Baku Baku Baku — Possible Selves 1

 

                            The Baku is a chimera yokai that is known in Japanese media, though it’s imported from Chinese folklore. They’re very common to see in Buddhism and Buddhist temples in the architecture and design. They’re a yokai that eats people’s bad dreams. The Baku can be compared to a Tapir or a warthog with the Baku having tusks and a sort of trunk look to their face.

                            Who am I as a language learner now? When I see this question I instantly come to the thought of me learning Spanish and that is how I see myself as a language learner. I’m not sure if this is because I haven’t hit a part of Japanese yet to consider myself a Japanese language learner. Or if I feel I’m not a Japanese language learner due to the struggles of learning I’ve been having. It would make sense to have some doubts as I did have the same thoughts when I grew up learning Spanish, I actually hated Spanish A LOT when I was learning it and it wasn’t till later in my life I enjoyed learning it. 

                            Who do I want to be as a language user in the future? I want to be able to confidently call myself a Japanese language learner and be confident in my ability to speak Japanese. Having a faster memory recall and remembering how to form sentences and/or having the ability to communicate higher. I want to be able to open my mind to learning in person aka going to the said place I’m learning the language of (for example: Japan.) 

    

                               The Baku has definetly been something I loved learning about. I actually have been drawing them a LOT because I enjoy their little stubby bodies (the music video version.) I’ve also incorporated them into my projects, with my new most recent project being a series of yokai artist trading cards.