I am so impressed with anyone who can speak Japanese even at a conversational level. Ugh. I feel like I'm drowning any time I talk to someone. I've been at it for about a year now and do all the usual stuff – study grammar, comprehensible input, flashcards, output, and then I go to my tutoring session and forget the most basic of words.
This is not a pity party, it's a post to tell you how impressed I am with ANYONE who can speak this language as a non-native. You're my hero! Keep up the good work!
by FitProVR