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Bonjour, Je m’appelle Abigail. Je suis américaine. J'ai travaillé au Japon pendant 2 ans. J’aime danser, lire une variété de livres et pratiquer des langues! Hello, my name is Abigail. I am from the United States. I lived and worked in Japan for 2 years. My hobbies include dancing, reading a variety of books, and practicing languages! こんにちは。アビでございます。アメリカ出身です。二年間日本に住んでいました。私の趣味はダンス、読書、語学の勉強です。どぞうよろしくお願いします。
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Maki
Japanese
May 8, 2025
いつも素敵な笑顔で会話してくれて癒されています。たくさん興味を持って質問してくれるのが嬉しいです。相手を理解しようとする姿勢がアビさんの強みだと思います。
Maki
Japanese
Mar 17, 2025
素敵なスライドありがとうございました。西海市が大好きなのが伝わってきました!
Maki
Japanese
Feb 26, 2025
レッスン2回目ありがとうございました。 漢字から意味を理解できるのがすごいなと思います。七面鳥は顔の色が変化することからそう呼ばれているみたいです。 また、お話しできたら嬉しいです。
Maki
Japanese
Feb 18, 2025
話すスピードや表情がとてもいいです。敬語も違和感なく話せています。このまま維持もしくは更なる成長ができるといいなと思います。
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    A few years ago, my dream was to learn how to play the guitar. I won received a guitar from my father, but I never learned how to play it, because I didn't even know how to tune it. Later on, I met my current boyfriend, and he who tried to teach me how to play the guitar, but it was too complicated for me. I couldn't make the chords because I have a small hand, and it felt impossible to put pressure on two fingers so distant from one another. I gave up on trying because it was too frustrating. But then, while watching covers on YouTube, I discovered about the ukulele, a Hawaiian instrument that looks exactly like a little guitar, except it has 4 strings instead of 6. The ukulele sound is warm and vivid. So, my new passion became playing the ukulele. I bought one and it was much easier to play for being small, especially since my hands are small. Since then, I have been learning how to play it. I'm improving slowly, but at least I'm improving. I already know how to play 4 songs: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, Riptide by Vance Joy, Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis and Photograph by Ed Sheeran. The most challenging part for me was making the chords and strumming at the same time. Now I know the basics and maybe I can try the guitar again in the future.

    A few notes

    won vs recieved: Won would imply that you got it from a lottery or game, vs recieved which is more like a present/gift

    who vs he: techinally he is correct, however when reading this who sounds more natural

    while: this just makes it flow a bit more and adds context and makes it sound more natural

    Playing: a passion usually refers to a verb or action, so in this case, playing

    I hope this helps! I'm sorry if it was too long or had too many edits! Best of luck with the guitar and ukulele!

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    Hello, everyone. Today I wanted to write a short entry about these two paintings; they are attached at the end of this post. The first painting is King Albert at the time of the Explosion of the Dam. At the beginning of WWI, Belgium maintained political neutrality, but the Germans broke it, by invading Belgium. When this happened, Albert became the Commander in Chief. The German Army was much bigger in quantity, so Albert decided to blow up the dam across the River Isar, thus gaining the strategic advantage Belgium lacked. When Belgium had succeeded in defending itself against the German attack, Albert was pronounced a national hero. Songs, poems, paintings and other works of art were dedicated to Albert after his successful commanding of the Belgian army. The second painting is one of the three portraits of Anton Rubinstein by Ilya Repin. The painter was deeply inspired by music and made portraits of numerous prominent composers. There are three portraits of composer Anton Rubinstein made by Repin's hand. This one is designed to look magical and triumphant: the composer is shown standing above the onlooker, his arms are making wide sweeping gestures, and his face exalted and solemn. He stands on the scene, his back against the audience. The venue is brightly lit, and looks as if the air itself is glowing. In this work Ilya Repin succeeded in conveying the strong stature of Anton Rubinstein, the unique atmosphere his concerts evoked in the venue, and the ardent passion Anton's art sparked inside him. I wanted to avoid being too pompous with my descriptions but I am not sure if I was able to. Thank you if you read this far, and please leave your comments/corrections. I am especially insecure about my use of tenses here: it was hard to decide if I should use past perfect or just stick to past simple. Have a nice day.
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