As 2023 concludes with today's lesson, it’s time to reflect on a year and a half of learning Korean! I am deeply and incredibly thankful for discovering Sato! While I began the year familiar with many words, now I can engage in basic Korean conversations. My proficiency in conjugating between past, present, and casual to polite tenses has grown significantly. Sato's teaching skills are evident; he gauges precisely when to challenge me and when to allow independent exploration. Whenever I struggle with a concept, his patient explanations ensure clarity. He will always keep at it until I have fully grasped the topic. His organized Google Docs of lesson notes are invaluable, and his commitment shines through—even when responding to late-night questions! Beyond language, Sato also adds invaluable insights into Korean culture and lifestyle. His meticulous attention to my pronunciation ensures I sound as authentic as possible. Truly a dedicated and skilled instructor! Thank you!

Another fun and very helpful lesson with Sato-sensei! I appreciate his patience and understanding when I forget vocabulary or make mistakes. And I'm super enjoying the pace and really am absorbing the new information well. I also enjoy all the cultural and language context that he gives as we go through the lesson. It gives so much more life and meaning to learning Japanese. I also found it very easy to study up on the previous lesson thanks to the Google Doc notes and organization.

11/2 →He’s sleeping in the other room right now so I’m trying to be quiet. いま、かれは、✅️となりの　へや✅️で　ねてるから、 　　✅️しずかに　はなさないと　いけないです。 ❓️しずかに　はなそうと　してます。< More literal translation but strange in conversation to like ___ ＿が　きに　いる ＿が　きに　なる ① to become curious aout ② to worried about わきの　においが　きになる to be worried about my underarm odor to be self-conscious about my underarm odor to be worrying about my armpit smell to concern about my underarm odor ③せんきょの　ことが　✅️きに　なって、 　なにも　かんがえられないです。 to win： ＿に　かつ：＿に勝つ to lose power ちからを　なくす しっきゃくする：失脚する 👦力を無くす 📖ちからを　うしなう 　力を失う Democrats みんしゅとう：民主党 Republicants きょうわとう：共和党 mid-term election ちゅうかん　せんきょ 中間選挙 to vote とうひょうする: 投票する to want X to do this Xに　これを　してほしい まだ　じさぼけが　のこってます。 < I still have jetlag.

As another year studying with Sato San is finishing, I feel the need to write a proper review. A new year's resolution two years ago changed my life, I decided to try learning another language and shortly after discovered Sato San. Looking back after almost 100 lessons it is hard to believe we've come so far. Starting from scratch, we are now conducting class in almost exclusively Japanese. I am still far from proficient, but feel like I have an extremely solid foundation to build my intermediate level Japanese on. Sato San's style of teaching puts the ball in your court as a learner. The amount of information and study material he provides is abundant, its up to you as a student to study and apply. We have come a very long way together and I am very grateful as a student to have found such a great guide on my language Journey. We continue to trudge towards the metaphorical peak of Everest together. Sato San- 本当に　ありがとうございました

→At the very least I'll be in Japan this time for Ski camp so I can practice a bit. ✅️③この　ふゆの　スキーキャンプは(topic) 　にほんだから、 ちょっとぐらいは　< At the very least's insertion into this sentence, NOT せめて 　にほんごが　れんしゅうできます。 　→If I didn’t have a job, I’d consider finding a construction job here in Japan to learn the language better. しごとが　なければ、 ✅️④もっと　✅️にほんごが　✅️じょうずに　なるように、にほんで　けんせつ　げんばの　しごとを　みつけることを　かんがえます。 to find a job しごとを　みつける I found it! みつけた！ to look for a job しごとを　さがす To come back かえって　きます

A great lesson today! We talked about horror games, Halloween, and bikes! We went over transitive and intransitive verbs. We talked about apposition and went over some homework with the buddy  ように　する！いつもありがとうございます、サトさん！また来週！！