Thank you so much for joining the lesson today, especially right after getting back from your trip to Florida and while you were still tired from unpacking! Your hard work made it a wonderful and fun time for us. Today's Topics & Conversation Geography & Family: We talked about your travels—Florida is on the opposite side from Los Angeles and California! We also touched on why you live apart from your family for university, which we can check more about next week. Helping Out & Cultural Differences: You mentioned helping out at your mom's restaurant during your trip back home, which led to a great conversation about tipping cultures. Since Japan doesn't have a tipping system, you shared how you already experienced that firsthand at a Japanese ramen restaurant in the U.S. Grammar Patterns: We practiced two key sentence structures for introductions: basho ni [Place] ga arimasu (There is [Place] at...) basho ni [Person/Thing] ga imasu (There is [Person/Thing] at...) Self-Introductions & A Fun Surprise: While adding personal details to your self-introduction using 私は〇〇です ("I am..."), I found out that you are a cosplayer and super into cosplay right now! Thank you so much for showing me your photos—you looked absolutely amazing and so cool! 🤭✨ I'm already looking forward to seeing you again next week!💖 Have a great week ahead! 😊
