I just did… but I’m still stuck on L2! Bit like my life lol!
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In case you didn’t, you have to log-out on the forum, not the website. Once you’ve done that, you should get re-directed to the website, where you have to log-in, then you can go to the forum again and log-in there as well.
It’s just weird like that.
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Tadah! Alrighty! Nice one Liras!
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Happy birthday! This is such a good outlook at getting older, I think I’ll adopt it. 
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You inspire me!
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Thank you!
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I’m 54, and been at it for a couple years now — becomes a habit after a while.
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I am 63 and just about to level to 8. With no Japanese experience at all, it is slow going. Also using Genki text book, Duolingo, and Rosetta Stone, which I have free access to from an old lifetime purchase. RS is helpful since it has a Kanji option.
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“You’re not 50 years old, you’re 50 years young!”
Is it wrong to hit people with my walking stick when they say that? 
(PS I don’t think my sense of humour travels well across the pond)
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GREAT JOB!!! I’m 63 and on level 10 after 5 months. You are an inspiration to me!
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Yeah I got sick last week and I’m struggling to motivate myself to tackle the 600+ reviews that have accumulated.
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Just turned 51 and I’ve been doing the free lessons until January and then three levels last month. So rounding off level 6 now just two weeks after my 51st birthday. We can call each other sempai! Started my Japanese in 1996 when I lived in Japan as an assistant language teacher. The intervening years had erased my knowledge of the language although I have started again several times. One year subscription ends next January so hopefully I will get a serious chunk mastered!
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Welcome, Tad, to the club of older Kanji students! When I retired I finally had the time to truly commit to full-time study. I love the way Kanji challenges my 65-y.o. mind. WaniKani has made the difference in my retention, compared to other systems I attempted over the years.
You’re absolutely right about doing reviews, it’s very important, and it’s become a part of my daily routine. In addition, I’ve found keeping separate notebooks (radicals, kanji, vocab) as I study my lessons, cements the hand-to-brain connection.
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I thought it was funny. What side of the pond are you on?
Wait, which pond are we talking about?
Thank you @Sezme!
I assume that most Wanikanians are located in the US. My side of the pond is Britain, where our shared pond is the Atlantic Ocean.
I find that my sense of humour doesn’t get through in the US (or Europe in fact), while in Britain I bring the house down. Or perhaps they just laugh out of kindness 
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I agree wholeheartedly! I also am noticing that my brain is working so much better since I started learning Japanese. I haven’t had a “Senior moment” in quite a while.
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Well done Internets Tad!
Your advice is very sound: “Do your reviews!”
I’d add to that: when you get a reading wrong, re-read the story. If the WaniKani supplied story isn’t sticking - write your own.
BTW, I’m 74 and have reached level 27, but in a much longer time frame than yours.
Keep up the great work!
Joan
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Thanks for the good thoughts, I am 45 and initially I thought I am too old for this.
And I am now WK level 18.
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