In our class at the TUJ Summer Program, I interviewed a Japanese student named Maniro. She is in 11th grade and is from Japan. She lives in Tokyo and has lived in Tokyo her whole life. However, she lives in the country side of Tokyo instead of in the city. She lives in Tokyo with her parents and her older sister. Her older sister goes to a university in hopes of becoming an elementary teacher.
Maniro goes to an international school with Japanese and Canadian learning programs. She enjoys the Canadian program better due to the fact that she likes the attitude that the Canadian teachers convey better than her Japanese teachers attitudes. After Maniro graduates high school, she wants to go to a school in Canada. During her summers, her homework was to visit universities and take notes about the campus. Through her travels, she finds that she favors two schools in Canada. She is hoping to get a scholarship to the school she wants to go to.
Maniro’s interests include basketball and American culture. She has been playing basketball since she was in second grade. Her parents don’t care about American culture, but she enjoys it. Maniro likes living in Tokyo. Her favorite thing about living in Japan is cherry blossoms. Near her home, there is a long road with cherry blossom trees planted along the sides. During the spring, the cherry blossoms bloom and looks pretty.
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