It's aboutunderstanding a differentculture, lifestyleandhowtheyseetheworld.
WiththousandsofpeoplecomingtostudyinJapanandthebigcities, I feltliketheyweremissingoutonexperiencing a deepersideofpen.
Sothat's why I'vedecidedtostart a newkindofJapaneselanguageschoolandthecountryside, combininglanguagewithcultureandexperience, studyJapanesein a renovatedoldschoolandpracticewhatyoulearnafterclassesbyinteractingwiththelocals, doingthedifferentactivitiesandevents.
It's timetoknowonlylearnthelanguagebutliveinmanyschoolsandthecountrysideofJapan, a closingdownduetothelackoffstudentsandforthelocalcommunity, it's hardtosee a placewheresomanymemoriesweremadeshutdownandbecomeunused.
Thisschoolhasrecentlybeingreopenedandthefirstfloorwillbeusedas a communityspacewherethelocalscangettogetherforeventsandactivities, ortheroomsonthesecondfloorasspacestorentout, encouragingmoreentrepreneursandcompaniestoworkinthecountryside.
And I'vedecidedtocometogetherwithmyfriendtoopen a Japaneselanguageschoolhere, circa, has a companycalledTakeMetoJapan, andshehashelpedmanypeoplecometoJapanbyfindingthemtherightlanguageschool.
SowithSaca's feedbackfromstudentsandknowledgewithJapaneselanguagecourses, wehavedecidedtocometogethertostart a newkindofJapaneselanguageschoolandthecountryside.
ThecountrysidewasactuallywheremyinterestforJapan's started, and I wouldn't bewhere I amheretodayif I didn't experiencewhat I did.
I grewupinNewZealandandcametoJapanforthefirsttimewhen I was 17 todoanexchangeintheJapanesecountryside.
I actuallycouldn't speak a wordofJapaneseatthattime.
However, beingthecountrysidereallyallowedmetobuyJapaneseDaytodaywithdirections, I hadthelocalsinthecommunity, eventhoughthelanguagesideofveryimportantwhenyoulearnedJapanese.