Why Japanese?

Now, why would someone start taking Japanese in their second year of college? In my case, learning Japanese is always something that I have wanted to do, but never had time for, until now. In 2011 I travelled to Japan on a sister-cities exchange trip to Hiratsuka, Japan. While there, I stayed with a host family, with whom I am still close. My desire to learn Japanese stems from my connections with my friends in Japan. I have some basic knowledge of Japanese which I learned while abroad, but I have never learned Japanese in a classroom setting. I am excited to continue to broaden my linguistic horizons through Japanese. The daily quizzes in class keep me on my toes, and keeping up with all of the vocabulary is not always easy.