こんにちは、 みんねーさん！
カバフグ です。 どうぞ よろしく ：）
Hopefully that says, "Konnichiwa minna-san. Cabahugu desu. Doozo yoroshiku."
If not, then... hey, I tried.
My name is Ninabeth Cabahug, but you can just call me Nina. If you must question the pronunciation of my last name, then let me say one thing: It sounds like CanIHaveAHug? really, really fast. And if you ask me that, I'll probably respond with a "Yes." Haha. I've studied Spanish for the past 4 years, so forgive me if you speak to me in Japanese, and I'll end up responding in Spanish because my brain is still in Spanish mode. Like Buzz Lightyear. Anyway, I'm going to be a premed student here at Notre Dame. I'm not particularly sure if I'm majoring in Biology or whatnot yet, though I'll make up my mind eventually. My goal is to make it to Harvard Medical School and become a cardiologist that will somehow change the world.
Big dreams, small person. ;)
Although I do not look the part, I am Filipino, and I speak Cebuano, a dialect of Tagalog, fluently. I was born in the Philippines, moved to New York City when I was 7, and then moved to Las Vegas, NV when I was 13. I'm a big-city girl, so this whole transition into the sleepy town of Notre Dame, IN will be a bit shocking and (hopefully not) boring to me.
The entire country of Philippines has a wild obsession with Korea and Japan, and if I absolutely had to answer, this is where my interest in Japan started. There was always the anime and J-doramas and Pocky and Ramune and sushi and every other delectable Japanese export, but above else, I think I'm in love with the fashion. My reason for taking this class is to 1) challenge myself, 2) learn a completely different language with THREE completely different alphabets, 3) go to Sophia College and 4) shop in Harujuku. This will be great. :P
