East Asian Writing Systems and Pronunciation

Foreign languages and cultures are one of my greatest passions -- Born into a multilingual family, I grew up speaking Indonesian, English, and fragments of Javanese living a double life in terms of heritage.

I've been learning Japanese (on/off based on my hectic schedule) since 5th grade. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I immersed myself in East Asian culture and media learning basic Mandarin Chinese and Korean along the way (est. 8th grade). As for Arabic -- I learned the alphabet in 7th grade from Madrasa.

In middle school/junior high (USA), I took World Languages 1 (basic Japanese, Mandarin, Hindi, and Arabic) and World Languages 2 (mainly basic Spanish and French). I took Spanish throughout Elementary and Middle School and transitioned to French in my freshman year of high school. Last year, I was the only freshman in my French class who won the highest proficient ranking in my high-school and county for French poem recital.