Guiding to Matsue Castle

I went to Matsue Castle for volunteer guiding in English. There were lots of tourists there today. After designated for a National Treasure, the number of visitors have been increasing. 

Soon after arriving the castle, a Taiwanese woman asked me guiding to the castle. And we went to the castle. She asked me lots of questions. I tried to answer her questions as much as I can. But I couldn't explain everything precisely. I have to study more about Matsue Castle. 

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A Volunteer Mate

I went to Matsue Castle for volunteer guiding yesterday and I talked with a volunteer member who joined recently. He was in his sixties.

He said that he started to learn English when he was 48. Suddenly, his company asked him to go to a language school without working. He had to learn English for a year there. And soon after one year had passed, he went to London to establish a local company. 

When the new office started, he became the president of the British company. Among its 150 employees, he was the only Japanese in the company. He said that he couldn't believe he could run the company with his English ability at the time. 

People can do anything when the time comes. 

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Online Lesson

I took an online English lesson for the first time in over one year. I thought it would be good, but since I didn't speak English for a long time, my tongue was twisted so hard. My mind worked well, but my mouth worked terribly bad. 

My volunteer guide for English speakers will start soon. I have to practice more. At least I should read books aloud or do some shadowing. Otherwise, I'll have trouble while guiding in English. 

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Busy Day

I took the Eiken second stage test in the morning. It was nice. I think I performed better than I had thought. There were only five people took Pre-1st grade and I was the oldest and only male interviewee. 

Preparing for Eiken interview was efficient to improve my speech skills, not exactly for talking though. 

After lunch, I took part in a volunteer English guiding seminar. We learned about how to guide Matsue Castle to foreign people in English. It was hard to explain old Japanese things in English, but we were trying to solve the difficulties as much as we can. 

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The First Goodwill Guide

I went to Matsue Castle for volunteer guide there. It was the fist time for me to do the volunteer work. I was reall looking forward today ,but unfortunately, no tourist came to the volunteer information desk.

I was bored but I could read English books instead. A senior member told me earlier that the number of foreign tourists are reducing here after the Great East Japan Earthquake. I hope more foreign tourists come to Japan. I will introduce Japan's attractive points to many people as much as I can.