7.17.10

I'm about to leave the center in about an hour. I just wanted to make a few last reflections.

I leave this program with a few realizations.
 * 1) I learned a lot! I am very proud of what all I have been able to absorb and I know that it will all be useful for my future.
 * 2) I have a lot to learn. I look around me and I see people who I would consider to be "experts" in the area of Japanese education and I see how much I need to grow and learn. I need to really work on my Japanese skills. I need to work on my confidence in my abilities that I already have! I need to keep learning and practicing my tech skills, 21st century teaching skills and language standards.
 * 3) I am so happy to have had this opportunity. It has really been an honor to have mad friends with so many wonderful and talented people. It has also been a great honor to have met people like Susan, Tohsaku-sensei and Ushida- sensei. They should inspire us all to go out and make the most of all of our abilities and to continue to improve and promote Japanese education in the United States and around to world.

Thank you all for everything that you did for me.