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Ben Seguin

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Where is your hometown? Saintes, France What is your occupation? Currently unemployed. Usually civil servant. What are your hobbies/interests? Badminton, video games, TV Series, travels, going out What do you like about Japan? The culture shock Why did you choose Japan? Japan is part of my round the world trip. I’m interested in all countries equally. Where is/are your favorite place/s in Tokyo? Asakusa What is your favorite Japanese food? Tempura, gyoza (whatever vegetarian) What were the countries you have visited, and will visit after Japan? Jordan, Israel, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea before and most likely Canada after What do you like about Musashi? atmosphere and friendliness

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Kate’s French Lessons: Culture, Vocabulary and making a sentence

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Kate’s French lessons this time included Culture: King Louis XVI & Versailles, New vocabulary words, ♥ Kitchen & Meal of the day & FOOD!!! Making a sentence that involves a role play for you to be able to order away at a French restaurant.

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FREE Japanese Lessons from Resident Instructor, Kenya

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In Kenya’s Japanese lessons, the students which belonged to the ”basic group” or new learners of Nihonggo tackled some useful and commonly used adjectives. Thank you for your continued participation Xenia, Clarissa and Trang. We continuously invite all our residents to come and join Kenya’s Free Japanese lessons, it is divided into 3 sections; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Get to know Kenya, one of the friendliest (well…90% of our residents are indeed friendly and approachable) and he can help you asses you skills to be able to participate in the correct group!

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Kate’s (Keito’s) French Lesson: French Alphabet and Pronunciation

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As we all know, French could be one of the most difficult languages to learn due to their unique pronunciation of words – and that is what French Instructor Kate have prepared for her lesson. Pronunciation is a vital key in learning a language to convey the proper message and expression and so Kate taught the participants, Yuko, Sho and Anouk to properly pronounce common words and phrases in French. We hope you guys had a fun and enriching learning experience. Till the next lesson!

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Basic Group of Kenya’s Nihonggo Lessons

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It’s nice to see new participants joining Kenya’s Nihonggo Lesson. Welcome new residents Trang and Clarissa to the class! Nice seeing you Stephen, Denis and Xenia determined to step up your Japanese Communication Skills, keep it up! For those remaining who might not been uninformed, Kenya, our Nihonggo instructor has 3 classes depending on your level of skills, he will assign you on which course you are best suited in and you can attend his classes for FREE!

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20170912 Japanese lessons

It’s nice to see new participants joining Kenya’s Nihonggo Lesson. Welcome new residents Trang and Clarissa to the class! Nice seeing you Stephen, Denis and Xenia determined to step up your Japanese Communication Skills, keep it up! For those remaining who might not been uninformed, Kenya, our Nihonggo instructor has 3 classes depending on your level of skills, he will assign you on which course you are best suited in and you can attend his classes for FREE!

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Resident Yuko sharpens English communication skills with Ethan

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Despite being able to speak fluently in English, resident Yuko is determined to sharpen her English Communication skills by conversing with our in-house English Instructor Ethan. During their session, Ethan is teaching various useful English phrases that can be used casually and in business.

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Former Volunteer Michel Cardinale from Italy

Where is your hometown? Brescia, Italy What is your occupation? I’m a student What are your hobbies/interests? I like music, playing sports and staying with my friends What do you like about Japan? Japan is amazing. It’s a perfect mix between historical and technological things. Why did you choose Japan? Because I’m studying Japanese at the Univerisity Where is/are your favorite place/s in Tokyo? They are: Asakusa, Ueno, Shinjuku, Harajuku and Ikebukuro What is your favorite Japanese food? Gyoza and Takoyaki What were the countries you have visited, and will visit after Japan? I visited: England, Macia, France, Scotland, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Japan, Poland, Germany, Tunisia I will visit:

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Meet Liv, our former staff. Good luck to your endeavors and we’ll see you again soon!

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Where is your hometown? Ubbergen, The Netherlands What is your occupation? Next year, I’ll start a Bachelor in Mathematics at the University What are your hobbies/interests? Ballroom dancing, Fashion (Japanese), Archery, Drawing What do you like about Japan? The rich culture, especially the clothes. Also the modern ‘’craziness’’ of Japan Why did you choose Japan? Atmosphere, rich culture, modern street fashion Where is/are your favorite place/s in Tokyo? Harajuku, Asakusa, Ikebukuro What is your favorite Japanese food? Sushi and soy beans What were the countries you have visited, and will visit after Japan? I’ve visited Malaysia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand & Vietnam in Asia What do you like about Musashi?

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Kate’s French Lesson FREE for Residents!

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Kate’s French Lesson was a success last night! Here are some snaps on her first lesson. Remember, all residents are encouraged to join this FREE lesson! Hope to see you every Wednesday from 8:30Pm at our very own Event Space

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