Hello! My name is Sachiko. I am half British and half Japanese. I was born in London, and moved to japan with my family when I was 11.
At the time, I couldn’t speak a word of Japanese. The schools I went to had never seen a foreigner before ( Saitama Kurihashi), so the teachers wouldn’t know what to do with an English speaker. Over time, I gradually picked up Japanese.
It was a daily struggle. I would constantly ask myself “Why does this word go here?” Or “Japanese can be very vague... what are they trying to say?”. All of these questions and the amount of language I needed to learn for a simple conversation was scary and daunting. I felt that I could NEVER be able to understand.
But if I could do it, so could you!
I look forward to meeting you and helping in anyway I can!