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Cancelled trip

7/29/2016

My trip to Erimo/Samani and Urakawa was cancelled because of the heavy rain that fell in that area.
The Tourism Seminar was an event for local town staff and people working in the sightseeing business - and of course they were all busy with the rain and evacuations.

So just hours before my bus from Sapporo, the event was cancelled and instead I am spending 3 quiet days at home. I hope to go to that area next month...or September. Now I have time to practice my speech more.

Practice will make perfect???

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"Good afternoon..."

7/27/2016

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"Good afternoon, ladies and gentle men......konichiwa ...Harlow Amanda ともします。。。"

This week I am preparing a speech - in Japanese - that I will be giving in Erimo tomorrow.

The theme is Hokkaido and Tourism and the audience will be tourism business people in the Erimo/Samani/Hiroo/Urakawa areas.

I have been invited to talk because I am a writer for the world-famous travel website Trip Advisor, helping people plan their holidays here in Hokkaido.

Giving a speech in Japanese isn't easy for me. I have been preparing it all week.

First in English. Writing what I want to say.
Then practicing it - speaking in Japanese.
Timing the speech.
Checking which words I don't know how to say.
Looking in a dictionary.
Asking my Japanese teacher and frends.
Rewriting.
Putting the useful Japanese words into the speech text
Reading again.

And quite a lot of panic!
Wish me luck!

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Hokkaido in English

7/19/2016

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A good way to improve English listening ability is to listen to something you know about already, and something you are interested in. So I REALLY recommend this TV/online program with a report by my friend Delaina Miyazaki.
NHK World makes travel programs for foreigners who are interested in coming to Japan. This is J-Trip Plan the latest online program.
It is about the famous gardens of Tokachi area, near Obihiro - you should start watching at 13.55 mins for Delaina's report.
Click this link here - J-Trip Plan - Hokkaido Gardens

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