I talked to a foreign headhunter BUT...

Suddenly, I received a call from one foreigner at my office yesterday. She was a headhunter. I was very surprised that she knew my department, title, boss's name etc...

I couldn't understand her English enough, so I asked her to give me a mail. I anew realized my poor English and the necessity of learning English. The headhunter must have been surprised at my poor English.

Place foreigners like

I think foreigners like one area where is Nakano, Koenji, Asagaya area. A language partner candidate who I met the other day had lived in Koenji and he said he liked that area. My English teacher lives in Nakano. Sam who was a language partner for this summer said Koenji was good. Joe who was old co-worker had lived in Asagaya. And I have heard that many foreigners live in the area. Hmm... Why?

Second lesson at the English school

I took the second lesson at the English school today. My level is upper-intermediate but there was only one class of upper-intermediate and it was full. So I took an intermediate class last time. The new upper-intermediate class was created and I took it today.

My classmate missed today's lesson so student was only me. It was a private lesson! It's useful! Lesson is for one hour and I feel it's short. The time just flies by.

I'm sure that I chose a good school.

Language Partner Candidate

I met a language exchange partner candidate yesterday.
He looked like serious person unlike some foreigners I met before. He is a diplomat and his work place is very close to mine. So I asked him about Japanese foreign policy because I always think Japan is poor at diplomacy, this topic was difficult for my poor English though. We also talked about atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

When I was a child, there were many TV programs about war every August, but there are few those in recent years. Japan is beginning forgetting war. It's bad thing. But there are many TV programs about war this August because of 60th anniversary of the war's end. I think people must not forget misery of the war.

Start going to an English school

I didn't want to pay for studying language but finally I decided to go to an English school. Actually my company pays school charges as the benefits package, its payment isn't full though.

I went to the school which is near my place to check my English level last Tuesday. It takes just a minute on foot. Best location. My level was upper-intermediate, I think my English is poorer though... And I took first class the day before yesterday. Hmm... it was good. The school is very small but it seems that it's good school and teachers. There are two teachers who are Canadian.

And I will meet one person who is a language partner candidate. I don't expect much. I have met some language partner candidates but most of them were not good. Their purposes were not learning language...