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ヒトミさんは多摩美術大学の学生さんで、約15年前にスミス英会話に入会されました。彼女からなぜ英語を勉強したいのかという理由を聞いたことがなかったので、私は趣味で勉強しているのかと思っていました。

Hitomi was an art student at Tama Art University in Hachioji. She joined my school about 15 years ago. She never told me why she wanted to study English, so I assumed it was a hobby with some kind of goal.

She was sharp from the beginning, and it was easy to push her to her limits- and teach her something. She took it all in, and came back the next week…and the next week, a better speaker of English. I was never sure of her purpose because she didn't share it with me.

One day, she came to class and told me that she had sold her car, and most everything that she didn’t need. She was moving to Canada. Her first 6 months were devoted to English study, and then landing a job on the “working holiday visa” benefit in Canada. She did it!

She never came back, permanently- only to visit her family and friends, and then back to Canada. Since then, she has been all over the world teaching others about art. I know this because she came back to see me and told me about her experiences. At the time I didn’t know why I was helping her, but now I do. Complete satisfaction in helping this young woman achieve her dreams. Keep going Hitomi! I love it!