My name is Roodolph F. I have been learning Japanese for 11 years. In my studies of the language, I've come to realize the best way to learn this and really any language is to learn it through fun experiences, as much exposure to the language and culture as reasonably possible, and to have a goal in mind with your language. In essence, the same way we all learned English growing up is the same way any of us could learn Japanese or any language.

I started out learning Japanese to help a...