Student Again post

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+title: "I'm a Student Again"
+description: I started taking Japanese classes at CCSF.
+slug: student-again
+date: 2025-09-02
+tags:
+    - Life
+    - School
+    - japanese
+    - CCSF
+---
+
+I've been fortunate to take two trips to Japan over the last couple years.
+Leading up to those trips, I picked up learning Japanese, attempting to build
+some basic language skills for getting around. At first, I used [Duolingo][dja]
+but recently switched to [Migaku][mja].
+
+When I returned from our most recent trip, I decided to find a class so I can
+practice speaking skills. [Community College of San Francisco][ccsf] has an
+excellent program called "[Free City][fc]" that grants free tuition to residents
+of the city. It also has [Japanese program][ccsfja]. So I enrolled in their
+online Japanese 1A course.
+
+This is my first time taking formal classes since I graduated college. I'm
+looking forward to learning in a more structured way again, and also getting a
+chance to practice speaking with people rather than talking at my phone screen.
+
+[dja]: https://www.duolingo.com/course/ja/en/Learn-Japanese
+[mja]: https://migaku.com/learn-japanese
+[ccsf]: https://www.ccsf.edu
+[ccsfja]: https://www.ccsf.edu/degrees-certificates/japanese
+[fc]: https://www.ccsf.edu/free-city