Thinking in English· Staffel 1· Folge 395
396. 10 Years Language Learning: Lessons I'd Give My Younger Self (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Montag, 13. Juli 2026 · 29 min
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In August 2016, I moved to a small town on the Japanese island of Shikoku. I had almost no Japanese ability and I didn't have an expectation that I'd stay very long in Japan. Maybe I'd stay in Japan for one year.
10 years later, though, I'm still in Japan. I'm now married. I have a daughter. I run a business from Japan. And I can live my entire life in Japanese if I need to.
Looking back, there are things that I'm incredibly proud of in my Japanese learning journey and a few things that I wish I had done differently.
So in today's episode of Thinking in English, I thought it would be interesting to discuss my past 10 years of language learning experiences: how I went from zero knowledge of Japanese to being able to live in Japanese daily if I [] need to. Hopefully by listening to this episode, you guys will receive some motivation and some advice about your own language learning journeys.
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