Why Study Japanese?

I have always had an interest in learning Japanese. I have always been exposed to the Japanese culture having lived in Hawaii for my entire life. It has always been a culture that I though was very cool and interesting. So in high school I began to study Japanese because Japanese is a part of who I am, I thought it would be a useful language to have and also because I found the culture very interesting. But in my last year of high school i met a Hawaiian Japanese girl named Kasie. And, long story short, not too long after meeting each other everything just fell perfectly into place and we have been happily in love ever since. She has exposed me to many aspects of the Japanese culture such as Matsuri, the food, customs, and language. We both have a love for Japan and the Japanese culture so we hope that one day we could travel to Japan, just the two of us, to experience it all. I always thought Japanese was interesting and that's why i began to study it, but I know I study it for a much more important personal reason. I study it because I want to make Kasie proud. I want to learn as much about the Japanese culture as I can so one day we can take our trip to Japan together. That is why I love Japanese and that is why I want to study it.

After 4 weeks of studying Japanese I am very pleased to say that it all has been very fun and rewarding. I have learned many new words, phrases, and grammar principles. Everyday I am excited to learn more and more and expand my knowledge of the language. I am also glad that it comes fairly easy to me having studied it a little before. I find that I can pick up things much more quicker now that I have some background in Japanese. The only thing I still have sometimes have trouble with is the sentence structure. I sometimes get confused on what parts go where and which particles are used with what parts. But, as I continue to study and work at it, it becomes clear to me. I can't wait till I can read, write, and comprehend Japanese because when that day comes, I will be ready to take that trip to Japan with Kasie, the girl I love.