Tremendous Encounter

The funny man who is playing the harmonica

It’s been about two weeks since I came back to Spokane, and I have met a lot of people who live here. They are so nice, charming, and interested in us. Also, I was touched by them.

First of all, I met a man who has lived in Spokane for 63 years when I went downtown. I was just walking outside at River Park Square after having magnificent lunch, then I met a man. He was playing the harmonica, and he made everybody feel warm and happy. Also, there were a lot of pictures which were drawn by the man with color chalk on the side walk next to him. According to what I heard, he was an office worker, and he enjoys entertaining people after he retired. I told him that I came back to America to learn English, then he gave me a piece of great advice. That was, “In all matters, having fun is important!” I think it means having fun helps me keep trying and never give up because it is fun. He was persuasive because he looked happy and gave off a radiance. Therefore, I think I will keep trying to learn English with fun!

Then, I met a beautiful Japanese woman at the Fair. She has lived in Spokane near MFWI since she got married to American. She is kind of bilingual right now, but she said that she had tough life at first because of language problems. However, as she talked a lot in English, her language problems were resolved. She said, “You should value this chance to get involved with people in America and talk with them in English.” I felt again I should value my chance to obtain a lot of things while I’m here.

In short, I met great people even though just two weeks has passed since I came back to here. I feel happy when I have a good time with someone, and I'm glad to come back when I can talk with American people in English. Therefore, I'm so excited that I can meet lots of people in America.

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