Thoughts
15.04.2024
21:59
To the two people who have e-mailed me a while back but haven't received a reply yet, please don't think
I've forgotten about you!!! Just a bit of social anxiety, that's all, I will reply, promise!
I've signed up for the summer JLPT exam. I'm surprised they're holding them in Russia officially in 2024 and who knows how things will turn out later, so I decided to capitalize on the opportunity. I'll be taking the N5 exam; now, you might think that the N5 certificate has no realy practical meaning and taking the N5 as someone who's been familiar with Japanese since 2019 is rather Dumb. However, it's worth noting that only the Summer of 2019 saw some active language learning while later I've been barely trying to keep it afloat and not forget what I've already learned, I haven't learned a lot of new material since then because it's hard to do as someone with a full-time, a lot of hobbies outside of language learning and no immediate need to learn the language in order to survive in Japanese environment. I think the N5 certificate still means that I know Japanese better than a lot of people, it's a cool thing to put in a frame, and hey, it's still a sign of at least some dedication - perhaps this will be a much needed boost of motivation. This is one of the very few moments in my life when I'm actually confident in my skills.
With so many abstract dumb thoughts that I can't convert into concrete words in any language I have command of, perhaps photography is my only way of actually expressing myself to the world... So much stuff going around my head that I want to write and talk about, but I am completely unable to express them. Sorry and please bear with it.
