If you have been following this blog for any length of time, you may remember that I was studying in an 18-month intensive programme to learn Japanese. I am happy to report that I graduated at the end of September. I am very proud of how far I have come since I started. I went from knowing almost no Japanese except a couple of words and phrases to studying at the N2 level (and receiving an excellent JLPT N3 test score).
During the graduation ceremony, I also had to give a speech. Below is the graduation speech (naturally in Japanese) that I prepared. I want to thank all of the people who made this an amazing experience and I would recommend this programme to anyone if you have the time. You can read a full review of my experiences here (link pending).
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ๅ ็ๆนใในใฟใใใฎ็ๆงใใใใฆใ
็งใGenkiJACSใซๅ ฅๅญฆใใๆใใใฎใถๅ ็ใฏ็งใฎๆๅใฎๅ ็ใงใๆฏใฎใใใชๆธฉใใใๆใใใใฆใใใพใใใใใๆฏๅ ็ใใฎๆๆฅญใฏใซใใๆฅฝใใใฃใใงใใใพใใใใใในใใใซใผใซใใๆฅฝใใใใฃใผใใใใฏใใงใใใใใฎใถๅ ็ใฎๅฎถๆใไผใฃใใใจใใใใ่ฒใ ใชใใจใงๅคงๅคใใใใใใงใใ
ใใใๅ ็ใฏๅๆฅใ ใใงใชใใๆๅพใฎๆฅใซใใ่ฌ้ขใใฏใฉในใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใ ใใใพใใใใใฟใใชใฎๆฅๆฌ่ชใใๅๅผทใใฆใใ้ใซใใในใใฎใใใฎ่ฟฝๅ ใฎใใงใฎ่ฉณใใ่ชฌๆใใใฆใใ ใใใพใใใใพใใๅ ็ใจไธ็ทใซ่กใฃใๆฅฝใใๆ ใใๅคใใฎๆๅใ่จ่ชใซ้ขใใใใใใฏใฎใใใฆใใใพใใ
ใใๅ ็ใใใฑใใๅ ็ใจใใๅฐใใใฆใใใฑใใใซๅ ฅใใใใชใตใคใบใงใใฎใใใฏใใผใ ใใคใใพใใใๆๅใใใใๆใใฆใใใพใใใใใฉใใฉใๆใใชใใชใใพใใใใงใใพใ ใใฑใใใซๅ ฅใใใใใงใใ
ใใๅ ็ใใใใคใใตใคใบๅ ็ใใๆผขๅญใฎๅ่ซใฎใใใฟใใๅ ็ใใๅ ็ใฎใช่ชฌๆใจๆฅฝใใๆๆฅญใซใใฆใใใพใใใใคใงใๅ่ซใ่จใฃใใใๅคงๆฟ ๅ ฌๅใฏใฉในใฎใใฆใใ ใใฃใใใใใฎใงใๅฟใใใ็คผ็ณใไธใใพใใ
ใชใณๅ ็ใๅ ็ใฎใฆใผใขใขใฎใปใณในใฏๆๆฅญใๆใใใใฆใใใพใใใK-POPใซ้ขใใ่ฉฑ้กใใใใๆฅฝใใใธใงใผใฏใงใๆๆฅญใฏใซๆฅฝใใใจใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใกใๅ ็ใใฎใฏ็ฌใใจใๆฅๆฌใฎใซ้ขใใใ่ฉฑ้กใงใใใใฆใใพใใใๅญฆ็ใฎใ่ใใฆใๅ ็ใฏใใใซๅ่ซใ่จใฃใใใๅ่ซใซไนใฃใใใ้ข็ฝใใ่จใฃใใใใใฎใฏใใคใฉใคใใงใใใ
Kใกใๅ ็ใใใคใใKใฏใฉใใใๆๅณใงใใใใจใใ่ณชๅใ่ใใพใใญใใใใฆใไป็ญใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใกใใจใใฆใใใใใใใใชใๆฐใซใใใฆใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใฆใใใใใใใใใใชใใใฃใกใใใใใใฃใกใใจใๅฎใใใใใใชใชใๆใคใใใใงใใใญใ็งใฏๅฟใใใใใกใใๆงใใจ็ณใไธใใพใใ
ใใใๅ ็ใใใใใใๆใฃใฆใใ้ใๆๅใฎใซๆฏๅใใคใใใใพใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใใฎๆฌใฎๆๅใ ใใงใฏใชใใใใชใใๅฐใ ใชใงใใใซๆฅฝใใๆ้ใใใฆใใ ใใใพใใใ
ใฟใๅ ็ใใใงใกใใใจใใใใฎใฏในใใฌในใๆใใใใชใใชใจใใใใฎใงใใใใใใใชใใใใฏใงใซใงใใใใใใใซใใใจใใใๆใใฆใใ ใใฃใใฎใฏใฎใใใใใใงใใใใใ่ฆใคใใใใใฟใๅ ็ใซใใใใใใงใใใใฒๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆไธใใใ
ใจใชๅ ็ใใใใใจใใซใฎใผใงใกใใฃใจใใชใใๆฅฝใใใใฆใใใพใใใใชๆๅใๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ่ใๆนใซใคใใฆใใใใใใพใใใ
ใใใๅ ็ใใใใพใๅคงๆฟ ๅ ฌๅใจ่ฌ้ขใฏใฉในใซใใใพใใใงใใใใใใผใซใซใใๆฅฝใใ่ฉฑใใใๆใใ้ใฎใชใชใธใใซใฎใฏใใซใงใใใใซใฎใฎใฏใซใชใใใใฒไฝฟใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใ
ใใใๅ ็ใ็งใใกใฎๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใใพใงใใใใใใซใใฎใธใจใใฆใใใพใใใใใฃใจใใใใใฃใใจๅฟใใๆใใฆใใใพใใ
ในใฟใใใฎๆนใ ใ็นใซ็พ้ใใใฏใในใใใกใใชใผใฎใใใถใฎใใใใฆ็งใใงใใชใใฎ่ชฌๆใชใฉใใฎใตใใผใใใใฆใใ ใใใพใใใใใใใใฏใใคใใณใใฎใใใใใใใฏใชใซใใใฆใใ ใใใใใใใใใฏใใ็งใจใฎใใใฆใใ ใใฃใใใใใงใใใๅญฆใถใใจใใงใใพใใใ
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ๅคงๆฟ ๅ ฌๅใจ่ฌ้ขใฏใฉในใฎใซใใใใใจใใฃใฆไผใใใใๅ จ้จใฎๅคใใฃใใใใชใพใงใใใใใใใฅใผใขใขใใใใซใชใฃใใไธ็ทใซใชใใจใๆฅฝใใใ ใไพใใฐใใใใใใใซใฃใใใใจในใฑใผใใซใผใ ใใฆใใใใฆใๆฅฝใใใฃใใใใใซใฃใฆใใใใใจใใใใจๆใใ
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