Why I'm Studying Japanese

My interest in the Japanese language was sparked by my dad. He wold watch Japanese anime and films, and I, being the curious child I was, would often sit down and watch despite having no clue what was going on the screen. Thus, I grew up hearing Japanese a lot and developed a pleasant association with not only the language, but the culture. I would have learned Japanese in high school, but there wasn't a class available, so now I'm learning it in college along with a history of Japanese civilization class. Within this past month, I've really enjoyed the process of learning a language from scratch. While this makes it especially challenging (far more so than when I learned Spanish, being that my family actually speaks Spanish), the learning process is reminiscent of when I was in learning English back in grade school. For instance, when I practiced hiragana, it kind of reminded me of when I learned cursive in the third grade and had to trace letters over and over again. It's difficult and even tedious at times, but fun. Ultimately, I believe this will be a very rewarding experience and I can't wait to learn more!