Thank you for today’s lesson! And thank you so much for showing me your illustrations. They were very delicate, elegant, and emotional — truly beautiful artwork! I was also amused to see a sticker of Kuromi on your sketchbook, haha. I guess Kuromi is popular in Hawaii too!
We also talked about your future dream. You would like to study abroad in either the UK, France, or Japan in order to become a graphic designer someday. Of course, I recommend Japan! After all, I believe Japan has the world’s No.1 ramen and anime for someone like you 😊
I also found your choice of favorite character from Mob Psycho 100 very interesting. You didn’t choose the flashy main character, as usual… Your taste in characters and atmosphere is very unique, mature, and thoughtful. I’m always fascinated by your personality and aesthetic sense.
You also told me that Hawaii feels much more diverse than Florida, and that there are many Japanese-American students at your school. Some of them can even speak Japanese!
So here is your homework/mission for this week:
Please try introducing yourself in Japanese — using the self-introduction phrases we practiced today — in front of one of your Japanese or Japanese-speaking friends at school!
I’m excited to hear how it goes, so please tell me about your experience next week 😊
Starting next week, our lessons will focus on useful travel phrases and survival Japanese for your future trip to Japan. Sounds fun! And who knows — maybe someday we can even think about the “next stage” beyond traveling… such as studying abroad in Japan! That would be exciting too.
You have wonderful dreams, and I would love to support them.
From next week, we will return to our regular lesson schedule: Thursday at 5:30 PM.
Thank you for joining the lesson. You worked on past JLPT N5 questions from the “Language Knowledge (Vocabulary/Characters)” section. You answered most of them correctly. You also practiced explaining a daily activity—how to make tea or coffee—in Japanese.
