Week 3 - 7/22/23
Wanikani Level: 10
Minna no Nihongo Chapter: 9 → 10 / 25
ルルとララのスイートポテト: 38 → 52 / 71
よつばと！ Vol 1: 60 → 100 / 224
Anki Core 2k/6k Optimized Vocab: 43% → 52%
Anki Ultimate JLPT N5 Vocab: 73% → 72%
Hello hello hello !
Week 3 update… hmmm. I feeeel like I was more consistent but did less each day but I guess that’s the point ?
Wanikani still feels punishing because I’m now getting master-level words that I haven’t seen in literal years that I know but don’t know know, ya know? And then those get pushed all the way down to apprentice level on top of my terrible spelling. IT’S THE KEYBOARD. I swear! Always adding extra alphabets to anything and everything that I write. I’m also dyslexic though sooooo I have my apprentice level hovering around the 100s now though so that’s good. Been doing 10-15 new lessons a day, for the most part, to ease back into creating a smorgasbord of words to become my new leeches. 
Still not the best at managing textbook time. I am midway through chapter 10, but I rounded down. Going to work on it today to make sure that I stay somewhat on track. In order for me to finish it by the end of next month I need to get to chapter 14 this week so fingers crossed on that.
I have terrible retention.
My vocab yes, horrible. I feel as though I can’t retain anything or if I do know it, it doesn’t feel like I know it enough which I guess comes with time, BUT it is a weird brain feeling. I’m seeing words over and over and I don’t know if it’s confidence but I’m always going to my dictionary to look it up just to be safe. Bad grammar retention is starting to peek through in terms of when I see it, I know it, but there’s a buffer error somewhere. Again, I guess in due time it’ll all come together. Think I might have to break out the writing exercises sooner than I thought so I can get everything into practice. Worried about how I can squeeze it in though if I’m struggling to make time for textbooks.
It’s all self-imposed so I get that maybe I’m being a little too rushed with it, but I want to be in a good spot for when I head to language school. I did decide not to take the N4 test this December because I don’t think it’s a good use of my time. I feel like I’ll get too hung up on testing and not progressing and I’ll get held back a bit. I need to focus less on “testing” and not limit my learning to just be all about N4 level material because I feel like it’ll cut into my current study routine. Plus going to language school I can just take the N3 test in July of next year? 
Also I think I’m going to make N1 my goal since it adds 15 points to the permanent residency scoreboard which I think might be my new 5 year goal. That way I’d be able to be freelance in Japan and not have to worry about work visas and the like and then the cost of living will make it easier for me to travel around and back home. okay that latter part is added hopes and dreams but you get the gist
See ya next week 
