Japanese Self-Introduction 日本語での自己紹介

This my first self-introduction video in Japanese. I and other ALTs were invited to a Japanese couple's house and had us wear some kimonos. Since there couldn't be anything more Japanese than a kimono, I thought I would make my self-introduction on the spot. It was very impromptu and casual so you could see some of them laughing...

Here is the English translation for the video:

Hello everyone, I'm Nick. I have made quite a few videos on youtube in the past, but now for the first time, I'd like to make a Japanese self-introduction video.

I have lived in Tokyo before as an exchange student, but now I work as an ALT in Minami-Alps City which is in Yamanashi,Japan. I teach English at elementary and junior high school. There are a lot of challenges everyday but I am having fun for the most part.

I am very interested in learning languages. I am interested not only in Japanese, but also in Chinese and Korean. In the future, I'd like to use these languages and teach at university, or work as a translator.

In the future I'd like to make more videos about language learning on youtube, so if you have time please check them out. Thank you!

The Origin of Hiragana Characters あいうえお

Hiragana is one of the scripts used to write the Japanese language. Japanese was first written using "Kanji," which are what Chinese characters are called in the Japanese language. As Chinese characters were not completely suitable as the sole medium for writing Japanese, scripts such as Hiragana and Katakana were developed.

In this video series I'd like to show you the Chinese characters from which Hiragana originated. Hiragana are the simplified cursive form of the Chinese characters they originate from.

Live Language Practice - Meeting Hyunwoo Sun!

I have to say that meeting Hyunwoo Sun was a big highlight of my stay in Japan. It's very inspiring to see another person trying to learn many languages and actually succeed.