Japanese Language Club...I DON'T KNOW!! TT^TT

For those of you of MB, there is a Japanese Language Club thing, where you learn Japanese...but I'm hesitant to join because I don't know exactly how (they say to PM them or something if you want to join, but I have not clue what to say!)...

So...do think it would be a TERRIBLE decision if I didn't take it and just taught myself Japanese (and then later in college learn it somehow), or just find random free japanese learning things online?

I think it'd be MUCH harder work, but at least I'll have greater pride in myself....

I dunno! Is it a bad decision!?

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