| I was going to be traveling to Japan in a year and I | | | | aspects of the program really made it worth it for |
| really wanted to learn the language before I hopped | | | | me. It didn't take long before I was able to start |
| on the plan to go over there. I looked into some | | | | speaking my first Japanese words. |
| language schools in my area, but they were all really | | | | The online forums were really helpful too. I was able |
| expensive and some of them were over a year long. | | | | to connect with others who were also using the |
| I finally found Rocket Japanese, which was an online | | | | course to learn Japanese. It was a lot of fun to get |
| course that got great reviews. I seemed like a really | | | | together with these people and get additional tips for |
| great course to me, so I downloaded the entire | | | | learning. |
| course for only $99.99. | | | | The true test came when I actually went to Japan. I |
| Within the course, I received a bunch of information. | | | | was confident that I would be able to get along just |
| There were more than thirty courses from audio | | | | fine within their culture with what I had learned, and I |
| that I could play at any time in order to hear | | | | was right. Whether I was in restaurants or stores, I |
| Japanese being spoken and to learn new words. | | | | was able to keep up with the conversations and I |
| What I found most helpful during my learning were | | | | knew exactly what the store clerks and waitresses |
| the games and the grammar guides. These two | | | | were saying to me. |