'Personal development through language learning' & 'the value of relationships in your country' Japanese Speaking Session & English Speaking Session in March 3月の日本語を話す会＆英語を話す会

 Thank you very much for participating the Speaking Sessions last Saturday. It was so lovely to meet you all! Some Japanese people attended for the last chance before leaving the UK, some new members have joined the group and my old student turned up after a long time. And thank you very much for your donation for the event. This is my volunteering work and I appreciate for your kind support.

About the topic this month, I had to change myself a lot when I wanted to master English. I was a very shy person before, but now, everyone knows I am not! Also, I have gained a strong will to achieve my goals, as language learning is not an easy path. I hope more and more people learn a foreign language and get benefits from the journey.

It was a pity we missed some people who could not come this time, but I look forward to seeing you all next month!

今回も話す会にご参加くださり、ありがとうございます。今回が帰国前最後の会だった日本人メンバーの方々とも会え、また新しいメンバーもご紹介いただき、久しぶりに私の生徒も参加してくれました。当会へのあたたかい寄付もどうもありがとうございました。ボランティアで運営している上、大変助かります。

今月のトピックの一つ、「言語学習を通しての自己成長」に関して言えば、私の場合はシャイだった性格を一変せざるを得なかったこと、また目標達成のための根気が備わったような気がします。今後もより多くの人々が言語学習を楽しみ、人生に新たな変化があったら幸いに思います。

今回残念ながら来られなかった方々も含め、次回また皆様と深く楽しいディスカッションができるのを楽しみにしております。