Why I am I studying Japanese?

I chose to study Japanese because I wanted to learn a new language. After 4 (unproductive) years in high school Spanish, I decided that I would try to learn another language. I then chose Japanese because it was a language that I was loosely interested in. As a young child I grew up watching shows like Pokemon, Digimon, Card Captors, and Sonic X. My sisters and I would practice drawing the anime characters and we would listen to both the English and Japanese soundtracks. In middle school and high school, I began reading manga and listening to some J-pop. So when the opportunity for me to learn Japanese presented itself I readily took it! So far the choice has been great and learning Japanese has been a lot of fun!