Valuable letters to home countries
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Last week, an event to introduce Japanese culture to foreigners living in Japan was held as a part of a Japanese language class. I teach the class as a volunteer. This event takes place a couple of times a year. This time, we made a letter with pictures using Japanese brush and ink. Foreigners who participated came from various countries including Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, and Finland.
On a letter they pasted origami paper cut out in the pattern of a cherry blossom petal. Besides the pattern, they added messages to their family back home. Some foreigners looked confused about not being able to use a Japanese brush properly. Getting the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on the letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write "Spring has come. How's everything going there?" or "I want to see you, mam."
Some of the characters were written in the wrong stroke order or were out of balance. Some wrote in their mother tongue. However, all of their characters written hard with devotion to their family seemed valuable to me.
I'm wondering whether they put them in the post box or had them on display in their rooms. Anyway, I hope their hearts reach their family back home.
This time, we made a letter withletters and drew pictures using Japanese brush and ink.
On a letter theyThey pasted an origami paper cut out in the pattern of a cherry blossom petal on their letters.
Besides the pattern, they added messages to their familyfamilies back home.
GettingTaking the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on the letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write "Spring has come.
or "I want to see you, mammom."
However, all of their characters were written hard with devotion to their familyfamilies, which seemed valuable to me.
I'm wonderingI wonder whether they put them in the post box or hadhave them on display in their rooms.
Anyway, I hope their hearts reach their familyfamilies back home.
thank you!
This time, we made a letter with pictures using Japanese brushbrushes and ink.
ForeignersThe foreigners who participated came from various countries including Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, and Finland.
GettingUsing the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on thein your letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write, "Spring has come.
"Getting" sounds awkward here
or "I want to see you, mammom."
However, all of their characters written hard with effort and devotion to their family seemed valuable to me.
Anyway, I hope their hearts reach their familyfamilies back home.
Last week, an event to introduce Japanese culture to foreigners living in Japan was held as a part of a Japanese language class.
Some foreigners lookedwere confused about not being able to use a Japanese brush properly.
GettingFollowing the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on the letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write "Spring has come."
"How's everything going there?"
or "I want to see you, mammom."
However, all of their characters were written hard with devotion to their family and seemed valuable to me.
Last week, there was an event to introduceintroducing Japanese culture to foreigners living in Japan was held as a part of a Japanese language class.
grammatically correct but this is smoother
This time, we made a letter with pictures using Japanese brushbrushes and ink.
On a letterthe letters, they pasted origami paper cut out in the patternpatterns of a cherry blossom petalpetals.
There are several foreigners, so there are several letters (unless there is only one letter that everybody is all pasting on, then only "letter" at the start is plural but all of them still pasted their own papers)
Besides the pattern, they added messages to their familyfamilies back home.
"their family" implies they all are part of only one family informally you might be understood though but this is better
GettingTaking the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on the letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write "Spring has come.
"to take" + someone's + "advice"
or "I want to see you, mammom/mum."
"Mam" sounds like "Ma'am" which is not how people call their mothers "Mom" = american english "Mum" = british english
However, all of theirthe characters, written hardtirelessly with devotion to their family, seemed valuable to me.
this is alright but I would say "all the characters" instead of "all of their characters" as this might be confusing with "character" meaning someone's personality/reputation. i would just say "the characters" since you already mentioned them writing kanji earlier. The commas are mandatory if you are writing as it's difficult to understand these kinds of sentence structures without the commas. "Hard" is also not very easy to understand (I had to read this twice to figure out what it meant) and this adverb is better
I'm wonderingI wonder whether they put them in the post box or hadput them on display in their rooms.
Present tense is better than present continuous since "I'm wondering" implies you are wondering about it now as you are writing this. "to put + something + on display" set expression
Overall feedback
Cute event, I hope their families understood the characters haha
thank you!
Last week, as a part of a Japanese language class an event was held in order to introduce Japanese culture to foreigners living in Japan was held as a part of a Japanese language class.
I teachtaught the class as a volunteer.
This event takes place a couple of times aeach year.
On a letterletters, they pasted origami paper cut out in the patternpatterns of a cherry blossom petalpetals.
BesidesBeside the pattern, they added messages to their family back home.
Some foreigners looked confused aboutas to not being able to use a Japanese brush properly.
GettingWhen given the lecturer's advice, "The words to write on the letter will come out spontaneously when you think of your family back home," each of them started to write "Spring has come.
How's everything going there?"
No change suggested
or "I want to see you, mammum."
or mom spelling depends on American/UK English
Some of the characters were either written in the wrong stroke order or were out of balance.
However, all of their characters written hardfilled with devotionconsideration to their family seemed valuablesentimental to me.
I'm wondering whetherI wonder if they putended up posting them in the post box or hadjust placed them on display in their rooms.
thank you!
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