LEX Language Project

I was at home in Wisconsin, finishing up my senior year and living a pretty ordinary life.

I was getting ready for a 2 1/2 month trip to Korea, yet also fitting in some horseback riding.   

I was in the middle of my stay in Korea.  After participating in the Lex Asian Youth Multilingual camp in Shanghai, I had begun to consider coming to Japan.  I wanted to be able to speak Japanese, so I could communicate with more people.  

And . . . six months ago to the day, I found out about the opportunity to come to Japan this year as an intern.  I was so excited!

     I was back home in Wisconsin, but not for long . . . 

 I had just arrived in Japan, I only knew a few phrases of Japanese, everything was very new, but I was so excited! 

I have been in Japan for exactly two months.  I have come a long way; at dinner I am able to chat in broken Japanese with my host parents about the events of the past few days.

I don't know what the coming days hold, but as I reflect on the last year, I keep thinking of the third verse from one of my favorite hymns: