First Annual Step Up Japanese Christmas Party
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We went to Goemon - arguably the home of Brighton's best ramen - at the end of term for a celebratory bowl of noodles. The inaugural Step Up Japanese Christmas party!
I wanted to introduce my students in different classes to each other, and to celebrate what you've all achieved in 2016.
Oh, and to eat ramen. I love ramen.
I didn't take many photos (oops - too busy having a nice time!) but here they are:
↓ (I know it's blurry but I think it catches the mood! Do you know how to say "blurry" in Japanese?)
Not one to miss a "teachable moment", I also wanted to encourage everybody to order in Japanese.
So we practiced in class the week before. Ordering in restaurants is probably one of the most useful things you can learn how to do in another language.
Everyone ordered confidently, the staff were super helpful, and I was (am!) a very proud teacher.
Thanks SO MUCH for all your support over the last year! メリークリスマス！
Like many people in the UK, I studied French in school. I liked French. I thought it was really fun to speak another language, to talk with people, and to try and listen to what was going on in a new country. (Still do!)
When I was 14 we went on a school exchange to the city of Reims, in northeastern France. I was paired with a boy, which I’m sure some 14-year-olds would find very exciting but which I found unbearably awkward. He was very sweet and we completely ignored each other.
That was nearly 20 years ago, and I didn’t learn or use any more French until, at some point in lockdown, I decided on a whim to take some one-to-one lessons with online teachers. Here are some things I learned about French, about language learning, and about myself.