I passed the Level 1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test

I am Chinami, a web writer raising twin daughters who will soon be four years old.

My Level 1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test certificate has arrived.

Until now, I have built my track record as a writer by feeling my way through things—or perhaps by just taking things as they come—and simply working sincerely on the projects I received. As a result, I realized that I did not hold any qualifications to demonstrate the skills necessary for writing.

That is why I decided to take the Level 1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test. I learned about the test and registered for it about a month before the exam date. One way or another, I ended up taking the test without having done much preparation at all. I remember going home in shock because the vocabulary section was so difficult.

However, I somehow managed to pass (or more accurately, receive 'certification').

Since giving birth, I have been completely distanced from anything resembling study (or perhaps I was always distanced from it...). Between the tension of the exam venue and the appropriate level of difficulty of the test, it was the perfect rehabilitation for my brain. And it turns out that receiving a certificate is something that makes you feel very happy when you hold it in your hands.

I am not sure how much this will be useful in my work, but I am already thinking about what to challenge myself with next. Since I am a lazy person, the question is how much I will actually be able to do.