YOU SAID:
My friend and I have begun our journey.
INTO JAPANESE
私の友人と私は、私たちの旅を始めています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My friend and I are starting our journey.
INTO JAPANESE
私の友人と私は、私たちの旅を始めています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
My friend and I are starting our journey.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.