I am Abbas. I came from Bangladesh in July last year. Before coming to Japan, I was studying botany at university. My childhood dream was to work in Japan, and now I am studying here. Before studying abroad, my family and friends told me to “do my best.”

Then I went to Japan. My cousin lives in Japan, and it was enjoyable to meet him after a long time. However, I was initially sad because my family wasn’t with me. But meeting people from different countries in school classes and at work was interesting. When I first came to Japan, I had a lot of trouble using trains and buses, but now I am used to it. Gradually, I am becoming able to speak Japanese, so life in Japan is becoming more enjoyable. It has been really fun making friends and studying at this school. The biggest disappointment this year was not being able to go on a school trip. After graduating from the Japanese language school, I will enter a vocational school. I want to tell my juniors to start working hard on Kanji from now. I had trouble with Kanji, so I am also planning to study harder from now on.