おいしい りょうり

こんいちは。おいしいりょりはどこのですか。にほんのりょりです！にほんのりょりはだいすきです。

Although I have never been to Japan, I have tasted countless different types of Japanese dishes in New York City restaurants. From my experience, I find Japanese dishes to be elegantly simple, and delicious! とんかつ is one of my favorite Japanese dishes. As seen from the picture below, it is a breaded deep-fried pork cutlet served with とんかつ sauce on top and a small portioned salad on the side.

Another type of Japanese dish that I enjoy eating is the one and only らめん。There are different types of らめん with a variety of flavors and toppings. For instance, you can add: たまご、なると、にく、or やさい。My favorite is the spicy みそらめん。And of course, with さけ！

ちかてつでニューヨークのUpper East Sideへいきました。なるとらめんのレストランでおいしいにほんのりょりをはたべます！

ありがと！

じゃまたらいしゅ！

Why I chose Japanese class...

Hello. My name is Tae In Ha. I am a student from Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science studying Industrial Engineering: Operations Research. One particular reason why I am taking this course is because of my interest in the Japanese culture. I am a fan of several popular Japanese anime such as Naruto and One Piece. I have read their manga and watched their shows for several years now, and it would be exciting to be able to actually understand them in Nihon-go. I have also taken some courses at Columbia studying the contemporary civilization of Japan as well as the various religious traditions that have originated from there. It would be exciting to be able to read Japanese for my studies.

What I find most difficult learning Japanese is the handwriting of the Hiragana characters. Even after practicing many times writing the symbols, I still have a hard time maintaining a consistent way to write them. That is, the way how almost every character requires me to gradually lift my pencil at certain points is hard to maintain. I expect to overcome this as I learn more about it throughout this semester.

Self-Introduction

 こんいちわ。はじめまして。わたしはハーさんです。
アメリカからきました。
コロンビアだいがくのがくせいです。
よーねんせいです。
はたちです。
カンコクじんです。
どおぞよろしくおねがいします。