Hi, everyone! It's nice to meet you, my name is Courtney! (^∇^)
初めまして、コートニーと申します!
I'd like to introduce myself:I was born and raised in Minnesota, which has warm summers and cold winters(雪がたくさん降るよ!). In my free time I like playing video games, watching TV, reading, studying, and especially drawing.
I became interested in Japanese, Japanese culture and anime when I was 12 years old. I think Japanese is a beautiful language and thought, "Oh! I want to become fluent in Japanese!" But I didn't have confidence using Japanese outside my classes.
After I graduated with a Bachelor's in Asian Language and Literature, I was able to move to Japan! I lived in Gunma, Japan for 5 years teaching English in public schools (楽しかった!!).
When I was in Japan, 3 wonderful things happened:
1) I learned about Japan culture and met many different people!
2) I helped my students get better at English!
3) I accomplished many of my Japanese language goals!
My goals on Cafetalk: 1)
I want to help you reach your English-speaking goals too! Let's make English lessons that fit your needs! I want to help you with your self-introduction, using vocabulary and grammar, and speaking about a variety of conversation topics.
2)
Don't worry about making mistakes!Speaking in another language is sometimes scary, but I learned that using a language is the best and fastest way to learn! That is how I learned Japanese: making lots of mistakes! (笑笑)
3)
Let's have fun! I'm excited to see you get better and better, and let's have fun stalking in English!
I am looking forward to meeting you!
Let's talk, talk, talk!!よろしくお願いいたします!(๑>◡<๑)
This is my cat, Lacey! She is 10 years old!
This is me (with the necklace) and my twin sister! We like going hiking!
I love Takoyaki and other Japanese foods! (Including Natto!)
I lived near Kusatsu, Gunma! It is such a beautiful place!
***hiya.M