I Found It Very Difficult. I've been writing notebook entries for almost a year and whenever I write them, many people corrected them and gave me advice kindly which I appreciate a lot. And I started to think that I can do the same thing for people who learn Japanese in return, so I tried to. However I found it very difficult for me to do that mainly for two reasons. First, it's difficult because I can't understand what the writers wanted to say due to the wired grammar which Japanese don't normally do. I realized how much I usually rely on the grammar to read the passages. Second, I think it's one of the most difficult parts of Japanese to learn for non-native speakers that there are three different kind of letters; Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji(Chinese characters) which native speakers can use them naturally as they grew up speaking and writing it. Many people who don't get used to mixing them make mistakes like using only Hiragana which makes sentences hard to read. After all, I'm not a professional teacher and I gave up correcting notebook entries. I'm searching another way to be the help for Japanese learners right now.

I'm looking for good books! Hi, I'm Chika, a Japanese high school student. I'm looking for some good books written in English because I love reading and I think that helps me to improve my language skills. 

I Finished Reading The Book! Today, I finished reading the book titled 'The Fault In Our Stars'. One of my friends in Australia recommended that one to me when I asked her some good books written in English. Actually, that's my first book that I could read without relying on anything like a dictionary, Internet and so on. So, I'm very satisfied with that and happy right now. Since I found that reading books written in foreign languages is interesting, I'm looking forward to reading something new. Does anyone recommend me some books?

What is the most popular girl's name in your country? Just a week ago, I happened to find that my name Chika is not only a Japanese name but also a Nigerian name. Since then, I'm interested in names.

My Stay In America Hi, it's a little bit late,but Happy New Year. Last year, I experienced a lot and one of my great memories is to stay in America. Last October, I really wanted to stay abroad so I decided to go to America. It wasn't easy to do so because it cost me and my parents a lot. However, my lovely parents allowed me to go there and then I went to America last December and spent my holiday there. Actually, it was my first time to visit America and also I haven't been abroad since I visited Australia about 5years ago, so I was really excited and nervous. I can't write everything that I've experienced there, but absolutely it was one of my greatest experience I've ever had. Thank you to my host family for everything you've done and to my parents for giving me such a great opportunity. I really want to go there after graduating from high school.

Dobřy Den! Dobřy den! Jak se máte? Dovolte mi, abych se představil. Já jsem Chika. Těší mě. Jsem z Japan. Mluvím jen trochu Česky. Učím se Česky. I'm learning Czech now so please correct my writing:)

What is the best way to learn foreign languages?

I've been studying Italian, Chinese, Korean and so on. I'm wondering what the best way to study them is, so please tell me some advice!

My Relatives Few years ago when my mother and I were having dinner and watching TV, she suddenly said to me "Chika, actually you have relative in Brazil." I hadn't known that at all so I was really surprised and said "Why? Does anyone in my family come from Brazil?" "Oh, no. Do you know many Japanese people emigrated to Brazil? One of your great grandfather's brothers went there too." she said. I understood and asked where my relative in Brazil are living now but even she didn't know that. I'd like to see my relative someday but don't know how to. Does anyone have a good idea?

What is the difference between assign and appoint? how about between celebrate and congratulate?