Why Japanese?

       I chose to study Japanese because of my heritage. My mother is Japanese, however, I never learned how to speak Japanese. I have been to Japan many times and I feel as if I cannot truly experience it the same without my mother translating everything for me. This led me to the decision of taking Japanese. Heres a few pictures of me in Japan the last time I went:

I'll throw in a few from when I was about 10ish: