I’d like to talk a little bit about my English club. I feel like I had a pretty unique situation as a JET when I got here because my predecessor was still here for a week when I arrived. So all of her good-bye parties became my welcome parties also! One of those parties was a goodbye/welcome party with the English club. The English club is a group of adults in or around the Sunomata area who are interested in improving or practicing their English. But everyone in the club in my opinion has really wonderful command of the English language. I have come to really cherish my time with these people. All of them are VERY caring, and interesting people. I love to talk with them in English once a week about any topic we feel like discussing for the night. We often compare the similarities and differences between America and Japan.
From English club I have begun to develop friends from the club. All of them genuinely seem to care that I have a good and authentic experience in Japan.
For example last weekend I went to a movie with Yuko, who is one of my friends from English club. It was SO MUCH FUN! I hadn’t seen a movie in the movie theaters since I saw X-files 2 with my mom in Chicago, and I’m pretty sure everyone knows how much I LOVE to go see a movie. Yuko and I went out to dinner, and saw Nim’s Island. It was a girls night out and the first time I have really dressed to go out since I’ve been here. At dinner we ate Japanese style pasta and it was delicious, and then the movie was soo good. I mean come on an action adventure for kids – SO up my alley! Yuko loves movies like me so it was fun comparing the different movies we like to watch. The interesting thing for me was that I had a similar experience with the movie theater as I did with the Catholic Church ☺. The movie theater experience was so similar to an American movie experience in many ways I felt so comfortable I felt like I was home. I was at peace (laugh) enjoying a good movie with a great new friend. (I meant to get a picture with Yuko but I forgot.
Another friend from English club I have made is Kazue. Kazue is a very kind person who is an amazing calligraphy artist. Kazue has had me over for dinner, just relaxing, and she helps me with things like the post office, and finding a sewing machine. (I will post about our ‘fabric day’ at a later time ☺). Kazue drives me to English club every week. She never seems to mind helping me with any thing I am having trouble with. I just really love talking with Kazue she has very interesting stories.
I am very blessed that Becky (my predecessor) got me involved with English club, and I am very blessed to have made friends with people like Yuko and Kazue!
I will try and take some pictures to post sometime.
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