Vol. 2 May 2020

Have a break

Let’s Cheer Up! Relay Talk
■How are you doing these days?
Classes finally started in May. I have been working on the assignments

The 3rd RunnerMs. Momoko Hakamada
A student from Japan

including preparation for the seminar presentation. I am a staff memberof the ISC 105, and we have been doing our support activities forinternational students online. Currently I am back to my hometown.
I can feel relaxed, and sometimes play with my brother and dog, watch
movies, and study languages. However, I often miss my friends and*The original text in this page
was written in Japanese.

campus life. I hope things get back to normal soon.

■Is there anything you are worried about?
I’m in the third year, and I need to start thinking about my career after graduation.
fairs have been cancelled, and it’s getting hard to obtain information.

As you might know, lots of job

I am worried that we will face great difficultyfinding a job due to the economic downturn.

■Could you recommend some websites, videos,TV programs, etc., that you enjoy at home?
I like watching movies on the Amazon Prime and Netflix. I recommend Japanesemovies, that you can learn Japanese language too. I follow many artists on
Instagram, and I enjoy watching Instalive. It’s so much fun to watch live streaming.

■Could you send a message to international students?
It’s been difficult to connect with people, and some of you might feel anxieties but can’t talk to others much.
I have a lot of anxieties myself, but we can connect online!

105 send useful information and fun videos

on Instagram (ID: @ynu105). Please search out and send messages to us! We want to interact witha lot more students even in this extraordinary time. Let’s get over difficulty together!

The next runner isa student majoring inCivil Engineering:)

The 4th runner

Mr. Tomoki Nagata
a student from Japan■How are you doing these days?
I started taking online lessons at YNU, so I am taking classes anddoing assignments. I became a 3rd year undergraduate student incivil engineering department, so I am quite busy with universityrelated things, and it is not unusual for me to spend most of my dayon my computer. However, sometimes I am released from thepersonal computer. At that time, I am running near my house, playing
the guitar which is my hobby, or reading books on the balcony of my house
while evening. Nowadays, it is neither too hot nor too cold, so it's a goodseason to cool off on the balcony. This photo shows the balcony around at
5pm. I think it looks pretty good on Instagram.😁😁

■Is there anything you are worried about?
There are many assignments in the class and I'm worried whether I canfinish them by the deadline......

■Could you recommend some websites, videos, TVprograms, etc. that you enjoy at home?

I recommend the American criminal drama "CHUCK". This drama is about 10 years ago, and I'm watching itwith amazon prime. The main character is by no means almighty, but I like the process of gradual growththroughout the season.

■Could you send a message to international students?
I think it's hard to go out freely, and you may be isolated in this country because you're not used to. I myself
studied abroad in the Philippines three months ago, and during that time I was unable to go out from theuniversity dormitory due to corona. At that time, because I had friends who studied abroad in the Philippines
together, I was saved. I hope you will have friends who can overcome this situation together. There are certainly
people at YNU who want to be your "friend" such as 105 and ISL member. As an ISL member, I would like toovercome "now" with you.

Who will be our next runner…?!

We are looking forward

to seeing you soon in this field;)
If you would like to send some message here, please write
to isc2020.talk’ATgmail.com. (’ATThanks and stay safe!

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