Hi there! My name is Delaney and I have just recently moved to Eugene from Bend Oregon. I am working towards a major in Japanese and a minor in education so that when I graduate I will be able to teach English in Japan for while. I have already done 2 years at Central Oregon Community College and transferred with my AAOT. I live off campus with some great roommates and spend my time with friends when I can. I really enjoy movies, eating out with friends, and rock climbing whenever I have the chance!

I am very interested in education, and learning so I’ve known for a while that I wanted to be a teacher growing up. My mother and grandmother were also teachers since they graduated college themselves so I have been surrounded by it all my life, though in high school I took a Japanese language class, and I feel in love with Japanese! My teacher at that time was an incredible idol who I look up to!

Since then I have taken nearly 5 years of Japanese language classes and have even visited Japan as an exchange student for a little while a few summers ago and I have been planning to go back ever since! While staying with a host family I attended school along with adventuring around the area with my host family and class. That is for the most part, where I really became interested in Asian cultures and societies with a focus on Japan.

This is my dog Millie who was my best friend in Bend! She is an Australian Shepherd mixed with a Blue Healer.

So far I have really enjoyed the class! Since this is my first term at the university I am unsure of the expectations of the students and how forgiving the teachers may be. I strive to be an A plus student always but that doesn’t mean I always get there. I am worried that I will become quickly overwhelmed with homework and fall behind in classes. So far the homework for this class has been manageable and a similar structure to classes I have had previously.

I look forward to learning more about the Japanese language and other surround languages specially because it will be new information. I am very found of the teacher and GE already plus I already feel like the class is made up of a good group of people. I look forward to whats to come in this class and I will work hard to keep up with the work load this term!