Reading practice: "Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window"

Just finished reading my first "long" book, Madogiwa no Totto-chan (窓ぎわのトットちゃん).

How I prepared for the JLPT N2

Here, I'll summarize three things:

(1) Most helpful study materials
(2) How I prepared for each JLPT section
(3) My 1 year of erratic study

A DS love affair

A little love story I wrote as a guest writer for Ladiesgamers.com, a handheld gaming news blog for women:

Introducing... JLPT N2!

A week ago, I took the N2 level of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

I'd like to write several posts on the subject, by and by:

• How I prepared for the N2, over the 1 year that passed between my N3 and N2
• Post-mortem: Lessons learned from the final 10 weeks before test day
• Test-taking tips
• Review of N2 study materials or methods
• Motivation, sustaining it