Why Japanese?

I chose to study Japanese because I think that Japan has a very interesting culture and history, which I would like to learn more about. One of the best ways of doing this is learning the language. Until now I have only been exposed through Japanese culture through TV and Japanese restaurants, and I am very excited to finally have the opportunity to discover the culture in a deeper way. I also just really like the sound of the language and think that it is nice to finally be able to understand it.

So far I think reading hiragana is the most challenging aspect of Japanese. However, I am making progress and gradually I find myself reading Hiragana with more ease.  Learning the vocabulary is also a challenge because it is so different from that of Western languages. But the more I get into it, the more I understand the internal logic of the language and find it easier to memorize new vocabulary.