I have spent countless collegiate hours learning Japanese, spent a year in rural Japan, and have done lots of tutoring and learning otherwise. I have never—in all of those years—spent any time tracking my learning and what I’ve dedicated my time to. So with this website, I have started to do this. I really need to seek out learning Japanese since there’s literally a singular person in this town I live that speaks it.

As for Spanish, I live in a community where knowing it would be beyond helpful—I work in a library, so it makes sense to be able to read and speak it.

Week 1 of tracking both my languages!

Japanese - Week 1: catching up on my Wanikani, setting up accounts on Comprehensible Japanese and on Youtube solely for Japan content, and spending some time thinking about my goals. I spent several months last year prepping for the N2, but ended up unable to seat the exam for personal reasons out of my control. My goal for 2026 is to pass the N2 in December so that I can work towards eventually moving back to Japan and getting a job in the field I want to be in.

Spanish - Week 1: setting up some tutoring for the future, getting an Anki deck to start learning common words (Refold ES1K), and making a Dreaming Spanish account to spend at least four days a week listening to content and to get familiar with sounds in Spanish. I think I’m technically A2 with my ability to comprehend things from my French learning in high school. My goal for the year is to reach B2 competency.

Edit: I have noticed many individuals give a monthly progress report, and I like that format, so I think I will try and keep a log each week and then make a full report on what I’ve done and how many hours and such. As such, here is my addition of April Goals!

April Goals:

Japanese:

Complete two levels of Wanikani
Set up my remaining tutoring lessons (aim for twice a month)
Spend an hour each week actively listening to content
Pick up where I left off in my N2 book (a grammar point or two in a week)

Spanish:

Aim to do Anki deck at least 5/7 times a week
Dreaming Spanish at least 4/7 times a week for at least 15 minutes each time
Tutoring twice a month
Start using my grammar book again (a lesson every other day)

Notes: Spanish and Japanese lessons basically alternate every week. I have opportunities to speak Spanish in town with several individuals, but Japanese will be on my own reaching out further.

Tracking Heatmap

Historical Activity Visualization