Sana

Lessons with Sana-sensei are continuing to go really well. We've been very briefly reviewing grammar concepts (as needed) from the first half of Genki 1, but working primarily on my speaking and listening skills since that's where I'm struggling. Conversation practice with Sana-sensei is a lot of fun, not scary and intimidating like I've found attempting to speak Japanese in the past. I also have to say, Sana-sensei has been _such_ a good sport about all the weirdness I'm throwing at her in response to "simple" ice breaker questions. I've decided I need to memorize how to say "It's complicated" (fukuzatsu desu), because: A) my life is, in fact, pretty complicated, and B) I'm really challenging her with how to translate things that don't have direct Japanese parallels, like university after degrees and what the appropriate choice of counter would be for multiple university majors. XD

First Lessson with Sana sensei was very friendly and relaxed. I am a very beginner when speaking and still have a lot of problem with output. Sana sensei helped with vocab and direction of conversation. Looking forward to me next lesson.

他の千葉に住んでいたことある人と色々話すことができてよかったです！これからもよろしくお願いします

I really wasn't sure what to expect since this was my first time using iTalki, but my trial lesson with Sana-san was excellent. We talked about my background with learning Japanese and what I'm struggling with, and I think she has a good grasp on what we need to work on going forward. This was also my first time (ever!) attempting to have an actual conversation with someone in Japanese, and I'm inclined to say that I was a hot mess of a conversationalist, but I managed to muddle my way through what I was attempting to say with Sana-san's assistance. I feel like I learned a lot for how little time we actually spent attempting to converse. It was great! I've already signed up for more lessons. Sana-san is also very humble about her English skills. I think she's quite good! It was easy to communicate with her in both written and spoken English.

すばらしい先生です！とても素敵な方です！！

Sana is great at keeping the conversation flow going and makes learning feel like its fun and not work at all! While keeping the conversation interesting she also manages to be detail oriented in picking up mistakes and correcting them by recording the proper way to say something and send it over. Looking forward to future lessons!