#8 - How to GET to JAPAN

Well! It's about high time dontcha think?! Cruxay has finally gotten off his lazy ass and did something for all you that have been so kind to keep up with him these past few years!

I'd like to introduce GETtoJAPAN.com. A site that offers (free of charge) useful posts and information on how to learn Japanese effectively as well as give you the knowledge and keep you up to date with all the ways you can go to Japan to work, study and play/travel.

The site is the collaborative work of Fab and myself, sharing our thoughts and experiences, what has worked for us, what hasn't, etc. There will be tons of Japanese cultural stories and anecdotes, and even lessons on Japanese and cultural adaption! This site is gunna be off the hook!

Please do yourself a favor and head on over ;) http://www.gettojapan.com/

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[TasteForDisaster]

the walking was distracting, was looking at the background instead of listening ^_^ anyways, it's a shame you cut your stoner hair! anyways, I want to learn japanese, just don't have a lot of time each day for it. how long did you study on average everyday?

[cruxay]

@TasteForDisaster lol stoner hair!!! I studied for a lonnnnng arse time everyday. I read up recently on something called the 10,000 hour / 10 year rule. That it would take you about 10,000 hours or 10 years roughly to master something. I'm at about 6 years of studying (on and off so really like 3-4 full years) and probably at like 4,000ish hours of study lol. Insane, I know. You gotta love what you do! :)

[ershnuff]

I made it to Japan myself, I'm studying abroad for the year in Kyushu. But I'm really worried that my Japanese isn't getting the attention it needs. I've been here for a month and it just doesn't seem to have gotten any better. Just a lot of "blah blah blah word I recognize blah blah blah word I recognize", while I use vocabulary that's kind of close to what it is I want to say but not, and using dumb grammar.

... suggestions, Crux?

[cruxay]

@ershnuff study smarter, study harder. If it's not getting the attention it needs then the only person that can give it that attention is you. The world around you now is your case study. Take what you've learned and apply it immediately after class. Also, it is natural that we never feel we are improving because everything is relative. You should push yourself by aiming to take the next JLPT in December. Stay hungry and keep learning dude... before you know it u'll be speaking fluently.

[Shineypillz]

I went from a 2008 video to a 2011 video and your hairs gone!



[cruxay]

@Shineypillz i swear i didnt cut it. maybe im balding? :o!!!

[MrWhadayaknow]

@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag Sorry, no fags allowed.

[SUpersaiyajinjerkbag]

IS there an easy way to get enrolled in a JApanese college? My grades are crap

[TasteForDisaster]

@cruxay I think I can get a few hours in every week. I can already speak 2.6 languages! I love Japanese culture so much, I think I'll be able to learn the language eventually though, I have a lot of patience, I've spent 7 years playing guitar and I still play everyday! I never get bored:)

[ershnuff]

@cruxay Sigh... you're right. I need to get back on track. Being in a dormitory with other foreigners has not been good for my studies. I'm going to have to start putting my foot down. Thanks for telling me what I needed to hear instead of what I wanted to hear.

[SilvTheTaru]

@cruxay Indeed. I think most of the info is still up in there just gonna take a little boot to get it flowing again. Although I can still read at around the same level I was when I took a break my forming sentences skills have suffered a bit. But that's life. It all works out in the end; Good to see stuffs goin' well for you