My First Blog Entry

 Hey there, my name is Josh Jones, and I am a freshman studying Neuroscience here at Notre Dame. I was born in Long Island, New York, but I live in New Jersey. I love watching movies and anime, and I am really into music and playing sports. I am a Keenan Hall resident(the best men's dorm on campus), and I am glad to be back on campus for the spring semester. I want to learn and become fluent in Japanese because I am really interested in Japanese culture and would love to study abroad in Japan. I watch a lot of anime, which has sparked my love for the language and the culture. I believe that I can become fluent in Japanese because I am good with memorization and learning languages, and I think that with the amount of anime, I watch on a day-to-day basis, I can pick up the language fast. Thanks for reading my blog post ๐Ÿซก.


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  1. SophiaJanuary 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM

    ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ, Josh! Excited to share this journey with you, what's your favorite anime? Mine is probably Jojo's Bizarre Adventures :]

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    1. Josh JonesJanuary 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM

      Excited to learn Japanese and share this journey with you as well! I've watched a lot of anime, but my favorite has to be One Piece (ik its long ๐Ÿ˜‚). JJBA is a really cool anime as well, definitely top 5 for me.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM

    Love your enthusiasm for learning a new language and for Japanese culture! You'll definitely have to suggest some stuff to watch, hopefully it will help me out too.

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  3. JamesJanuary 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM

    Excited to learn Japanese with you, watch any classic anime or are you more of a modern anime guy? ik it's not necessarily classic but fullmetal alchemist is probably my favorite anime

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