Speaking Japanese feels easy and natural for him now. When we talked to him recently, Steven was very happy about his current Japanese language skills. He told us, “Every time I finish a chapter in HJ Intermediate I wonder how I ever got by without that knowledge before!” (We’re very proud of Intermediate and think it fits well with what people at Steven’s stage need in their studies - download a free trial here.) Utilizing a variety of materials, he relied on Human Japanese Intermediate to make the pieces click. This had the good effect, however, of motivating Steven to study hard. No matter how much you study in advance (Steven had taken two years of high school Japanese), nothing can quite prepare you for the onrush of real-world Japanese that greets you as you step off the plane - it’s like moving from a quiet stream to a raging river - and one of the biggest frustrations in the beginning was simply not being able to express himself fluidly and naturally like he does back home. What has life been like over the last ten months? Steven says that at first it was challenging, but that it was amazing after getting over that initial hump. Steven is about a week away from wrapping up a 10-month stay, so it was a good time to look back over the trip and reflect on things. The other day, we had a chance to catch up with Steven, who you’ll recall is currently on foreign exchange in Japan, attending a local high school and using the Human Japanese apps as part of his study regimen.
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