Japanese in the beginning. I was 13 years old... I did not know how to start so I tried to put if off. " "I just landed in Canada, struggling with language, culture, social differences, food...everything.. you name it. I was really stressed out so I decided to retrive into my shell at the age of 15." "I found comfort in Japanese Anime very soon. I became a huge fan. The more I watched anime, the more I wanted to learn Japanese [as an escape to the harsh beginning of my immigration to Canada]. But that decision studying Japanese was the turning point of my life, and it was the start of me discovering my inspirations." "The first thing I did was to find THE TEXTBOOK from that book pile." 2003 2005 2006