Today, some good things happened!
Not only did I get to try the cafeteria’s new lunch menu: omelet-curry rice (which was delicious), but I went into Watanabe-sensei’s office as always on Tuesday to work on grammar, and she praised me! She said that she has noticed lately, but also Ikeda-sensei has said that I have been trying really hard to make grammatically correct sentences and I’m making quite a lot less mistakes than before. Yes, I have been trying hard! I’ve been studying very hard! It makes me very happy that my teachers have noticed!
At my Donguri club with the older people, I got help from my favorite Sato-san and the really gentle nun I had last time checking my essay which will become a speech for my class. They were both really impressed with my work. First of all, the theme for the speech was open-ended and I chose to talk about my bi-nationality and my how it inspires my love for languages, etc. Sato-san thought my topic was excellent. Then, both of them were super impressed with my conclusion. It made me soo happy! I may translate my speech later and post it here.
Last Friday, we were listening to some speeches on tape and I pointed out something that no one else got. Watanabe-sensei said, “That’s impressive that you caught that”. Yes, well, I had been listening to the speeches the previous day as preparation and on the train on my way to school that day so that I was familiar with them before class.
Also, on the last kanji quiz, I got 100% on the reading and writing portions for the first time! It was so exciting that I had a little dorky victory party in my head ~Final Fantasy victory theme plays~.
Perhaps I’m improving little by little more than I thought. That makes me very happy.
Kore kara mo ganbarimasu! I will continue to do my best!
Hey Kenia,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear that things took a turn for the better for you! Hard work can really pay off.
-Jonathan
Good days make great smiles and flying spirits. There are no limits to how high Kenia can fly!! It has been 2 months and improvements are starting. Hard work for 3 months will really be apparent. By the time I see you in December, you will be prolific and by the time you come home in August, you will look Japanese!! I think of you everyday, I know that it is difficult but it will be a journey well worth every moment of suffering and hard work. Stay beautiful and keep looking terrific. Enjoy your good moments. love, mom
ReplyDeleteMe encanta leerte tan feliz. Pero lo mas importante es que yo tambien aprendo mucho de tus experiencias. Sigue p'alante. Un paso atras ni pa' coger impulso. Comp dice tu madre, solo yo (gallego) puedo dar dos pasos pa' tras y uno pa'lante
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Alberto