I am a Junior studying Neuroscience and pre-Med. I am from Moutain View, California. I want to learn Japanese because I hope to be able to communicate between with my Kendo sensei and other Naginata sensei beside my own. I am planning to visit Japan this January with some of my friends in order to practice Kendo and Naginata, and hope to use the things I learn in this class to navigate and interact with others when I am in Japan this winter.