Learning Japanese!

This time I would like to share a Japanese song that I've been like for years. Its name is 手紙（てがみ）～拝啓（はいけい）　十五（じゅうご）の君（きみ）へ～, literally meaning "A Letter ~To My 15 Year Old Self~". Here is a video of the music: I first heard this song about 3 years ago, when I hadn't learned any Japanese yet. However, I've been like this song pretty much, not only for its beautiful melody, but also for its positive lyrics. I experienced some hard time during my senior year of undergrad, and encouraging music (like this one) was quite helpful. I think this one now is one of my favorite Japanese songs. This video only has Japanese subtitles, so I found a website with English translations in case you need. Also, I find it quite interesting to infer Kanji's pronunciations according to Japanese lyrics during listening. Frankly speaking, this song goes a little fast, but if getting more familiar, it should be easier. This is an example of a few beginning lines: 拝啓（はいけい）　この手紙（てがみ）読（...

Here's the video: (This is the original video, here  is the version with Chinese subtitles.) I like dumplings a lot as well, but I've never tried to put them together with ramen. Of course, sounds delicious. However, maybe that would be too much for a meal? Related words: 中華料理　ちゅうかりょうり　Chinese cuisine [1] 餃子　ぎょうざ　gyoza / (pan-fried) dumpling / pot sticker [2] ラーメン　拉麺　ramen / Chinese noodles [3] 味噌　みそ　miso [4] 豚肉　ぶたにく　ポーク　pork [5] 牛肉　ぎゅうにく　ビーフ　beef [6] 鶏肉　とりにく、けいにく　チキン　chicken [7] Reference: [1] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%96%99%E7%90%86 [2] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A4%83%E5%AD%90 [3] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3 [4] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%B3%E5%99%8C [5] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B1%9A%E8%82%89 [6] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%9B%E8%82%89 [7] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B6%8F%E8%82%89

こんにちは。Yuanbo Guo, or 郭（グオ）元博（ユアンボ）です。中国の出身です。現在、留学中です。ノートルダム大学の博士の院生です。専攻はコンピューターです。趣味はバドミントンや音楽やビデオゲームです。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。 Intended to express: Hello. I am Yuanbo Guo (ユアンボ　グオ). I come from China. I am currently studying abroad. I am a PhD student of the Univeristy of Notre Dame. I major in the computer science and engineering. I am interested in badminton, music, video games, etc. Thank you very much.