I agree with Katherine a bit, but my advice would be don’t burn yourself out too quikcly. There are quite a few “go getters!” I’ve seen around here who burn thru 4-6 lessons a day. I wish that worked for me, but I can’t retain it all.

But you have an awesome goal!!! Go for it!!! And I’d like to hear how you go with that! My own habits are way to sloppy…. hahahaha.

Sounds like you’re really into it! I found the Pimsleur lessons really helpful also (but expensive). They were really good at drilling things into my brain, and I found I could handle a trip to Japan afterwards.

I have been using your web-site for a few weeks now, ever since someone I ran into told me about it. I started to learn Japanese at the end of September, this year. I am an American from Philadelphia and I speak only English; but I am determined to learn Japanese. I find it exciting to learn another language and I’m fascinated by the Japanese language and culture. The more I learn, the more I want to know.

Your lessons are so well done and so helpful, particularly with helping me hear and speak Japanese correctly. I also benefit from the comments from other fans of JapanesePod101. So my questions are directed to anyone kind enough to offer their opinions.

I began with Beginner Lessons, covering about three lessons per day. At some point, I began doing the Survival Lessons and the Newbie Lessons. I found that the pace of three Beginner lessons was a bit much. I have now settled into one Survival Lesson plus one Newbie Lesson plus one Beginner Lesson each day. I find that the Newbie and Survival lessons serve as a kind of review and reinforce what I have learned while introducing something new, as well. I am at Beginner Lesson 41 of 170. I expect to complete all the Beginner Lessons by the beginning of May. I should have completed all the Newbie and Survival lessons by that date, also. Then I plan to move through the Beginner (Season 2) lessons as quickly as possible as an overall review of the beginner course. The next step is to continue with the Pre-Intermediate lessons and ultimately to the Intermediate course.

In addition, I try to learn a minimum of 15 Kanji per week, using a text for that purpose. I have already learned to read and write Kana. I also have a native Japanese tutor that I see for one hour each week. I’m also looking to find other Japanese-speaking people in my vicinity to practice with.

My goal is to acquire as much skill with the language as possible before January, 2009, at which time I am planning an extended visit to Japan. I am 66 years old and semi-retired; so I have a good bit of time to devote to this pursuit. I wonder if I’m not the oldest person to use this site.In any case, through learning this wonderful language, I feel that I’ve begun a whole new chapter in my life.

For those of you with experience in learning Japanese. Do you think my plan for learning is reasonable? Do you have any comments or suggestions?

Thanks again for the great service you provide. Monosugoi.

They mentioned on the ‘cast that he probably paid for the fireworks… Before they said that, I assumed there was some fireworks already taking place that he’s already planned ahead for