It's about time I introduced myself...
PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:15 pm
Well, I've been around for a little while now, but just realized that I never actually introduced myself. In the words of Stephanie Tanner: "how rude!" 
I'm a soon-to-be 27 year old Christian woman who was introduced to anime while on a mission trip in Japan. Well, technically, I watched Superbook as a kid, but didn't know until said missionary trip that it WAS anime...Started off with the works of Miyazaki - which I still adore, btw. Japan was a difficult experience, and for a while, I didn't want to see or be a part of anything that reminded me of it. But a few years later, I got over it enough that I dusted off my Ghibli movies, and started looking into more, hoping to find other anime that I liked as much, and with as little objectionable content. I stumbled across Fruits Basket - Funimation was streaming the first 3 eps dubbed, and I went out and bought the whole series that night, because I loved it so much and was dying to see what happens next - then moved on to Escaflowne and Rurouni Kenshin...and the rest is history!
So, really, I became an anime fan at the ripe ole age of 23.
As far as non-anime introduction materials go, my real name is Meghann, but you can call me Wyntre, Wyntre Rose, or Rose, if you like. I will answer to Meghann or Meg as well. I grew up in a Christian home, went to public school, and attended a missionary college right out of high school, which is where I got my opportunity to go to Japan. I was also an exchange student in high school - I spent a year in Norway, and LOVED it!
At the moment, I work in Customer Service, am the "mom" of a bouncing baby tuxedo kitty named 'Xedo, because of his coloring, am taking voice lessons - I love to sing - and studying Japanese, since I got a pretty decent foundation for that language when I lived in Japan, but didn't learn it as well as I'd like. Anime and manga are some of the tools I'm using to expand my vocab and grammar - plus, they are just fun! I'm also pretty fluent in Norwegian, because of my year as an exchange student, and frequently read books in that language as well, to keep it fresh in my head.
Ask me any questions you like. I promise, I'm a really nice person.
I'm a soon-to-be 27 year old Christian woman who was introduced to anime while on a mission trip in Japan. Well, technically, I watched Superbook as a kid, but didn't know until said missionary trip that it WAS anime...Started off with the works of Miyazaki - which I still adore, btw. Japan was a difficult experience, and for a while, I didn't want to see or be a part of anything that reminded me of it. But a few years later, I got over it enough that I dusted off my Ghibli movies, and started looking into more, hoping to find other anime that I liked as much, and with as little objectionable content. I stumbled across Fruits Basket - Funimation was streaming the first 3 eps dubbed, and I went out and bought the whole series that night, because I loved it so much and was dying to see what happens next - then moved on to Escaflowne and Rurouni Kenshin...and the rest is history!
So, really, I became an anime fan at the ripe ole age of 23.
As far as non-anime introduction materials go, my real name is Meghann, but you can call me Wyntre, Wyntre Rose, or Rose, if you like. I will answer to Meghann or Meg as well. I grew up in a Christian home, went to public school, and attended a missionary college right out of high school, which is where I got my opportunity to go to Japan. I was also an exchange student in high school - I spent a year in Norway, and LOVED it!
At the moment, I work in Customer Service, am the "mom" of a bouncing baby tuxedo kitty named 'Xedo, because of his coloring, am taking voice lessons - I love to sing - and studying Japanese, since I got a pretty decent foundation for that language when I lived in Japan, but didn't learn it as well as I'd like. Anime and manga are some of the tools I'm using to expand my vocab and grammar - plus, they are just fun!
I'm also pretty fluent in Norwegian, because of my year as an exchange student, and frequently read books in that language as well, to keep it fresh in my head.
Ask me any questions you like. I promise, I'm a really nice person.
welcome to CAA!
Sorry about that. But just think: I've saved you from all those calories!
Love you guys and talk to you all soon.