I am currently studying at a university here in Kyoto just for one year, you know, study abroad program.

This is, by the way, my apartment building.

And so I thought that I think it's about time to show you a peek into a little bit of my daily life.

Yeah, look at that.

We're in Japan, guys.

So this is the local shrine, Fukuo-ji, that sort of protects this neighborhood.

Then there's the post office with an ATM that accepts my scholarship card.

Very important.

Right here is the Koban, which is like a police station.

Another thing, because there's an elementary school in the area, there are these officers stationed at crossings for, I guess, safety.

And yeah, they're also really, really friendly.

Here's the torii gate for the shrine.

Anyway, so the way I want to structure this video, kinda, is that first I'm going to show you a little bit, you know, from the campus, from the school.

And then at the end of the video, I'm going to do some interviews with some of my, you know, Japanese friends, maybe some of my teachers, who knows.

First try?

First try, bottle flip?

Oh!

We're outside, man, we're outside.

Dude.

Yeah, man.

Oh, wait, I wasn't recording.

Really?

Late to class.

By like one minute.

Anyways, yeah, this is the campus.

It's pretty huge, honestly.

This is the school library, so, you know, by the size of the library, I think you can tell pretty much how huge the campus is.

This right here is tokei-san, or the big clock, um, yeah, what else should I say?

The cool thing about our university is that there's like infinite ways of getting lunch, because, you know, there's so many students, so you can either go to one of the three big cafeterias in the school.

So, this is the line to the fucking, to the shokudo.

This is what we live through every day.

You can get food from different mobile stands all over the campus.

Then there's this window where you can literally buy pre-made bentos.

And if you're extremely picky, there's always a family mart right next to the school.

Thank you!

Also, uh, this is mayo, check this out.

The next guest is Minae-sensei, who taught me sign language and Japanese.

I'm Minae.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

So, Minae-sensei, how long have you been teaching at Ritsumeikan University?

I've been teaching for two and a half years.

Two and a half years?

Yes.

That's pretty short.

That was pretty short, wasn't it?

Yes, it was.

I've been teaching for about ten years.

So, teaching is a great job.

Yes, I think Ritsumeikan University is a great job.

There are so many great students.

Especially the ESCAPE program.

It's the best program.

I think so too.

The other day, I was an advisor to a teacher in a government school in Thailand.

I was an advisor to a teacher in a government school in Thailand.

Is this job more fun than your job?

No, it's more of a Thai job.

I don't actually teach students.

It's fun!

That's too bad.

That's too bad!

What's the difference between teaching a student from the US and a student from Asia?

What's the difference between teaching a student from the US and a student from Asia?

In general, people who come from countries with kanji, and people who come from countries without kanji,

I think the difference is in the way they read and write.

But in Ritsumeikan, it's not like that.

When I was a student in Japan, I was able to read kanji, and my students were able to read kanji.

When I was in class, the students were able to read kanji.

Recently, I haven't been able to read kanji from Asia or the US.

It's raining, but it's okay.

You're not supposed to do that.

That's because I'm not good at reading kanji.

Minami-sensei, when you teach Japanese to foreign students...

It's raining so hard.

All of a sudden.

When you teach Japanese to foreign students, what do you think is the most difficult or the most wonderful aspect?

What I think is the most difficult recently is that each person has a very different personality, and their study style is different.

I think that's really difficult.

If possible, I want to support everyone's study style, but if you're in the same class, you can't do that.

I think my class is the same.

Our personalities are completely different.

I'm the type of person who wants to have fun with everyone, and I'm the type of person who doesn't want to do that.

I'm the type of person who quietly waits.

What's wonderful is that you said you wanted to be a foreign teacher.

You're not lying, are you?

I'm not lying.

When I heard that, I thought it was good.

I think I can be a good teacher.

I don't know.

The standards of a good teacher are different for each student.

I think I can be a good teacher.

Maybe it depends on the country.

That's it.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

It made me feel that.

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