(F) Hello!:)

Hello, everyone, nice to meet you all!:) My name is Maya Kojima, from section 2A.

To begin with...

・When you see (F) at the beginning of the title, the post is based on my free choice.

・When I put (R) instead, the article is about our readings like Harvard Business Review or the textbook: Leading at the Edge.

I'll use these signs in order not to forget what I need to do every week, so you=readers actually don't have to care about these though:P Sorry to waste your time!

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Now, it's been for almost 1 week since we've done the first Research Writing lesson. In Monday's class, we practiced self-introduction to make positive first impression, keeping SOFTEN in mind: Smile, Open stance, Forward lean, Tone, Eye contact and Nod. It was very interesting but still I haven't talked to some of my classmates, so here I'll briefly introduce myself. (I now wonder how I can make a good impression with written self-introduction…)

Again, I'm Maya from section 2A.

As we have another person named Maya in this class, please be careful when you call me or tell me if you have a good idea of nickname :D

I was born and had been raised in Kyoto for about 17 years, except 1 year studying abroad in Eastbourne, England when I was a high school student.

A picture of Shosei-en in Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto

which my father sent to me with an e-mail about a week ago.

Also, I belong to ICU Kagekidan, a musical club. We act, sing and dance. Next spring, we are going to perform the famous "Les Miserables" in the Auditorium so please come to see!!! Or let me know if you are interested in making the show with us, either as a staff/cast!* Especially, for people who are not very good at talking/doing something in front of many people, you may be able to overcome and improve the skill by experience of playing in Musical...?