After receiving a dare from my grandmother, I am now looking for Japanese language schools that are run online. For years, she’s pretty much held it over our heads (the grandchildren) that we have not quite embraced our ancestry because we can’t speak fluent Japanese. So now, as I see how it would make her completely light up with pride, I thought I would take on her challenge. Read more…

My son is a 17 year old elite athlete and his travels are taking him to far corners of the world but a lack of Japanese classes has led me all over the internet. I know all of the reasons that internet courses are supposed to be a better deal than the classroom, but I am a perpetual skeptic. I am old school and feel that people need to learn with a real teacher and a real chalkboard. I guess even this old dog can learn a new trick or two. Read more…

I need to have Japanese classes that allow me to go step by step. The language courses I have to take are assigning a lot of written work, but I seem to be having a problem retaining the information. I know it when I am writing it down, but I can’t bring it into view when I try to speak it. Read more…