Hi readers,

As part of my studies with Sae, we’ve started looking at some authentic materials, and this week I attempted to read a short news article in Japanese. It was from one of those websites with simplified news for learners, but still…

It took me forever! I had my dictionary out constantly, and I was re-reading sentences multiple times to try and make sense of the grammar and kanji. But after a lot of effort, I actually managed to understand the gist of the article! It was a small piece about a local festival, nothing too complex, but the sense of accomplishment was huge.

It really shows how different reading textbook exercises is from tackling real-world content. It was challenging, but also incredibly motivating to see that I can start to access information this way.

Slowly getting there,

Oliver

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