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STUDENT INTERVIEW: Hugo Britos (Spain, SILAC)
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| Hugo Britos |
Jon: Ima ii desu
ka?
Hugo: Hai, ii desu yo.
J: Supeingo hanasenainode nihongo ka eigo dochira
ga ii desu ka?
H: Eigo no ho ga ii desu. Nan
de?
J: Is it ok if I interview you
for the newsletter?
H: Sure, no
problem...........Now?
J: Yes, if it's not interfering with
what your doing.. Good, first off, can you tell me how you became involved in
the workstudy program?
H: A friend of mine who was
going to teach Spanish in Tokyo was looking for a short course to study
Japanese and came across Yamasa's homepage. He saw that there were
work study opportunities available and told me about them. I applied for one and
got it.
J: So what exactly do you
do?.
H: I translate the homepage from English into Spanish.
I try to accommodate both European Spanish and Southern American Spanish when
I'm translating so all Spanish speakers can understand what the homepage
says.
J: Apart from the workstudy opportunity why did you
come to Japan?
H: At University I studied English but took
Japanese as one of my options so my interest grew from there.
J: What was your
level Japanese like before you arrived in Japan?
H: I
learnt a lot of grammar and kanji at University but there wasn't much
conversation so I didn't get the opportunity to practice what I
learned.
J: How has the course been so
far?
H: Great! I really like the teachers and there hasn't
been more than two students in my class since I arrived so I get a lot of
opportunity to speak and practice. There was a Korean guy in the class for a few
weeks; he was a good laugh.
J: How about outside of
class, what do you think of Okazaki?
H: I went to Tokyo 3
years ago and I was shocked by the prices, Okazaki is not as expensive as I
thought it would be. But it is a bit suburban for my tastes though, I
prefer the bright lights and big city.
J: I understand
exactly what you mean............(mind begins to wander to another time, another
place).
H: Is that the end?
J: No,
sorry, I got distracted for a moment. After you finish at Yamasa what are your
plans?
H: I have to go back to Spain to finish my last year
of University and from June I will be working for Iberia, the Spanish airline
company. I'd like to come back to Japan, but I don't think my Japanese is quite
good enough for the workplace yet.
J: What is it like
working within spitting distance of the Director of the International
Office?
H: I expected the job to be much tougher and the
Director to be an absolute ********, but it was a nice surpise to meet him and find that it was very
relaxed in the office.
There is one thing; I would like a desktop instead of a laptop because I hate laptops!!
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