Maploper: Doc Kane (Self-Paced Program)

Day 9   Interesting experience going through the video module for 事 again today... so, Reiko was here as I was going through the lesson for the second time, and I realized about 20 minutes in just how valuable it is to have her here when things come up that I...

Day 8   Made it into week two! Hell yes. Started the こと lesson module today, and my brain melted. Once again, a lack of awareness as to how vocabulary LOOKS is killing me. Nothing I'm not expecting as I go through things, but I didn't expect it to knock me out of...

Day 7 Sunday for me here today, and after some ribbing from our pal Andy, and a polite nudge from Reiko, I decided to use my time today to practice some hiragana. It goes without saying that it IS best to be able to write these in my sleep; it's certainly not the...

Day 6 Squeezed in a bit of time today so I could stay on track. Had a long, long walk in the sun this afternoon which always tires this pasty Irishman out. 😉 Went through what remained of last night's worksheet exercise for the の lessons... Reiko went through this...

Day 5 Another busy day with work and life, but put in the time. It's certainly challenging to bang these lessons out later in the evening, but it's really the only time I've got at the moment with everything else on our plates. Went through the の modules today... we...

Day 4 Busy day today. The little one had a rough night for some bizarre reason and had us up in the middle of the night. Never happens. So the day got off to a late start, and ended late as well as noted in my start and finish times. 😉 Still, a good day.  Kept ahead...

Day 3 Kicked off today with the Anki deck. Made it through with relative ease; I kept getting hung up on 機会 (きかい ... chance), but the others went pretty smoothly. I mentioned why I keep the deck review count low at five cards per day... basically, so I can get through...

Day 2 I have no idea what I'm doing. Of course, this is no surprise to me. And... in a sense... I do (actually?) know more than I know. But when it comes to any functional understanding of Japanese... the sort of understanding that would allow me the opportunity for a...

Day 1 Howdy, all... I'm Doc. Co-founder of Maplopo. For the last three plus years we've worked on making Maplopo the best it can be for our learners. We're proud of the company we have built and how we help change the lives of serious learners of Japanese. With all...