A New Job Offer

I got a job offer from a language institution to teach a Japanese beginner’s class. My Chinese friend who taught Chinese in Manchester introduced me to the institution a year ago and I got the job interview and passed it then. Since then, the institution hasn’t had enough students to study Japanese. The minimum number of students to open the class is four. This summer term, there are five students and I finally got the job offer from there. At the moment I teach one-to-one with a private student. It’s very efficient for some levels of students, however I think it’s very good to join group lessons for beginners. Sometimes studying another language is just like mathematics. You can find your formula and control the language. Nowadays I don’t think Japanese is very difficult. It’s quite unique and different. It’s like using chopsticks. For Japanese people, we learnt how to use it since we were young so it was very difficult. We still remember how difficult it is for beginners however for adults it may not be so difficult.

You know who

I got a postal mail with this stamp. There is no sender's information. To be honest, I was a bit scared to open the envelope.



Actually it was a letter from my English teacher and it's not surprising that people do not write on their address as a sender in UK. In Japan, it's quite normal to be written sender's name and address. So if it's not written, I think whether the sender forgot to write or on purpose. Anyway I'm happy to know this letter is harmless.

The Royal Wedding

They are beautiful! I bought their stamps:)

A photo walk

I joined a photo walk. Most of photo walkers have proper cameras and I was hesitated to join it.





When I took this photo, a lady told me that "Men used to play crickets in the field and women picked up daisies and made a crown, a bracelet and a necklace." It was lovely to see beautiful sights, take photos and chat with friendly people. I really had good time although my photos need more practices.

Magnolia

My favorite flowers:

York

Finally I went to York on Sunday.

Comic Relief

Comic Relief is a charity which was founded in UK in 1985. The typical difference from the other charities is that people do something funny to collect money.
I bought a music CD for Comic Relief. A popular singer, Susan Boyle and a popular comedian, Peter Kay (as Gereldine McQueen) sing a song together. This charity cares Japanese earthquake disaster as well.