Just getting started - Thanks for what you offer

[davidoverstreet6238]

First of all, Happy New Year to all the JapanesePod101 staff and fellow listeners/students of Japanese.

I ran across this site over the holidays and the immediate reaction was " Where have I been the last 6 years?"
It is an awesome site, and I only wish it was available way back when I lived in Japan.
I lived in Tokyo and Yokohama in the 1990s and left Japan in June 2001 to move back here to the U.S.
I miss many things about Japan and may go back in the future.

Since I have not been exposed to Nihongo on a regular basis, I am a bit rusty to say the least and want to get a fresh start and tackle it head on. I listened to the Introduction, About, and Culture lessons and they all brought back fond memories.

My goal is to become proficient in Japanese this year (2013) and to that end I signed up for the Premium + service.
It has already proved to be a wise decision.

With the help of the Japanese Pod101 staff, their site, and my fellow "gaijin" listeners, I should have what I need to get this goal accomplished. I look forward to diving back into the Japanese language and culture. Please excuse (and please correct) my mistakes going forward.

じゃあこれから出来る限り日本語を使います。
あまり上手でわないけど
宜しくお願いします

新年明けましっておめでとうございます！

オーバストリート　デヴィッド
David Overstreet
Yorktown, VA USA

[community.japanese]

デヴィッドさん、
明けましておめでとうございます！！
Thank you very much for lovely comment!
JapanesePod101.comで日本語を勉強して、たくさん使ってくださいね！いつでもコメント待っています
質問があったら、なんでも聞いてくださいね！

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com