Reading a lot (of Japanese) helps. There is so much to read about everyday on the web that not only do I learn alot about Japanese, I actually have learned a lot about a lot of things. A few handy plug-ins are essential to keeping up with the reading. My favorite ones are the Moji side bar (moji.mozdev.org) and the WordTranslator option from the Google Toolbar (http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/index.html).

*I should blog about these 2 tools here because I will be getting my laptop refreshed in a month and I might forget what I need to install.

And by being a part of the mixi community is really one of the best ways to keep up with the Japanese language itself.

*Have you heard about the Grand Canyon Skywalk? That will sure make it more interesting to visit!