Tidbit Note -Practice English With Me-

In this podcast, I will pick up one of the news in Canada this week, let me introduce and talk about it.  Let’s start with this news of 1st week of June 2023. Patisserie Le Pont: French-Japanese pastry shop opens in West Van According to Daily Hive on June 2nd, Last fall, Dished shared the news that Patisserie Le Pont had just launched in Vancouver as an online-only pastry shop. The French-Japanes...

シーズン1終了！なんやかんやバンクーバー良き

Transcript↓ It is a commemorable 50th episode. Today I will talk about what I like about Vancouver. I had the same title on my first episode since I started my podcast. As 1 year and 6 months passed since I came to Canada, It is going to be a good opportunity for me to look back and summarize my life so far.  Let’s get started.  Firstly, the thing I love the most in Vancouver is to enjoy a beer at...

1年以上住んでて首相の名前すら知らんかった低所得者です！こんにちは！

As an international student with no voting rights and still limited English skills, I found myself less interested in politics and economics than I had been in Japan and knew little about them in Canada. Ultimately, I hesitate to say that but during the online English lesson, I regret myself because I don’t know even who the current prime minister of Canada is. I was blamed by my best friend, he w...

joke するってボケるよりハードル下がる気がする

Transcript ↓ I have one update today. Since today’s episode, I will put at least the new 2 vocabularies in each episode that especially seem useful in the daily conversation taking you to the next stage and introducing the meaning at the end of the episode going forward. Hope you enjoy your input with me.   Recently I went to watch a Canadian stand-up comedy show for the first time in Canada. Sinc...

お世話になっております、チャーリーです。ご確認のほど、よろしくお願いいたします。

Transcript↓ Almost 1 month passed since I joined the new company. As you can imagine, we have a  lot of things to learn in the first couple of months. Recently, I found out we have different ways of telling thank you in business emails. By the way, Unlike Japan, we seldom say “sorry” unless it is completely our fault and seems to be requested to show some apologies. Surprisingly, we Japanese are r...

リスとウサギが国道でくつろぐ国カナダ

Transcript ↓ Recently I commute to a rural area so I can sometimes find wild animals such as a rabbit and a squirrel. I was really surprised to come across them even on a national route. A rabbit tends to take a rest and sit tight on the sidewalk. A squirrel tends to across the road just quickly. By the way, in Japan, sometimes we tried to have wild animals as a pet, but it is illegal to keep them...

新しい街は治安が悪いです！すこぶる！

Transcript ↓ Welcome to “Lost in translation a Japanese life in Vancouver”. In this podcast, Charlie, an introverted, friendless Japanese woman living in Vancouver, talks about life in Vancouver in order to improve her English. I hope you enjoy listening. Recently I moved to the other city and started a new life. A new house is quite comfortable but still, the internet is not ready to use. Without...

私だけのTEDここに開演

Transcript↓ Welcome to  “Lost in translation a Japanese life in Vancouver”. In this podcast, Charlie, an introverted, friendless Japanese woman living in Vancouver, talks about life in Vancouver in order to improve her English. I hope you enjoy listening. One very useful way to study English is to watch TED. Recently, I enjoy imagining what I would talk about if I were to appear on TED. This &quot...

いつか友達をジャパレスに連れて行ってどや顔でお箸の使い方を教えたい

Transcript↓ Welcome to  “Lost in translation a Japanese life in Vancouver”. In this podcast, Charlie, an introverted, friendless Japanese woman living in Vancouver, talks about life in Vancouver in order to improve her English. I hope you enjoy listening. It's been a while since my last podcast upload, that's because I was unwell and struggling with a persistent cough. However, I'm back now a...

AIとポッドキャストのタイトルを一緒に考えた話

Hello everyone! I’m Charlie. Today I changed my podcast’s title from Charlie doesn’t like chocolate to Lost in translation -A Japanese life in Vancouver- This is because I will graduate from my school in 1 month hopefully, I will not be a student anymore and now it is a totally different situation and feeling from when I started the podcast. So I just wanted to change my outlook on life and work....

日本の合同企業説明会的なやつに行ってきた

Transcript↓ Today I attended a job fair for the first time since coming to Canada. It was similar to joint information sessions held in Japan, with various companies’ representatives in human resource departments. I was a bit excited because it had been a long time since I graduated from university in Japan. Upon arrival, I was surprised to see a crowded venue with over 150 people waiting in line....

カナダレストランおつまみあるある5と「私はあなたのサーバーではない」と言われるはなし

Transcript ↓ It’s been a while to talk to you. It was because I left my job again and honestly got depressed for a while. In addition, I went to see a doctor because my health condition was getting worse and had some tests such as x-ray, ultrasounds and blood tests. Today I got a result and realized there is no problem. I don’t have to return to the clinic so I’m coming back and now recovered. Som...

One for all, all for oneだって聞いてるよ！

Transcript ↓ Today’s episode is about the thing I’ve learned in Vancouver. It is about the way of thinking of Teamwork. Since I came here 1 year ago, I had a lot of opportunities for group work in the class. In that case, I tend to take the role of a team leader because I love thinking about the big picture of the work. I was thinking that good leadership is to find a place where everyone feels ha...