Back to Australia!
2019年 06月 27日
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-06-27 16:31 | マンツーマン 英会話 札幌
2019年 06月 27日
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-06-27 16:31 | マンツーマン 英会話 札幌
2019年 05月 23日
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-05-23 15:11 | 英会話 プライベート レッスン
2019年 04月 12日
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-04-12 15:01 | 英会話 スクール 札幌
2019年 03月 28日
For my break at university I decided to go to Bangkok, Thailand with my roommate. It was a very exciting opportunity for me as I had never been there before and it was a much cheaper plane ticket than flying back to America. Although it was difficult living with my roommates family who speak Mandarin and being in a country that speaks Thai, I had a lot of fun and would love to go back sometime.
I never knew much about Thailand and Thai culture until I met my roommate and she showed me a Thai drama. Ever since watching that show, I fell in love with Thai traditional culture. One of my favorite experiences this spring break was going to see a historical play and being able to try on Thai clothing.
I do not handle spicy food well, which was a concern of mine when traveling to Bangkok as it is common knowledge that Thai food is spicy. However, I found that there are many different options in Thai cuisine like sweet and sour dishes that were right up my alley.
All in all, I feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to travel to a new country and experience a new culture while I am in university. That is one of the best things about living abroad and making friends from all over the world. I am, however, happy to be back in Sapporo and go back to my daily routine!
Maggie (US)
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-03-28 15:40 | 英会話 プライベート レッスン
2019年 02月 21日
How I came to Japan!
When I was very young I was deeply interested in Chinese history and language. As a middle-schooler, I begged my mother to let me go to the Chinese Saturday school. She finally agreed, so I studied Chinese language and culture for two years.
Going into high school, however, my school did not not offer Chinese as an elective, they offered Japanese. It was closer than French or Spanish, so my brother and I decided to take it. Through this class I gained a new interest in Japanese history and culture, although I didn’t learn much of the language! We mainly just watched Ghibli films!
As senior year approached, I looked for many universities in the states, as I wanted to be closer to my family, but all of these schools cost $20,000 to $40,000 per year. One day, while on a walk with my father and my dog, my dad said, “if you really want to move to Asia then why don’t you just go now.” This comment surprised me and as soon as I got home I started researching universities in Japan and China.
I found that Japan has more programs for foreigners in undergraduate than China, so I applied to three Japanese universities. I was a nervous wreck until I found out whether I got in or not. Hokkaido University was where I really wanted to go, so when I got accepted I was ecstatic.
My mother was not happy, she still blames my father, but I came nonetheless. I hope that I am saving my parents money and making them proud!
Maggie Thomas (US)
# by chitchatcafe | 2019-02-21 15:27 | 英会話 プライベート レッスン
ファン申請 |
||