When I was a high school student, I was watching a video about a Japanese game on a video site, and I was very interested by the storyline and the character’s personality. And I wondered if this was the Japanese way of life, and if that was how Japanese people interacted with each other. That’s how I became interested in Japan.

However, I’ve never played that game…

　Also, when I was at university, I organized a Japanese cultural event with Japanese students from the same university. Through this experience I was able to deepen my understanding of Japanese culture. As I was growing up, I wondered about what kind of lifestyle would suit me best and where I would like to go, it was Japan.

There are two reasons.

The first reason is that I wanted to find a Japanese language school in Tokyo.
The other reason is that I was very attracted by the multinational atmosphere of JCLI.

Yes, I was thinking about it. At first I thought about both going to school and finding a job. As time went on, my desire to find a job became stronger and stronger.

No, I was in a business Japanese class and I wanted to learn about business quickly. When I talked to Nagai-sensei about this, she advised me to try a part-time job first, so that I could see things differently, and I immediately went for an interview.

My part-time job was at a curry shop. I thought it would be a good way to see Japan from the inside, so I took the challenge.

There are so many things I like, and it was really hard to decide. I can code python, I like video production and editing, as well as martial arts… But as I talked to Tsuji-sensei, I gradually realized that what I liked most was music, and the piano.

There’s a place in Akabane called Akabane METS. There was a street piano in front of it. It was a piano that anyone could play for free, and I used to play there. When I was playing it, I noticed that the sound of this piano was strange.

One day, when I went to play the piano, I happened to meet the owner of the piano and we became friends. I got in touch with the owner via social media and told him that the piano was not sounding right and that I could tune it myself and would be happy to do it. The owner was delighted and I went to tune the piano immediately the next day.

Yes, I volunteered. I was very happy too. Because the piano is outside, the temperature, the humidity and the weather tend to make it go out of tune. So now the sound is out of tune again…

Only one company, Kawai Gakki Seisakusho.

Around June, I think. I think I started a bit later than Japanese students. I was surprised when I asked my Japanese friends later and they told me that most of them had already decided a year before.

My previous interviews were online, but the final interview was a face-to-face interview. It was my first face-to-face interview, and I couldn’t express my feelings very well, so I was very shy. So, I felt frustrated all the way until I received the result.

After the final interview, I was contacted again and told that I would have another interview, this time in Chinese and English. I was very happy because I didn’t think I would get another chance to have an interview after the final interview.

The most memorable thing is that I had many teachers who helped me so much during my job hunting. I had Saito-sensei read my entry sheet many times. Kasuya-sensei taught me how to tie my tie and now I can tie it so neatly (he showed me a picture of it). When I bought a suit, Tsuji-sensei saw that I hadn’t hemmed it, so she hemmed it for me. I was very happy that everyone supported me in my job hunting.