JLC- Mason Brianna

「 寒（さむ）い朝　（あさ） A cold morning 温（あたた）かいお茶　（ちゃ） Warm tea 外（そと）を見（み）る I look out 雪（ゆき）を消（き）えない Snow does not disappear  中（なか）に別（べつ）の日　（ひ） Another day inside ブリアナ Brianna 」 Reflection: As I expected, I spent a significant more amount of time mulling over words with the Japanese Tanka than I did with its English counterpart, but I was surprised but the fact that I didn't need to spent more time than I did. I went into this Tanka definitely aiming more for a snapshot of a feeling and a less literal interpretation of COVID-19 than my previous poem, but it still just felt right when I found the words I ended up using. Surprisingly, I found that my limited vocabulary didn't hold me back as much as I expected. I'm not sure if the depth of the poem I was intending came through, but the literal translation to me is just as okay as the theoretical one. At face value, I wanted to portray a comforting home, a lazy morning, and the bitterness of a cold, snowy day, but underneath that I wan...

I am sad to say that I have no fancy graphic for this part of my possible self project (though I might delve into a larger scale visual for my own personal benefit once I have some more free time), but that gave me all the more time to actually think about what I was putting into words. For this aspect, we looked at the Kaizen Method, and I'll be making a simplified version of my own below to help myself achieve my goals on language use and learning! 1. The Hope: I want to be fluent enough to be able to understand/interpret for my patients without the use of a translator. 2. The Goal: I will pass the NJE Level 3 with a Silver or Gold certificate by the time I am done with my bachelor's degree.  3. My Action Plan (How will I achieve what's above?):     a. I will continue working to the best of my ability through my Japanese classes at KCAI.      b. Over the summer, I will work through Marugoto as far as I am able.      c. I will continue to te...