Present for myself

カリーナ講師のレポートです。
日本文化に興味のある彼女が、新年に手に入れたものとは！？

カリーナ講師と日本の文化や食事についてお話してみましょう！


Happy to 2016 to everyone!
皆さんにとって2016年がハッピーな1年になりますように！


It's Karina here and I'd like to update you on my recent purchase. Every time the New Year comes I believe we should do something good for others and for ourselves. It's a great time to buy or do something you've been wanting for a long time. This year wasn't an exception for me.

My plan for this year is to master Japanese cuisine and to learn everything about Japanese ingredients, traditional meal and how it was changing throughout Japanese history. So I bought this amazing book. It's not just a book with recipes but contains lots of important and interesting information about everything that I wished to know.

I wish that in a coming year you will achieve everything you've planned and stay healthy and happy.

PS It's not to late to make a present for yourself yet ;)

冬休みに関西を旅行してきました！（マーティン講師）


今年も周南英会話を宜しくお願い致します。
皆さんはどんな年末年始を過ごされましたか？？

今年最初のレポートは、前回に引き続きマーティン講師から。
昨年末に日本にやってきて、今回は関西地方の旅行を楽しみました。
どんな旅だったのでしょうか？


Hello Everyone again!

2015 is gone by now and we're still on the Eve of 2016, yet we're already back to work, caught up by our usual routine. Before we all get lost in the cold of January, stressed by our unrealistic resolutions for the new year or worried about our colossal expenses of the last year's celebration... I suggest we take a moment to share the good moments we spent during the vacations.

For my part, I chose to visit the beautiful region of Kansai 関西地方. In order to get to my destination, I took the local train from Toｋuyama to Shin-Osaka despite the wise advice of one of my student - that allowed me to enjoy a nice view from the train's window, but I must admit that the shinkansen would have been a lot more comfortable. 

I did, however, enjoy my trip and the train ride and the time I've spent in the Kansai region, especially Kyoto.

The view of the city from Kyoto Station was spectacular.

京都駅からの市内の風景はとても壮大です。

I also had the opportunity to try the famous soba meal - delicious!
有名なお蕎麦もいただきました！　おいしいです！

Another view of Kyoto
京都の写真

Every single place offered a nice opportunity to take a great shot
どの場所でも素敵な写真が撮れました。