June 11, 2009
A student post: My last week at Seiritsu
Hey Everyone! This week is my last week at Seiritsu. My exchange year is coming to an end. I��m leaving Japan around the end of this month. It was a very cool year where I was able to experience the Japanese culture and even though it wasn��t always as easy, I��m very glad I went. I made a lot of super awesome friends, have visited many cool places and I even speak a little Japanese now.
I really want to thank all my friends, especially Ryosuke, David and Poom. I��m going to miss them a lot when I��m back in Holland. You guys are like my brothers from other mothers!!
Almost every weekend I hang out with my friends in Shibuya, Ikebukuro or some other cool and famous places. With the amazing train system in Tokyo it��s very easy to get around
My Japanese improved a lot since last year. I learned the most by just listening to other people talk. At first I had a lot of problems talking back, but after a couple of months I finally got it. Right now it��s pretty easy to have conversations so I have a lot more Japanese friends than before.
I also want to thank Richard, Nick and Lawrence for teaching me at this school. Even though I already graduated in Holland, I learned a lot of new things. Also I want to thank Richard and Lawrence for teaching me karate and taking me to the big karate tournaments. That was something that made my year here very special.
Ok that��s it for me. Thanks for reading!
Wess