Mikitty

もしかしたら次はオバマかな (笑) 果物 (くだもの)

I second memrize: it's a great way to learn new words. You could try watching Dutch shows with English subtitles, which would also help with understanding sentence structures (if the translation is accurate, of course). I also had one friend who used sticky notes to write meanings of various objects in her room to help remember words of items you may use every day.

I've visited France more times than I can remember. My parents have lived there for a few month, and I've been going there on holidays since I was born. I absolutely love all the small villages, they seem so peaceful. For the past 2 years I've spent my summers at Disney because my sister and I had Disney Dream annual passports. I personally loved shopping there, plus the weather was usually really nice (in summer, at least). I must've been lucky, too, because I've only met nice French people so far . One snack you should totally try are madeleines, they're the best cakes you'll ever have.

じゃあ、私も行きます！ もうすぐ来るから： 梅雨 (つゆ) - rainy season

At university, we actually used NHK as a supplement for our Classic Japanese classes. If you want to improve your listening skills, or learn more about the culture, I suggest watching NHK for school videos. http://www.nhk.or.jp/school/program/