On Wednesday we all had to take a Japanese language test in order to place us into the correct class level.

The test consisted basically of 'fill-in-the-blank' type questions, as well as a short essay in Japanese. I had never done an essay in Japanese before and my skills were a little rusty from being on holidays for so long, so I was apprehensive about doing the test.
It turns out that my worries weren't unfounded - but for all the wrong reasons.
There are eight levels of Japanese that you can be assigned to, and from looking at the course booklet I expected to be enrolled in level 2. This is because level one used the textbook that I had used back in Adelaide. We have 9 hours of Japanese class a week here, which is three times as much as I did in Adelaide, so one semester of study here is equal to 3 semesters back in Aus (basically my entire Japanese language experience). So I thought level 2 was a safe bet.
But I was wrong. For some unknown reason, I was placed into level 3. Waaa! While that is somewhat flattering, my Japanese really isn't that great and I want to pick up from where I left off. Luckily, we can change classes, so I will be doing that as soon as possible. I really want to learn Japanese!!