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    Thread: I already started with StickyStudy, should I switch to Anki?
Post: I already started with StickyStudy, should I switc...

"It doesn't have a place to add a story to the card" < For Anki, you can edit the number/name of the fields that are on the card, so technically you could create a "Story" field yourself. (Fields =...
haley_usa Learning resources 5 1,546 2015-02-19, 7:51 pm
    Thread: Getting started in speaking
Post: Getting started in speaking

I've started talking to a tutor I found on italki who charges $8/hr. Here are some things I do to help make the session easier: Plan about 3 subjects that you want to talk about with the teacher ...
haley_usa General discussion 8 2,188 2015-02-19, 7:39 pm
    Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)
Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only)

もしもし?長い間誰もはこの掲示板に投稿をしなかったそうです。新しいトピックを作成しましょうか。 皆さんは、日本の料理か菓子を食べたのはいつですか。 (When did you last eat Japanese food?) 何を食べましたか。 私は、四月のカナダを旅行中に寿司を食べました。同じ日、もちアイスを食べました。
haley_usa General discussion 237 101,227 2014-10-07, 9:43 pm
    Thread: How do you deal with not feeling like studying?
Post: How do you deal with not feeling like studying?

Maybe you're forcing yourself to do too much studying and not enough fun breaks? (Fun breaks as in doing something related to Japanese, but is more hobby-related. Like looking at Japanese art blogs or...
haley_usa Remembering the Kanji 25 5,925 2014-09-30, 7:06 am
    Thread: Bad Retention
Post: Bad Retention

(Sorry, I was waiting to see if anyone would post before me.) Can you maybe elaborate a bit more on your study methods? Like, are you /only/ studying the kanji with mnemonics? Do you hand write the c...
haley_usa Remembering the Kanji 7 2,146 2014-09-28, 9:45 am
    Thread: Fear of speaking in Japanese?
Post: Fear of speaking in Japanese?

Thank you everyone. I didn't expect to get so much advice, so I feel much better. There are too many people to reply to individually, so I will write a general reply to everyone and choose some quotes...
haley_usa The Japanese language 17 2,740 2014-09-27, 8:56 pm
    Thread: Fear of speaking in Japanese?
Post: Fear of speaking in Japanese?

Short version: Girl who overcame social anxiety wants to /speak/ Japanese now but overwhelmed. [Warning: Over-dramatic.] I was hoping to get advice on my "midlife Japanese crisis". I've been self-lea...
haley_usa The Japanese language 17 2,740 2014-09-26, 6:47 pm