable understanding. I was a little discouraged the other day, so I started to read a bunch of forum messages on JapanesePod101, and it made me feel a little better because lots of people feel like I do. It's fairly easy to get a certain point in language learning, and then the hard work really pours on, it seems. Tonight I had a good lesson with Kazki-san, though - just like anything else, I think attitude is really important! I've got to stay positive and stick with it! Speaking of JapanesePod101, I've been listening to their excellent podcast in my car all the time, and I've really learned a lot - I really like their upbeat excitement! Besides that, I'm realizing even more that one of the best things I can do is write in Japanese, since that's the only way I can "talk" to study, and I'm finally starting to nail some basic conjugation that I've always faked my way through before. Mikie-san and I studied some Morning Musume lyrics and came across tons of conjugations that I need to learn, so there's plenty for me to study. Ganbarimasu!


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