<The report on Konkatsu party, a dating event by Shiro-kuma-ko, a baby polar bear>
“I realized that it wasn’t anybody’s fault that things did not work out but in fact it lied on my side.” concluded Shiro-kumako after the previous Konkatsu party, the marriage hunting. And I , Shiro-kumako began to think that the Konkatsu party was not the place to be at in the first place.
I need to start something new to change tide.
As for I do not open up heart easily to others, it may be clever to change tide by putting something new to my life.
“So what shall I start” wonders Shiro-kumako.
“Shall I go to gym, play tennis, engage in marine sports or play golf?”
On the second thought why not start take lessons in English conversation. It is always nice to improve skills and feel good when accomplished. Meanwhile one of my friend came up to me with information on Gaitomo, the International Konkatsu party.
■Gaitomo literary means “non-Japanese” friends
Gaitomo is an organization which manages to run “new type” of International events for Japanese men and women who are not confident in speaking English and non-Japanese men and women who speak Japanese. (In case you think “what’s new about that !”, don’t bother.)
What’s different about Gaitomo party from other international parties is that it welcomes Japanese people who do not speak English at all.
At other international parties, it is usual that attendees speak English. It doesn’t matter whether you are fluent or not.
They are for people who wish to speak English at the party. Many of them turn out to be enthusiastic men and women who are taking lessons in English conversation presently. Whereas at Gaitomo International Party they ask you to speak Japanese with non-Japanese and non-Japanese will speak in Japanese.
I liked the idea of giving people a chance to speak Japanese at an international party very much. Moreover as I was thinking of starting lessons in English conversations, I thought it would be a great opportunity to get acquainted with non-Japanese whom I never run into in everyday life.
So I decided to go to the Gaitomo party with my friend.
So how did it go?
I will tell you in the following pages.
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