Amanda

Consistency is not my strong point…

As I’ve learned, starting new jobs completely prevents me from studying! I’ve managed to maintain my Japanese level through regular conversation practice but my study habits are shocking these days. Well, we’re at the end of a financial year so the accountant in me is using 1st April as an opportunity to start afresh withContinue reading “Consistency is not my strong point…”

N2 phase 1 resources

This is a year overdue but I’ve had a ‘break’ from formal learning, only really doing conversation classes and twice monthly lessons with my teacher. I also started learning German in February and have been making great progress, but I desperately need to get back into Japanese if I want to take N2. Luckily myContinue reading “N2 phase 1 resources”

drama review: これは経費で落ちません！

(side note – this has been sitting in my drafts for almost two years!!!) I have wanted to write my review of this drama for a while but never got around to it. When I found out about it last year and learned that the main character is an accountant I got excited – well,Continue reading “drama review: これは経費で落ちません！”

N2 study goals

Unlike my chaotic N3 study planning (still amazed that I passed), I plan to go into N2 feeling 100% prepared. I originally planned to take N2 in December but due to some life changes, work commitments and other goals I’m changing this to July 2024, which gives me just over a year. This is veryContinue reading “N2 study goals”

it’s been a while!

久しぶり！ When I last posted I had gone through a major shift at work and started an apprenticeship, and as a result of a toxic work situation I ended up in therapy, physically ill, and eventually left my job and transferred to a new department. Needless to say, studying Japanese hasn’t been top of myContinue reading “it’s been a while!”

tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 4

Week 1: 157.45Week 2: 266Week 3: 403.15Week 4: 329.2Total: 1250.6 It’s over! I did pretty well for my first try but I don’t think I want to do it again and track all of my reading like this. However I am grateful to the challenge for forcing me into daily reading, making my way throughContinue reading “tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 4”

tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 3

Week 1: 157.45Week 2: 266Week 3: 403.15!Total: 826.6 I had an amazing week for reading! It helped that it was also minimmersion weekend and I dedicated Sunday mostly for reading. I finished 逆転裁判 and started three more books as they’re of varying difficulty and I worried that if I only read a difficult book I’dContinue reading “tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 3”

tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 2

Week 1: 157.5Week 2: 266Total: 423.5 I beat my points from last week! *smiley face* In week 2 I found myself really getting into reading and making a daily habit of it, and I had a whole Sunday of just relaxing and reading 魔女の宅急便. I was even able to finish it! I know, even I’mContinue reading “tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 2”

tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 1

It’s now the 8th so I’ve been doing the reading challenge for a week now. I usually have to force myself to sit down and read because I have a short attention span sometimes, so each day I’ve been making myself read for a short amount of time. I’ve been trying to read at leastContinue reading “tadoku reading challenge round 5 – week 1”

september 2021 goals

I posted on Instagram about my September goals but felt that I needed a longer post here, mainly for me to have somewhere I can come back to and track my progress towards them. I’ve set myself a few goals plus a challenge (!!!) for this month so let’s do this! CHALLENGE: Tadoku reading challengeContinue reading “september 2021 goals”