Graduation ceremonies

Each Friday some students are leaving school and usually Japan as well. Students would give a little speech and receive a diploma that states how many hours they studied at GenkiJACS and on which language level. Something for your mum to frame and hang up in the livingroom :)

The diploma is really great for those who have spent a few weeks at GenkiJACS but have been really lazy, because the diploma simply states that student X has studied Y hours at Genki, it doesn't mention with what success. Maybe there should be some hint like "Student A has drunk so much booze during his time in Fukuoka that he forgot 50% of prior vocab and his Japanese level dropped from 2-A to 1-D". No, but the diploma is kinda nice looking and the small graduation ceremony is really nice.

I should now prepare my own speech for tomorrow evening. I know what I'd like to say, now the question is just how to phrase it in Japanese...

My time at GenkiJACS was great in any case, allthough classes have been a bit overwhelming at times and didn't make me feel very intelligent. But the other people in my class had more previous knowledge of Japanese, I came from almost 0 and that makes it a bit overwhelming. Most teachers have really made an effort to make lessons fun and interesting and very interactive. Energetic and cool Maki-sensei, cute smiley Takako-sensei (see the adorable picture), burstingly funny Chihomi-sensei, super prepared Natsuko-sensei and all the others, I will miss them. And being at the place and seeing all the people I got to know of course.