I went to Kiyose City with my classmates. First, we visited the National Hansen’s Disease Museum. I learned about the history of Hansen’s disease and the discrimination that patients experienced. I felt very sad because they were treated unfairly. I think it is important to learn about their experiences so that we can prevent discrimination in the future. After that, we did fieldwork around Kiyose City. We walked around the area and learned about the local community. It was interesting to discover things that I had never noticed before. We also ate curry together. It was delicious, and I enjoyed talking with my classmates while eating. Through this experience, I learned about the history of Kiyose City and the importance of understanding other people’s experiences. I had a meaningful day, and I want to learn more about Hansen’s disease and human rights.

Today, I went to Kiyose City for my tourism class. It was my first time visiting this city. We learned about Hansen’s disease and its history. It was a valuable experience, and I learned many new things. For lunch, I ate curry. It was a little expensive, but it was very delicious. However, waking up at 5:30 in the morning was really hard for me. After the school trip, I went to dance practice. I was tired, but I enjoyed dancing with my friends. Tomorrow, I am going to walk all day, so I want to go to bed early tonight and get enough sleep.

Vocab Challenge (B2) #day1

Today is Friday. Tomorrow is the weekend. I’m feeling really good. But I have a part-time job starting at noon tomorrow. Once that’s over, I don’t have any plans, so I think I’ll just relax at home all day. I’ve started to realize I probably won’t be able to relax too much, though, since I also have to study English. Lately, I’ve been going to the English Lounge at my university a lot. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to speak English recently, so I’m really motivated. I’m going to study hard so I can start speaking English fluently as soon as possible.

Phrasal verbs from A to Z #day14 - N

I mostly do classes, and I love playing videogames. Not many plans but I am happy with it.

It is way more digital than before. I remember using cash for almost everything. Nowadays cash is barely used.

I feel motivated to study English these days, not just for my part-time job, but because I recently went to Oktoberfest. There were so many foreigners there, and even the person singing in the middle was speaking English. It was so frustrating when I couldn't catch everything they were saying. It made me think how cool it would be if I could chat with people from other countries, so I really want to work hard on my English. However, whenever I try to speak, only single words come out. Even though I took college entrance exams back then, I can't even recall junior high school grammar, which completely kills my motivation. It genuinely makes me want to give up. People keep telling me, "Just try speaking!" but I literally can't speak at all!! It's impossible!!!