🧠 Everyday English Challenge!

Yesterday, I went out to eat with Taiwanese and Chinese students.🇹🇼🇨🇳Professor Shimada introduced them to me. I am thinking about going to Tamkang University in Taiwan for a language training program during spring vacation. One of the students was from Tamkang University, so we talked a lot about delicious food and school life in Taiwan‼︎ I was surprised to hear that my favorite bubble milk tea costs only about 300 yen in Taiwan.🧋It is much cheaper than in Japan‼︎ I really want to go to Taiwan soon and enjoy many new experiences. I also noticed that the intonation is different between Taiwan and China. I realized that this is similar to Japan, where people speak different intonations depending on the region. I thought this was an interesting similarity between our countries.🫢The Chinese boy was a first-year student at Kanagawa University. He has been going to school in Japan since junior high school. I thought it was amazing that he could speak two languages and switch between them naturally during our conversation‼︎

Vocab Challenge (B2) #day4

Today was really tough. The school festival is just around the corner, so l've been super busy getting everything ready! Sending endless emails to the Student Affairs office, checking in on other teams' progress... There's still so much left to do, but somehow I'm hanging in there and managing. Honestly, I should be checking in on our general coordinator's mental wellbeing too, but I feel like I'm falling short, which is so frustrating. As the vice head, I want to lead everyone better, but when things don't go smoothly, it just leaves me feeling really down and conflicted. Next year l'll be taking over as head of the department. I want the retiring third-years to graduate knowing things are in good hands, and I want to become the kind of leader the first- and second-years genuinely want to follow. But I'm just so inefficient and clumsy at navigating life.. I really wish I could handle things a lot more smoothly.

Learning German grammar together! Which answer is correct? Questions will be answered below!

🌟 English Mini Lesson “Fingers crossed!” 🤞 Meaning: I hope things go well! 💬 Example: — I have an important exam tomorrow. — Good luck! Fingers crossed! 🍀 ✨ Your turn: What are you keeping your fingers crossed for? 😊👇

What’s your favourite here? And how many of these dishes have you tried? 🤔🤔🤔

I love crochet. Do you also enjoy this relaxing craft? I am currently making decorations to give to my friends for their Christmas trees. I hope they like what I'm making. I'm not very experienced and only started crocheting about 3 years ago. Let me know what you think?

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