I've just worked this out.
So, after two weeks back at uni, I have come to this unpleasant conclusion.
If I study my arse off, spend every waking second attempting to memorize complex kanji and grammatical forms, eat, sleep & breathe the Japanese language, eschew all music that is in English*, eschew all novels that aren't in japanese, get all my news from japanese language websites (... do you see where this is going yet?)
... If I do all these things, then I *might* have a chance at passing my Japanese units this semester. Luck is also involved, obviously.
AARGH. I had no idea Nakamatsu-sensei was serious when she said people would sporadically burst into tears during Japanese class last year. I feel on the verge of that already, and it's only the second week back.
*NB: This is highly unlikely, since I am unable to get started in the mornings without a dose of shitty Guild Cafe coffee and at least half an hour of RTR FM's 'Morning Magazine' program.
If I study my arse off, spend every waking second attempting to memorize complex kanji and grammatical forms, eat, sleep & breathe the Japanese language, eschew all music that is in English*, eschew all novels that aren't in japanese, get all my news from japanese language websites (... do you see where this is going yet?)
... If I do all these things, then I *might* have a chance at passing my Japanese units this semester. Luck is also involved, obviously.
AARGH. I had no idea Nakamatsu-sensei was serious when she said people would sporadically burst into tears during Japanese class last year. I feel on the verge of that already, and it's only the second week back.
*NB: This is highly unlikely, since I am unable to get started in the mornings without a dose of shitty Guild Cafe coffee and at least half an hour of RTR FM's 'Morning Magazine' program.