MIA NEWS 194ed., Aug. (4)Miyakonojo International Association

Miyakonojo International Association
4-1 Himegi-cho, Miyakonojo-shi,Miyazaki-ken, Japan 885-0073
TEL 0986-23-2295
FAX 0986-23-3223
http://miyakonojo-mia.com
E-mail mia@btvm.ne.jp

Hello Miyakonojo!
Hello Miyakonojo! My name is Seth Steele and I tive landscapes between ideologies spawned fromam originally from Charlotte, North Carolina in the cultural trends extremely fascinating. From theUnited States but have lived in both Hirakata, Ja- philosophy perspective, I studied why those differpan and Wilmington North Carolina for a consid- ences are important and how understanding canerable length of time. Additionally, I spent my help us now. I studied Japan because I wanted tosummers and winter breaks in North Myrtle learn as much as I could and grow as much as I
Beach, South Carolina.
could. I wanted to confront myself with conflicting
From Charlotte, ideas. Then, use what I've learned on my journey
North Carolina to for growth to foster a global community of inNorth
Myrtle creased tolerance and understanding of cultural
Beach,South differences. Therefore, my new position as MiyaCarolina, despite konojo’s English Speaking CIR perfectly aligns
the starkly differ- with both my professional interests and personalent topographical fulfillment goals.
diversity between My interests concerning global affairs and culture
the two, I spent spread to more than just Japan. I am a conversamy youth sur- tionally fluent Spanish speaker with special interrounded by lakes ests in the Mexican and Chilean dialects and it isand oceans. I en- an ongoing goal of mine to to reach a collegiate levjoyed my sum- el of proficiency. I also plan to learn Koreanmers of tubing through Japanese here soon while in Miyakonojo
and scooping up in pursuit of my goal of obtaining a PHD in linguiscatfish with our tics.
hands in Char- However, for most of my youth and adult life mylotte as well as biggest all-consuming interest has been martial
my winters jump- arts, in particular, Tang Soo Do Korean Karate. I
With my parents in North Myrtle Beach ing in 4AM freez- am a second degree black belt and have won overing South Caroli- 40 tournaments, including the United States’ nana high tides for the thrill of adventure and mis- tional tournament twice. I hope to continue mychief. However, I always longed to live and work in martial arts journey in Japan as well by completelyJapan.
emptying my cup of what I think I know and learn
Japan was a place that seemed like the opposite something new. For instance, for many reasons,side of the coin to my prepubescent and adolescent Kendo and Judo seem like excellent opportunities
brain. This greatly intrigued me. I am 22 years old to dive into. I look forward to making friends withand I just graduated college with majors in Film the community by becoming a member of a Dojo.
and Philosophy but I began to study Japanese 8years ago and minored in it as well. I continue to I am so excited to embark on this journey of living
strive for better and better Japanese till this day. I in Miyakonojo and am overjoyed at the thought ofalso studied Japanese culture in college pertaining meeting so many of its denizens! Thank you for
to both of my majors. From a filmic lens, I foundthe differences in artistic expression and the crea- having me!
Movies info C-Plaza Cine-port (Tel: 0986-24-2571)
17-9 Nakamachi, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Map-Code (GPS): 117 488 540*55●Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Finale●The Little Mermaid (Japanese Dub)
(Japanese)●The First Slam Dunk (Japanese)●Meitantei Conan: Kurogane no Submarine(Japanese)*The 1st of every month is ¥1,100 for everyone.
*Every Wednesday is ‘Ladies’ Day’, all ladies ¥1,100.
●Fast X (Japanese Dub)
*The cinema is closed every Tuesday.
●The Super Mario Brothers Movie (Japanese Dub)
*For session times visit: http:/movie.walkerplus.com/●The Flash (Japanese Dub)
th286/schedule.html (Japanese)●Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Japanese Sub)