johnsobas on 29 August 2007
what worked best for me was just writing messages on my cell phone to friends. Another thing to do is to use something like MSN messenger with people, that has helped me so much. Also, I write a diary in Japanese on www.mixi.jp. If you get any friends 90% of them will probably have a diary on there, and this can be helpful as writing and reading practice plus you can learn more things about your friends.
As far as video games go you're gonna want to stick to kid friendly games (not kiddy, but kid friendly) and most of them will offer hiragana and will just be easier to understand.
currently playing: Skyward Sword, Mario Sunshine, Xenoblade Chronicles X
