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…”
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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!”
アマンダの勉強 / Amanda Learns! 