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December 10, 2019 • 13 Comments
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![Juri Kimura, ’21 “First I went to this school called Aoba. It was an international school, but basically everybody there speaks Japanese so it was very unhelpful. If you don’t speak [English] with people who are much more fluent than you then you just don’t get the vocabulary you need. But then, luckily, I got into Nishimachi [an international school in Tokyo], and then there I grinded.
I tried to learn English at school. I worked really hard, and even outside of school I tried to never speak Japanese, even to the people that spoke Japanese. I would talk back in English or listen to English music, read a lot of English books. It was a conscious effort.
But now I feel like recently when I talk to my mom, parts of my sentences become English. My mom and my dad have been adapting and trying to learn, but in a way that’s bad for my Japanese, because I get used to mixing. But sometimes I want to speak in English because I’m so much better at debating in English. In Japanese, I feel like I’m so powerless.
But it’s about becoming a global person. It’s hard to do that when you can’t speak or understand one of the most spoken languages. A lot of Japanese people speak less English than in other Asian countries. We have to catch up to the global trend, which is English. Anyway, I was really lucky to be able to come to ASIJ.” (Site link in bio, then Campus Life section.) #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication](https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
This week, Humans of ASIJ focuses on language learning, speaking with junior Juri about becoming a global person. https://tinyurl.com/w548cb6 #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
If it were not for her grandmother’s risk-taking, senior Cora wouldn’t have led an international life. Find out the story. (Site link in bio, then Campus Life section.) https://tinyurl.com/qqpnnor #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
Get to know sophomore Su, who has made ski slopes a second home since she was three. https://tinyurl.com/svs23pp #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
What’s the harm in watching a little reality TV? Hannah will tell you. https://tinyurl.com/u4cuvay #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
Wondering why you're paying more at the combini these days? Serena's on it. https://tinyurl.com/taog8q5 #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication