November 18, 2010 in A student life by adminsekaione
A student life in Japan : Introduction
Hi everyone,
My name is Aminata but friends call me Ami-Chan, Ami as in “Friend” in French
I think my name says a whole lot about my character so I like to think of myself as a cheerful and friendly person which doesn’t stop me from being a hardworking and strong willed young lady.
I came to Japan 5 years ago through Wospro Japan which still guides me through the different steps of my student life here in Japan. I studied Japanese for two full years in Kanrin Japanese School, Yokohama.
People usually ask me how I came to speak and write Japanese so well and I always tell them that one of the main reasons is that I got a very strong foundation of the language during those first years thanks to my skillful teachers and the warm and family-like environment found in that school. After that, I decided to attend a 2-year vocational school in business, Tokyo School of Business another great school where I had a lot of fun as a student but also as model.
Those two years went by so fast that I was surprised myself when I moved to Chiba where I transferred to a 4 year university called Chuo Gakuin University where I am studying International Business. As a senior in Chuo Gakuin University, I am also doing an internship in an international consulting company, another opportunity I have to thank Wospro Japan for.
I have had all type of part time jobs through the years. I started as an ALT in a middle school in Yokohama, then I became a part time teacher in an English School where I thought children from 1 to 15 years old. During that same period, I was working as a part time model doing T.V commercials as well as T.V shows and promotion videos in the biggest TV channels in Japan. However the job I have loved the most by far, was teaching in an English kindergarten in Motomomachi-Chukagai in Yokohama. I had so much fun with the children who used to call me Princess Ami that I was looking forward to going to work every single day. The only reason I had to stop teaching those lovely kids was because I moved near my actual school in Chiba which is very far from Yokohama.
Presently, I am doing a lot of things at the same time which makes me quite a busy person. While writing my thesis and working at the consulting firm and I am also enjoying myself teaching English and French through the phone and but also doing presentation all around the Kanto Area about my country and my culture. I do have other hobbies that don’t have much to do with teaching though, and they are traveling abroad and cooking. I just LOVE cooking. I like cooking dishes from all over the world and I can get pretty creative with my cooking.
I also like going to new places and I have traveled all around the world since I was young and Australia is the next place I want to explore. However there are times when I become a real “Otaku” and all I do is *chillax* at home. Those days I prefer staying home surfing the internet, chatting on msn messenger and watching movies all day long and from now on I will have to add to that list writing on my blog
In this blog you will find interesting articles on students living in Japan but also ideas ranging from how to live cheap in Japan to how to find a good part time job. I will also share with you pictures and information on several events I attend monthly. Your feedbacks, questions and feedbacks are always welcomed. See you next time
Amichan
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November 18, 2010 at 9:16 am
Who is that face!!!
ｙｏｕ ｔｏｌｄ ｕｓ ｔｈａｔ you like cooking.
So please can you give us an explanation about how to cook Ebi-Soba.
I like this dish but can not cook it very well like a Japanese restaurant.
Amishan, I will read all your post and hope we will have fun at Sekaione.
November 18, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Hummm very interesting blog different to many others one. And very great and interesting background too. Hope we’ll have the chance to share our differents professionnal experiences.
I think that’s a very good initiative to give information to new student specially the foreigners coz i had a same experience and i know how it’s hard to come for the first time in a new country…. So congrats for this GOOD idea.
In more being a “hardworking and strong willed young lady” u love kinds very nice.
To finish i hope i’ll be invited when you make your Soba… Hen Bill??
November 18, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Hey Bill. Thank you for your comment. I will love to share my Ebi-Soba recipe with you in the coming posts. Please keep on reading my blog and leave your comments and suggestions. Mata neeeeeee
November 18, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Coucou Amishan. Ravie d’avoir de tes news. Je trouve ton initiave très intéressante, ton retour d’expérience sera une grande aide pour les étudiants.
Ce serai aussi intéressant de parler de la culture japonaise, sachant que les différences culturelles peuvent être les premiers facteurs de l’échec d’une intégration.
Je suivrai continuellement tes articles.
Kisssssssssssssssssss
November 18, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Hey Mamita. Merci pour les commentaire et idees. Mes prochains articles seront sur la vie au japon et la culture japonaise.surtout donc faudra consulter mon blog regulierement. Merci encore
November 18, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Hi Dioufy. Thanks for your comment and we will invite you when we make the Ebi Soba. Please check on my blog regularly I will post another article next week.
BYEEEEE
November 18, 2010 at 1:56 pm
やっと読み終わった～www
久しぶりに長い英文読んだよ。
でも今までアミちゃんの経験を聞いてきたから理解できた！
もうすぐ日本の大学も卒業ね。
これからの人生においても神の導きがありますよぅに☆
また書いてね♥
November 18, 2010 at 2:32 pm
カーにちゃん ありがとう～ ：）毎週新しい記事書く予定です。読んでねええええ～。
ジャラジャッフ。。
アミちやん
November 18, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Bonjour,
Issu d’une formation école de commerce en Afrique, plus particulièrement au Sénégal à ISM DAKAR, je suis actuellement étudiant à Rouen Business School en France pour mon Master. Je pense qu’au delà de la formation il serait important que de telles structures puissent recevoir des étudiants d’origines diverses afin de s’enrichir de la culture Japonaise. Je suis tenté pour cette expérience et j’en ai immédiatement fait part à mes amis qui sont à l’ISM Dakar.
Tout en espérant que ces derniers passent par votre canal, afin de rejoindre le Japon, je salue votre noble initiative.
Bien cordialement
Cheikh Mouhamed DIOP
November 19, 2010 at 3:52 am
Thanks everyone for your participation in Ami-chan blog!
Hope you enjoy the site
November 19, 2010 at 9:16 am
Bonjour Mr Diop,
Nous remercions pour le service que vous nous rendez et vous assurons de faire notre mieux pour informer suffisamment tous les étrangers sur la société japonaise
et particulièrement sur les études.
November 19, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Pour rejoindre ce que vous venez de dire pourquoi ne pas essayer de créer une sorte de partenariat genre jumelage avec des écoles du Sénégal par exemple l’ISM. Ces genres de collaboration auront pour finalité de faciliter les échanges entre étudiants des deux pays. Cela permettra à chacun de découvrir les réalités de l’autre pays mais également d’avoir un autre aperçu, une autre vision du monde. Je pense qu’à terme tout le monde en sortira enrichi d’une nouvelle expérience.
Merci
December 7, 2010 at 12:27 pm
C est vraiment très intéressant tout ce que tu viens de partager avec nous, c’est une initiative de taille qui est à saluer et à copier.
Le Japon, en particulier, est un pays “singulier” qui se développe, malgré tous ses handicaps naturels, à une vitesse folle;
il a les habitants les plus propres, les plus disciplinés, les plus travailleurs que compte le monde
Personnellement, je crois que nous mêmes et nos dirigeants devons consulter ce blog régulièrement afin d’en tirer des leçons pour le développement de nos “PPTE”!
Le partenariat entre écoles serait une excellente chose qui permettrait aux étudiants d’échanger entre eux et d’exporter leurs cultures et leurs savoirs faire comme le fait ci bien Amishan l’”Ambassadrice des étudiants sénégalais au Japon”
Thanks for all