It's hard to learn a new language. To study foreign language is to understand foreign cultures and values. I always translate into English after tentatively thinking in Japanese when I speak English. I tried and tried and tried, but I can't still think in English. Although I know it will really take me a long time to be able to think in English. My English translated like this doesn't make sense, and I'm probably making precious persons uncomfortable. I really worry about if I hurt them. And it takes a long time to build up trust, but it only takes a second to destroy it. So I got scared writing and speaking English.

Spring is in the air. Spring is around the corner. And it will soon be 1 year since I restarted learning English. It’s easy to start something, but it's difficult to continue something. So I'm glad that I have been able to learn English. I'm always grateful for my family's cooperation and my teacher who is working hard to improve my English. I hope I will continue to study English next spring too. I would appreciate it if you could correct my sentences.

What kinds of proverbs does your country have?

All proverbs are full of wisdom based on lots of experiences and failure of our predecessors, so I would love to know the proverbs across the world.

One of my favorites is "Good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile."

I can overcome painful times in my life when I believe this proverb.

What kind of proverbs do you know?

If you know something about the proverbs, I would like to hear that.