"My time in Shinhidaka was terrific. I learned about this internship from my friends Anna and Jaquelyn who did the same internship in 2023. I felt like I won the jackpot with my host family, they were the sweetest people. My host family was the Amano family, consisting of my host dad and mom, grandma and grandpa, and then their nine year old daughter. They made me dinner everyday and we would eat all together, they also showed me some restaurants in town. I really enjoyed sharing meals together because I got to try their favorite foods, and we would talk together about so many interesting things. My host family only knew Japanese so we talked in Japanese all the time, it was great practice for me to hear their unique voices and vocal habits."
"Besides my wonderful host family, I had my internship at Shizunai High School. The principal and vice principal were very welcoming to me and helped me figure out my schedule the first few days. The English teachers would invite me to their class and I would join them in class. Often I was reading out loud passages and vocabulary, and the students would repeat after me. After the school day ended all of the clubs would start and I would choose a new club to go visit everyday. The school had an exemplary calligraphy club and I loved watching the students practice their writing. They also let me try a few times and I really enjoyed it. They also had many sports clubs and I would watch them during practice.
My internship was one month long and ended during mid July so that I was there during the school festival. Leading up to the school festival the students are decorating their classroom, practicing chorales, creating parade floats, and creating costumes. For the school festival I also got a room that I was able to decorate. I ended up making six posters about American culture and also comparing Japanese and American high schools. The day of the school festival the students faculty and locals walk all around the school to visit the decorated classrooms, so many people visited my room and I got to talk about Kentucky with them."
"I’m really glad I got to do this internship, because my long term goal has been to enroll in the JET program once I graduate, and teach English in Japan. I know that in the future I will definitely return to visit my host family."
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