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to the top of the page.Hi! My name is Maki Urakami, and I’m a Japanese assistant here. I also attend jazz choir class two times a week. I hope you have a chance to listen to my songs in the near future.
Hajimemashite! Konnichi wa. My name is Riho Mawatari, and I am one of the Japanese assistants this academic year. I like studying modern Japanese literature. I have an ambition to be a writer. I’m very good at creating Japanese expressions. Can you guess what “komoru” means? It means “to eat at our famous Blackhawk Commons!” I am really enjoying life in Oshkosh. Thank you!
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This summer, I had the opportunity to go to Japan for a
month and work as a counselor and English tutor at U.S.A. Summer Camp.
The camp was held at a picturesque national campground atop a mountain
in Sasebo, on the island of Kyushu. With the other American and Japanese
counselors at camp, I helped teach elementary, middle, and high school
students English with songs, skits, and games. The students were
very eager to learn and it was a lot of fun teaching them! At the
end of each camp session we held and “Eigokai,” or English competition,
where the students would perform the skits, songs, and speeches they had
been working on all week. It was amazing to see how the students
progressed!
Between camp sessions, I stayed with Chie Kakigi and her
family. Her parents own an udon (Japanese noodle) shop, so there
was always a lot of good food to eat. I also got to visit many interesting
places. I sang at a karaoke place for the first time in my life,
and loved it! (But please, don’t ask me to sing for you!) I
also visited many beautiful temples and shrines, a safari animal park,
and did lots and lots of shopping. My host family experiences contributed
a lot to my appreciation for the Japanese culture!
My trip to Japan was definitely the best experience of
my life. I hope to return to Japan soon, and I encourage everyone
to travel to and experience the culture of this beautiful and fascinating
country!
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