Interview with Kudan graduate.Richard(USA)

Category： After graduation, Contribution, Information

Richard(USA)2014 Graduate

九段での思い出を教えてください。（楽しかった事、大変だった事など）Please tell us your thoughts about Kudan. (The things you enjoyed, the things that were difficult for you, etc.)

先生の姿勢や態度、授業を面白く行って勉強しやすく楽しい環境が良かったです。

授業での勉強だけではなく、色々なところに行って日本を体験する事ができた。

Kudan was a very easy and fun environment to study Japanese.
We didn’t just study in the classroom, but there were also many activities in which we got to experience Japan.
However it wasn’t always fun.
End of semester exams as well as studying for the JLPT were quite tough.

今の仕事内容や、なぜ日本で就職しようと思ったかを教えてください。Please tell us about why you chose to work in Japan, as well as details about your current job.

子供の頃から日本が好きで、一度日本に遊びに行ったら日本に住みたくなりました。日本で仕事をするため進学しようと思った。
I’ve been interested in Japan since I studied Japanese culture in elementary school.
After studying high school abroad, I knew I wanted to live in Japan.
I chose to go to college here in order to help me get a job here.

日本への留学を考えている方にアドバイスをお願いします。Please share your advice to those who might be interested in studying in Japan.

目標を作るべき。目標があれば、日本語の勉強が楽しくない時でもやる気が出て勉強し続けたくなる。例えば、日本語能力試験に合格する。退学に進学するなど。
Please share your advice to those who might be interested in studying in Japan.