I am Sai Kinki from China, working as a recruiter at Hitachi Johnson Controls Air Conditioning Company. I entered Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University after studying Japanese at Kobe YMCA since 2010. I have always wanted to study in Japan and I cannot believe that I am actually working at the company which I was dreaming of and it happens to me thanks to Kobe YMCA.

I arrived in Japan after studying Japanese in China for about 3 months. At the beginning, I wasn’t sure if I would be doing OK, but teachers from Kobe YMCA were supportive and helped me with concentrating on my study. Also, writing an essay and giving an individual presentation which I have learned at YMCA helped me a lot after going on to university. Good luck with studying practical Japanese at Kobe YMCA.

We make a short speech every morning in class. I acquired presentation skill by reading and grasping the content of Japanese news and saying my opinion to my classmates. In advanced class, I studied Japanese by discussing various social problems. YMCA helped me a lot to make a presentation or report at university.

I entered department of Hotel management after graduating Japanese department. I study with Japanese students every day. Kanji must be hard to understand if a student came from a country that doesn’t use Kanji. Japanese department provides Kanji class, so studying Kanji there would be necessary. I worked at HOTEL ANAGA in Awajishima for my first internship this summer. It was my best memory of all.