My First Goal Statement!

 これわ　さしめ。おいしそお！

Practicing Shadowing was actually pretty fun! I really liked doing the tongue twisters in class, like, なまむぎ　なまごめ　なまたまご、meaning  "Raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg." In order to improve my pronunciation, my first goal is to be able to produce the Japanese long vowels better, while speaking without too much hesitation. I found that when I tried to speak fast like the audio recording, I didn't pronounce the long vowels long enough. To improve, I will try to shadow for 10 minutes three times a week. I will use the postings on Blackboard along with additional materials. Because I like to watch "Iron Chef," I will practice shadowing while watching "Iron Chef Japan" on youtube.com. Speaking of "Iron Chef," I love Japanese food! Here are some pictures of what I ate in Japan...