Learning new languages can be a heap of fun
I'm sorely out of practice at the moment, but I've learnt a fair amount of Japanese, and studied French all through high school. Next will be German. I'd also love to learn Mandarin.
PhoenixOwl-san wa nihongo ga daisuki desu ne? Watashi mo, demo matta jozu janai.
(I would have written that in hiragana but I haven't installed support for Japanese input

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