BLOG 1: GET TO KNOW ME!
Hi! I'm Dani, and this is my piggie (モルモット) Bungus!
We're originally from Lorton, Virginia, which is just outside Washington, D.C.
Bungus and I are majoring in Aerospace Engineering, minoring in music, and (hopefully!) in Japanese!
I grew up in a bilingual household (English and Tagalog), and also studied Spanish throughout elementary, middle, and high school. My parents are both fluent in Arabic as well!
In other words, I've for most of my life been surrounded by different cultures and modes of thinking (languages!), and hope to expand my horizons here at Notre Dame.
I primarily chose Japanese because I wanted to challenge myself with a different alphabet and writing system(s), although not one(s) as daunting as Mandarin.
Live, laugh, love, Bungus - so cute! Super nice to get to know you better. How cool to grow up surrounded by so many languages and cultures! じゃあまたね :)
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you Dani! Good luck in your major. Aerospace engineering can be challenging but very rewarding; let me know if you want any tech elective recommendations! Also, do you play any instruments?
ReplyDeleteHi, Dani! DC is one of my favorite places in the country. Have you ever visited during cherry blossom season? Bungus is so cute :>
ReplyDeleteHi Dani, you seem like quite the cosmopolitan. It's so cool that you have surrounded yourself with so many different types of cultures and languages and that you want to continue doing that in the future.
ReplyDeleteHi Dani! I like that you choose to study Japanese to challenge yourself a bit with a new writing system, I think it adds a new layer to language learning that makes it fun.
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