First post

Well, I started being fascinated about languages on 2010. Before that, I always had been an excellent English student (although I had learned about 90% of what I know today by music and on the Internet). Of the idioms I like the most, I'd highlight English, Japanese and German. I also have interest on all the romanian languages (like Spanish, French and Italian), along with some exotic tongues like Georgian and Finnish.

I decided, after planning a couple of time, to create a blog on Japanese. With it, I want, more than help myself learning it, help other people, answering their questions and showing good grammar examples.

So, I think that's it. I hope you all enjoy the material.

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