The Benefits of Studying in Japan
A lot of people who learn Japanese do it in their home country. Which is great, but they often never consider actually studying it in Japan. Visiting Japan, sure, but…
2017
Japanese Study Based on Incredible Experiences – Interview With Koipun
I had a fantastic interview with Gabriel at Koipun all about my experience studying Japanese. Mostly covering all the things I failed at but learnt from when studying Japanese! And…
5 Japanese Light Novels (in Japanese) for Beginners
Japanese light novels are a fantastic way to practice your Japanese! Light novels (or 小説) are, as the name suggests, smaller, easy to get through stories. Japanese light novels often…
Using Anime in Japanese Studies
How would you react if I told you that anime could be a great tool for studying Japanese? “Anime Is Not Good For Japanese” Maybe some of you view the…
10 Ways to Study Japanese After You’ve Stopped
Sometimes when you’ve been studying Japanese for a while you just stop. Often for seemingly no reason. A day goes by, then a week, then a month, then 6 months…
Chronic Illness and Disability on the JET Program
I interviewed a friend of mine who is working as an ALT (assistant language teacher) on the JET Program (Japan Exchange and Teaching). She wanted to tell her story about…
How to Talk About Hobbies in Japanese
Talking about hobbies is a great way to get to know someone when you first meet them! It’s also a good way to use and learn a lot of new…
Anibros Podcast – Anime Japanese
A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast with the Anibros, two podcasters who talk about anime. So what else was I going to talk about on a show like…