しゅうまつ

わたしはきのうさんじはんにノートルダムだいがくのフットボール(Notre Dame University football)をみました。しちじごろがくしょく(cafeteria)でばんごはんをたべました。そしてじゅういちじごろともだちのアパート(friend's apartment)のパーティ(party) にいきました。ごぜんさんじごろねました。


きょうじゅういちじにあさごはんをたべました。じゅうじはんにとしょかんでべんきょうしました。たいていしちじにばんごはんをたべます。でもきょうごじにばんごはんをたべます。じゅうじごろりょう(dorm)でしゅくだいをします。ごぜんにじにねます。

Thought I'd add a picture from the game. 

Section 29. Row 8.

Perks of being an upperclassman :)

わたしのせいかつ！

わたしはたいていしちじごろおきます。

まいあさじゅぎょうがあります。


いちじにひるごはんをたべます。
まいにちしゅくだいがあります。

いつもとしょかんでべんきょうします。


あまりてれびをみません。
まいばんりょうにかえります。




♥
テイラー


P.S.
Most of my friends know that I'm taking Japanese now, and a lot of them are really excited about it. My roommate (featured in my first day of class photo!) is probably my biggest supporter. She sent me this lovely Japanese video today. Enjoy:

Who am I?

はじめまして。テイラーです。どうぞよろしく。

わたしはノートルダム(Notre Dame)だいがくのだいがくせいです。

さんねんせいです。せんこうはこうがくです。わたしはあめりかじんです。

Although I was very young when she was famous, I grew up watching Midori Ito amaze the crowds on the ice. Midori Ito was the first woman to to land a triple jump combination & triple axel in a figure skating competition. In fact, her awesome abilities earned her a silver medal in the 1992 Olympics. My parents loved her so much that they named my younger sister after her; her full name is Julianne Midori Taylor.

Simply fantastic.

Better Late than Never!

こんいちは！

So I entered Japanese class a week late, but I have wanted to study Japanese as long as I can remember. I'm half-Japanese, and my mom's family is very involved in the culture through Judo. All three of my mother's sisters have their own Judo Club; in fact, my uncle has earned a silver medal in the Olympics and trains judo athletes with Olympics dreams. They often get to travel internationally, specifically to Japan.

My uncle is in the top row on the far left, and my aunt is in the center of the third row holding twins. They are posing with some of the members of their dojo.

This is my cousin, Cammi, attempting sode.

My grandpa is third from the right, and my uncle is standing on the far right.

Clearly, I am constantly teased by fascinating Japanese culture but cannot speak a single word. As an electrical engineer, the only free space for random electives that I have is due to high school AP credit. In addition, underclassmen engineers are required to take lots of prerequisites. Thus, although Notre Dame offers us the opportunity to take Japanese, I haven't been able to enroll in the class until now! During the semester, I hope my reading, writing, and conversational skills significantly improve. I know a language comes with time and practice, but I would love if I could understand (even a little!) my relatives when they speak Japanese.

:)
Sara