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2. 5-minute presentation.
-I think it went rather well; I was prepared, I knew what to teach, and I felt I did a really good job on it.
3.  Science Fair project; I don't have one. O_O

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1. I'll admit that doing a project on something that I've lived throughout my life is a lot simpler than other projects my fellow classmates are doing. One of the things I've learned how to do is to make Okonomiyaki. It's a Japanese ..pancake,  you could say.


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3.  Japan Zone. I'd always known about Okonomiyaki, but had never tried it before, despite always wanting to. I hadn't really thought about it until I read this article for research. While this piece didn't help me learn make it, it did remind me of it. From there, my Saturday class decided to make and sell it. I learned how to make it from my teacher and my friends, and finally got to try it. It was so delicious. I plan to make it more often as it is rather easy and not that expensive.

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What is your topic?  
My topic is Japanese Language and Culture.


Why?  
My mother is Japanese and I've been studying the language/studying the culture for about eleven years. I would like to grow in it, becoming fluent and to help others to realize Japan is more than just what American's visualize it as. There's more to Japan than just anime/manga, pretty clothes, cute people and festivals. 


What do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year? 
I hope to be able to speak Japanese more fluently than I currently do. Also, summer of 2012, I plan to travel to Japan to live with a host family. I hope to be able to transition fluidly and not have to rely on the English my host family speaks, but the Japanese I understand. I also hope to accomplish what I stated above about changing my peer's perspective about Japan.

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