Hello, Hola, Ciao, and Konnichiwa

Since everyone and their dog has been blogging lately, I figured I was long overdue to resume sharing the intimate details of my life with the world. However, as opposed to the two short blogs I've written in the past about my experiences in El Salvador and DC, this is going to be a longer, more narrowly focused account of my growing passion for languages and other cultures. Achieving conversational fluency in four languages before I'm 30 is the second highest priority item on my bucket list right now (directly following publication), and this blog is going to be a tool in holding me accountable for achieving that goal. 

I am currently learning Spanish and Japanese (and I assume Italian will be the fourth language I acquire in the pursuit of my goal). I've been learning Spanish since I was 16 (oh, god), and I just started learning Japanese about 9 months ago when I was 22. I am constantly noticing things that stand out to me in regards to both the languages and the various cultures that utilize them. This blog will ultimately be a combination of various things: the milestones in my education, cultural experiences, history on random countries, linguistic tidbits, and so on, all with my irreverent perspective. I'll try to be as specific as I can on what works for me in the hopes of streamlining the process in the future for others, but future posts aren't going to be quite as drab as this dribble, so I hope any potential readers can look forward to learning alongside me!

And now, just so this introductory post wasn't a  complete waste of your time, here's a link to the most adorable feels trip I've been on in the last month. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96kI8Mp1uOU