Last year I started more in earnest to study Japanese and I had hoped that I'd be able to sit for level 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test last December. However I gave up on those plans by about July as I realised with all things that I taken on during the year however good and noble that I just didn't have enough time left to prepare for the test. I think there is a lesson in that, in life there are many good and noble things to do, but we need to keep focused on what's important that is what God is really calling us to do. The most important thing for us this year is moving to Japan, so that becomes our top priority. I know that I will need to learn more and more of the Japanese language, however I know don't really need to sit for level 4 of the proficiency test before I go. So for know I'm concentrating of the listening and speaking skills by listening to language CDs in the car on the way to work and practising Japanese with Ritsuko. I'm keeping up with the writing regularly to ensure I don't forget what I've already learnt, but I'm in no hurry with that at this moment.