Why I Decided to Start Writing in English
I studied English in school for about 10 years, from junior high school to university. But honestly, I was never very motivated because I didn’t feel any real need to use English as long as I lived in Japan.
When I was a university student, I traveled abroad for the first time on my own — to Vietnam and Cambodia. Even though people there had their own native languages, many of them spoke English to communicate with tourists. That experience made me realize that English truly is a global language.
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Since then, I’ve traveled abroad countless times, and somehow my broken English was enough to get by. I guess I got too comfortable and stopped pushing myself to improve.
Whenever I travel abroad, I meet people who speak several languages, and I always come home feeling inspired.
I feel like it’s finally time for me to use English more freely, so I decided to start writing in English!
Even now, I still struggle to write in English. But I believe consistency is key, so I’ll keep doing my best.
I’m sure there are many people on Medium who are learning foreign languages, and I’d love to read their posts and feel inspired.
