Looking a bit more carefully at the sample pages and her wall of text, I can see what you mean. All of the symbols she used are very entry-level stuff.
Some context: I know a little Japanese, and as far as its writing system goes, it's basically modified Chinese. As a result, I have a limited ability to read Chinese where the symbols and meanings overlap. Things like "Tree" (木) and "Heart" (心) are among the first Kanji (Or in her case, Pinyin) you learn. The reason for this is because they are used as "building blocks" for more complex kanji. For instance, the symbol for "Rest" (休) is a "Person" (人) leaning against a "Tree," while "Word" (語) is built using the symbols for "Talk" (言), "Five," (五), and "Mouth." (口). Knowing the base components of the symbols helps with looking them up as well as memorizing them, as you can come up with fun little mnemonics to help you remember them.
In short, this would be like if I punctuated my messages with "desu" and claimed I was "connecting with my Asian brethren from across the sea" or something equally faggy and pretentious.