This year is coming to a close

This year is coming to a close. I nearly missed posting new year cards. Now I’m sitting at the desk and looking back what I did this year.

How was your 2012? Me, as for my work, I was under extremely deadly situation. Because of my terrible mistake, a lot of people became burdened with serious damage, which drove me crazy and withdrew into myself. Thanks to someone’s help, I had a narrow escape from a tragic censequence. Thanks.

Let me confess something. I just escaped from the grim reality of a vicious circle and hid behind something called ‘English language’, like a child sobbing behind his/her mother. Ironically, I had a bunch of valuable experience through the ‘escape’ and had wonderful friends who came from other countries.

One more thing, I’d like to tell you about my achievement at a contest in Osaka. I won the first place! I attended a local festival as an interpreter until the previous day of the contest, which was a tough but fruitful task for me. I was a bit exhausted, though, I visited Osaka and enjoyed the contest.

In December, I was given to have a chance to sit on the stage in my town as an English rakugo storyteller. This was my first time to show my rakugo alone. I’d like to get another chance to show more rakugos at a lot of places.

As for an English speaker, it looked wonderful. I do hope I’ll have a more incredible year and write a magnificent article saying ‘it was a great year’ at the end of the next year.

Thank you for dropping by my blog and reading my article. May your 2013 become wonderful and fruitful.