今日はすばらしいことがなかったけど、今日はよく日だった。毎週の金、同じ所へ行って同じことやっている。たぶん そのことには つまらないみたいでも、いい習性を作れば 自分の生活がもっと意味をもらえると思います。例えば、職場にいろいろな生徒と話せます。みんなは違う来るの目的があるけど、みんなの生活がもっといい生活が作っている、私たちので会社。毎週の火と水、40年位上女の子に会います。そんな人がすべらしいと思っている。この彼女はいろいろなことしています。踊るクラスや縫うクラスや英語クラスなど受けている。別の人は大学院の生成と高校入学がいると いつも いっぱい予定があるけど 英語がもっと上手になりたいです。みんなはやっている人です。みんな例から 私も頑張りたい！今年はよかった。じゃあ、来年には日本語が本当上手になることにした！ ストレート・トークの生徒と協力者(きょうりょくしゃ)に ありがとう！
So today was nothing special happened, but it was a good day. Every week I go over to the same place and do the same thing. I guess it could seem a bit boring and monotonous but I figure if I set myself into a good rhythm I will be able to get more things done and maybe give my days off a more meaning than just sitting around watching the tube. I have gotten some inspiration from the people at my work. One of the ladies that comes in on Tuesdays and Wednesdays is about 40 years older than I but she lives life at the pace that I want to be going at. She is active in many ways, like taking sewing, dancing, and English class. Another student is a researcher with a full schedule and a mother (a super mom at that) and she still has time to come in and get her Learn On. Because of all the students I see trying their best to learn English and other things it makes me even more motivated to do my best! This was a really great. I hope to keep the momentum that has brought me all the way here and us it to make next year really great. Yeah, I am really decided that I am going to improve my Japanese.
Thanks to everyone at ストレート・トーク Club!
Ron
Ron and Juni McCormick
Loving life
All About the Mc Cormicks
- The Unconventional Life
- It's been both a year since we got married and a year since we've moved to Japan. These 12 months have been a constant blessing of adventure, love, friends, and family. In a year we've seen the best of Japanese festivals, learned the values of healthy eating, taken countless pictures, and enjoyed both gigantic gatherings and complete isolation. We continue to count our blessings.
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RONの日本語はとても上手だよ。
毎日一生懸命勉強しているし、話したり聞いたりすることでどんどん上手になると思います☆
私の英語もCORRECTしてくれてありがとう！
Hey guys, still dropping by America next summer? If everything goes according to plan, I should be back home around May. I'm probably passing by Japan as we speak, so if you see a big grey ugly box out in the water, wave to me.
Hello Ron and Juni,
I thought you might be interested in MIDORI BY MOONLIGHT, a comic, cross-cultural novel, out now.
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Thanks and Domo Arigato!
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