Hajimemashite. Nick desu. Watashi wa Nihon-jin dewa arimasen.*

Yeah you like that title don't you. And after just one class I can say all that and more!! I decided to start taking college classes here on the base, and one of the few that weren't cancelled this semester was Elementary Japanese. So I figured I could use an interesting class to get myself back in the ways of school, that and my "Japanese for Dummies" book wasn't helping out much, whatever that means. We only meet twice a week for 2 and a half hours over the next 2 months, so it is not a rigorous schedule. Having the teacher be very understandable and interesting and my drive to communicate with the people for whom I am now surrounded by, I think this class will be alot of fun and very helpful. At least I'll be able to talk to the waiters at the Japanese Steak Houses back in the states. Oh and while I'm on the topic of school, A big Omedeto Gozaimas (Congratulations) to my brothers Joshua and Abraham who graduated College and High School respectively this past week.

* How do you do. I'm Nick. I am not a Japanese.