Aiko

It was our first lesson since I moved to Japan and I am so happy to be learning with Aiko again. She is so kind and gives wonderful advice for what words to use in both formal and conversational settings. I’ve been in Japan for almost three months, she thankfully reviewed phrases with me and I’m excited to keep going further

This was my last lesson with Aiko before moving to Japan. I am very grateful that we reviewed introductions, how to ask where things are and how to ask for food recommendations. I’m very nervous and excited for my first few weeks in Japan and I honestly feel confident with some of my basics that I believe I’ll be able to communicate fairly well as I practice, study and get better. I can’t wait for my first lesson in Japan!

Every lesson is fun. This lesson that just felt particularly fun and I felt like today while I did forget a few words and struggled a little bit, I feel like I did a lot better than past lessons the beginning of the lesson when Aiko asks questions in Japanese and I respond. I felt like I had an easier time understanding and processing the questions and answering them. It felt really good to know what I wanted to say and respond

Aiko-san shows up to class prepared, has a structured learning plan tailored to your needs, and always smiling!

Today we learned how to say good at something or bad at something. Aiko also explained the cultural context of how to say it, who not to say it to and why to change it. I appreciate the time taken to explain the context of what we were learning about because I really want to make the effort to understand and be polite while in Japan. Aiko did a great job explaining and I look forward to practicing on my own and in our next lesson

I really appreciate that Aiko will review an help me practice each unit. I had technical troubles this time and thankfully Aiko was able to help me strategize a way to make sure we could still have our lesson. Adjectives can be tough but they’re important to practice. We learned a lot of new vocabulary and I’m going to do my best to learn it well.