Hello everyone!

My name is Matthew Terry. I’m a senior in UO finishing up my degrees in Global Studies and Japanese Culture. I’m taking this class because I was interested in learning more about the components that build up the Japanese language. I grew up close to Japan, and since it was nice and a popular holiday destination for us Singaporeans, my family would often bring me there. It was at this point that I started developing a genuine interest in the language and culture because of how unique and different it was. I never dreamt that I would have the opportunity to learn though and was happily surprised when I found out that UO offered a good program. Glad to be with y’all.

My hobbies are reading, cooking and online video games. I’m also a dog-lover and have 4 happy little doggies waiting for me at home. I hope I can see them soon. Anyway I look forward to working more closely with y’all as our projects come up. Hope to get along!