Why Study Japanese?

My name is Pablo Martinez and I am from Los Angeles. I chose to study Japanese because I have always wanted to visit Japan. I have always found Japanese culture to be interesting and have had interests in many of their anime, manga, video games, and music. As a result, I felt that the only way I could get the best experience from visiting Japan and consuming aspects of their culture was if I understood its language. Another reason why I chose to study Japanese was because it is so much different from the cultures and languages I already know and have been exposed to. It is completely different from English or Spanish but, I am very excited to become familiar with the culture and language that always seemed so foreign yet interesting to me.