1２月２6日

みなさん、
休みの日　どうですか？　何をしますか？

This Winter Break, I am staying at home in Houston, Texas. While I am sad that I am not traveling, I am happy I can use this time to study hard for my finals. anywhere goal is to write a blog every day (starting today) about what I do during winter break. In this blog, I want to practice using the words, grammar patterns, and sentence phrases we learned in different chapters. I hope I can improve my Japanese and prepare for my final test by blogging every day. Any suggestions and feedback from my readers would be appreciated! Thanks for reading-- I'm looking forward to sharing my Houston adventures!

In tomorrow's blog, I will also talk more in detail about some of the things I did last week--there's lot's to say and pictures to show! For now, here is a brief recap of what's been going on so far:

冬休みは　いそがしです。先週の週末は　テキサスのヒユーストンに　かえりました。ことしのクリースマスに、旅行にいきませんでした。でも、ヒューストンで　たのして　とても　なこをします。友達とあうのや　こうえんにいくので、私はヒューストンが好きです。そして、毎日　私は　ちちの中国のごはんを　食べます。美味しいです！私はよく　りょうりおします。でも　あまり　美味しいです。私もよく　たべものやしぜんのしゃしんをとる。あした、ブログに　もっと　しゃしんをとうこうする。

じゃあ、また！

リリアン　チェン

Thanksgiving Break

こんばんは　（おはようございますか。今、じゅうにじはんごろです。）、

私は　サンクスギビング の休みに　いそがしかったです。でも、たのしかったです。プリンストンの　大学に　ねて、べんきょうしました。よく、ともだちと　はなして、たべました。サンクスギビング の　水曜日に　ともだちと　ばんごはんを　たべに　でかけました。レストランで  の　フードは　とても　おいいしいです。

そして、私は　サンクスギビング の　土曜日　に　ニューヨークに　いきました。高校の　ともだちと　あって、いっしょに　かいものを　しました。ニューヨークに　とても　にぎやかです。私は　うれしかったです。

私は　サンクスギビング の休みは　ひまじゃありませんでした。今週も　ひまじゃありませんでした。プリンストンの　大学は　とても　むずかしいです。
じゃあ、今、しゅくだを　しに　いきます。

しつれします。じゃあ、また！

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PE7 Evaluation

みなさん、
こんばんは！

Looking back at the goals and activities that I planned at the beginning of this semester, I was able accomplish some but not all of them. I was able to go to Japanese language table several times. I listened to a little bit of Japanese music but I could definitely listen to more.
I was not able to watch any anime or learn new words each week. However, I was able to review Japanese each weekend and practice making my speech natural sounding.

For the second half of the semester, I want to work extremely hard on improving my grammar (particles) and my accuracy in pitch intonation. I will work hard to accomplish all/almost all my goals this time, especially reviewing each weekend for 30 minutes and doing the extra shadowing practice.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and following me on my journey of learning Japanese. Hope to see the fruits of my hard work soon!

ありがとうございます！

じゃあ、また。

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PE6 Video Blog

こんにちは、

わたしの　PE6 Video Blogを　みますか？　みってください　おねがいします。
ありがとうございます！

https://youtu.be/h6g2qJb-ibQ

じゃあ、また。

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Goal and Activity Blog

おはよう、

My goals for Japanese are to:
1. Improve on fluidity and clarity. I can currently understand and pick out hiragana characters but I would like to be able to read them and speak them at an accelerated rate.

2. Improve on word pitch. Make sure that my words and sentence phrases have the correct pitch patterns too. Practice speaking new words in their correct speech patterns in class and outside class (for 10 minutes) M, W, and F. Use Suzuki-san/OJAD for help.

3. Obtain a more native Japanese accent. Both American and Chinese, I have a distinct accent that, when I speak Japanese, makes my Japanese sound unauthentic and foreign. I hope to speak greetings and our learned words more quickly and naturally.

Activity Goals for improving my Japanese:

1. Go to language tables at least twice a month to practice my Japanese with Makino-sensee and other Japanese peers/professors.

2. Record shadowing of textbook chapter audio sections (SAM). Submit one per week to Shibata-sensee.

3. Review previous chapters for 30 mins on both Saturday and Sunday prior to Monday's classes. Refresh on uncertain terms.

3. Listen to Japanese music for 15 minutes every other day and try to pick out words you know.

4. Study abroad this summer in Japan or do an internship/global seminar in Japan.

I look forward to accomplishing my goals and improving my Japanese!

じゃあ、また！

ちぇんさん
(Chen-san)

<Revised goals and activities>

Introduction: あたしわ。。。

はじめまして。ちぇんです。

わたしはがくせいです。いちねんせいです。せんこうはぶんがくです。

わたしはめりかんじんです。

TexasのHoustonからきましたです。

PrincetonのForbesです。

どおぞよろしく。

あのう。。。いまごごじゅうにじはんです。

おやすみ　なさい！

~Chen-san

Sept.16- 1st Post

こんばんは (Konbanwa)!

はじめまして(Hajimemashite), Chen-desu. どおぞよろしく(Doozo yoroshiku).

My full name is Lillian Chen, and as of now I am in Sato-sensee's 9:00 am JPN 101 class. I'm an "ichi nen see" (freshman) living in Forbes College (best residential college on campus)!

http://ysfine.com/princeton/forbesc11.jpg

I decided to study Japanese because of many reasons:

1. I visited Japan in the summer of 2014, specifically Tokyo and Hakone, and fell in love with the country (both the city and the countryside). Ever since I was young, I loved watching and reading Japanese anime and manga, and I loved learning about Japanese culture from movies, books, and through my visit to Japan. I would love to go back again and explore more Japanese cities as well as continue to study the language there (study abroad!). My goal is to be able to live sufficiently while in Japan and to communicate effectively with the locals. 

http://jeremyng.smugmug.com/Travel/In-and-around-Tokyo-Monjya/DSC6016/773011668_YL4UE-L.jpg

2. I also want to visit Japan in 2020 since the Olympics are being held there, and being able to speak the language/be a translator for other during my time there would be awesome!

3. Japan's tech industry is booming--tech and other businesses are growing extremely quickly and it's a ripe time to live and work in Japan. Since I want to do business and possibly live in Japan in the future, learning Japanese is crucial. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/technology/2016/07/22/103762674-masa-tech-large_trans++ulmngyk1nEPNRM5Qu5tZfhjq2OoU_OWxLPIobNmUt48.jpg

In this class, I'm excited about everything! Learning how to speak, read, and write Japanese. I love learning new languages and the Japanese characters, similar to Chinese characters, are so beautiful and fun to write. I am also excited to get to know and communicate with the other students in the class more, and hopefully, we will all study abroad in Japan together! はい (Hai)!

The first 3 days were difficult because I was torn between taking Japanese or some other language class like German 101, French 101, or Chinese 305. However, I finally (and happily) made the decision to stick with Japanese this year. The pronunciation of the words were sort of difficult, because the sounds and vowels are unlike any language I am used to (Chinese/English). I am looking forward to practicing more and becoming more familiar with the words we learned this week.

That's all for now. Looking forward to posting my next blog post for you all. じゃ、また (Ja, mata)!

Sincerely,

Chen-san