# Introductions **URL:** https://community.nijapanese.com/c/general/introductions/8.md [Latest](https://community.nijapanese.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.nijapanese.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Introductions category](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/about-the-introductions-category/15)
**Author:** [@cijapanese](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/cijapanese)\ **Replies:** 0
Introduce yourself! Share your Japanese learning goals, connect with others, or just say hi :slight\_smile: --- ## [My CI Japanese Experiment](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/my-ci-japanese-experiment/237)
**Author:** [@sese](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/sese)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/my-ci-japanese-experiment/237 "2026-05-23T16:00:40Z")
Hi there, I’ve just started my CI Japanese sessions and I’m only at 10 hours of input. I started with Spanish CI a few months ago and have 150 hours of input. I’m amazed at how quickly I’ve made progress without any pr… --- ## [Hello, community](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-community/548)
**Author:** [@bookworm](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/bookworm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-community/548 "2026-05-05T13:33:50Z")
I stopped to say hello to this community. Even though I’m still studying English on my own I’ve decided to set to the journey to learn a little Japanese. I’ve decided to take a pure CI approach. On one hand, I’m curiou… --- ## [Is CI enough for japanese fluency](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/is-ci-enough-for-japanese-fluency/525)
**Author:** [@amamp](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/amamp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/is-ci-enough-for-japanese-fluency/525 "2025-11-18T21:05:31Z")
hi everyone ! i’ve recently finally started learning japanaese after engaging for years witj japanese medias and music. i am a native italian ( and fluent english ) speaker and i’ve been studying mandarin chinese in uni… --- ## [皆さん、こんにちは。Hello, everyone](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-everyone/513)
**Author:** [@metallicbaka](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/metallicbaka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-everyone/513 "2025-10-12T11:34:58Z")
Hi, everyone. So, I’ve been learning very casually for over a year now and my progress has been as slow as the word “casual” suggests. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying the journey very much: I just haven’t learnt as muc… --- ## [これわたのしい！ Just saying hi](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/just-saying-hi/481)
**Author:** [@honeyboy](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/honeyboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/just-saying-hi/481 "2025-08-17T18:00:46Z")
Hey there, nice to meet everyone :grin: I’ve been using this website for a couple of weeks and my comprehension has improved so much. It feels so satisfying to rewatch an old video and find it suddenly comprehensible. M… --- ## [Let me introduce myself](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/let-me-introduce-myself/77)
**Author:** [@hanachan](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/hanachan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/let-me-introduce-myself/77 "2025-03-02T06:55:02Z")
皆さ今日は！ I’m Jon-san, you can call me 花ちゃん I have been learning Japanese for about 6-7 mos. My goals are to be able to make Japanese friends and to experience the side of japan that only locals know about, whether this i… --- ## [はじめまして！Allow me to introduce myself!](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/278)
**Author:** [@couchlazy](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/couchlazy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/allow-me-to-introduce-myself/278 "2024-11-29T02:40:17Z")
おはようございます！僕はディランです。ディーもオッケーです！ My name is Dylan and I’ve been learning Japanese for (technically) over a year now! I did take a few months break in the middle of that so I would only say I’ve been actively learning for … --- ## [Hi from Hanna!~](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hi-from-hanna/193)
**Author:** [@hanna](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/hanna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hi-from-hanna/193 "2024-09-18T02:14:34Z")
みなさん、よろしくお願いします！名前はハンアです。アイルランド人です。日本語を1週間勉強しました。 Ah, I ran out of things to say in Japanese ^^; It is super nice to meet you all, and I wanted to say thank you to Yuki-sensei and all the other teachers for their great… --- ## [Saying hello! (And my experience with a Japanese language school)](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/saying-hello-and-my-experience-with-a-japanese-language-school/151)
**Author:** [@aki](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/aki)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/saying-hello-and-my-experience-with-a-japanese-language-school/151 "2024-08-28T20:56:30Z")
Hi everyone, I found out about CIJ a few days ago and finally decided to join today. I’m really enjoying the videos so far since it’s so easy to find videos that are both interesting and suited to my level. I recently … --- ## [はじめまして、私はメルヴィン・メイソンと申します。](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/topic/33)
**Author:** [@melvinmason](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/melvinmason)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/topic/33 "2024-08-16T04:37:27Z")
はじめまして、私はメルヴィン・メイソンと申します。メルヴィンと呼んでください。アメリカ人の男性でアメリカのカリフォルニア州の出身です。自習と短大と大学で日本語を勉強していて「日本語と日本文化」という学位を得て卒業しました。趣味は日本語を勉強すること、日本に旅行をすること、古い日本の映画を観ること、昭和時代と平成時代のJ-Popと演歌の音楽を聴くことです。また、日本の歴史や文化や社会のことも興味深いです。日本料理も好きで、すき焼き、天ぷら… --- ## [Just saying hello!](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/just-saying-hello/72)
**Author:** [@alexander](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/alexander)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/just-saying-hello/72 "2024-07-01T15:25:09Z")
Hello everyone, my name is Alexander, and I am from Florida. I began studying on cijapanese.com at the beginning of 2022 in preparation for a tip to Japan that finally took place last year (for my honeymoon)! I had a gre… --- ## [Hello new CIJ site](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-new-cij-site/84)
**Author:** [@akase](https://community.nijapanese.com/u/akase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.nijapanese.com/t/hello-new-cij-site/84 "2024-06-29T22:29:11Z")
Hello all, I am akase. I am from the US and have been self studying Japanese for three years. This year I have been trying to move away from textbook style learning towards acquisition. The struggle is real. I have lon…