I applied to be a member of the joint project with Hawaii students this time because I wanted to interact with them as much as possible and also I wanted to be able to speak and present my idea freely in front of people. Since it was my first time to do a presentation outside the classroom, I was very nervous and worried about this event. However, when I first got an e-mail from the two students of Hawaii, my worries disappeared. They told me they are very happy and excited to work together and those words made me feel confident that we’ll do a great presentation together as a team. First, we tried to figure out when is the best time to talk on Skype, since we were all busy with school and after school activities. Moreover, we had a problem with time difference in Hawaii and Japan. Although it was difficult figuring out the best time for all the students to talk, thanks to the Hawaii students’ great help, we managed to arrange the Skype meeting. We e-mailed back and forth even before our first Skype meeting, but I was still nervous to do a first meeting. Fortunately, all of our members had the same idea about our topic and it was very smooth choosing a topic. We divided the role for each student briefly by deciding who will research what and arranged another Skype meeting. As the time of their arrival to Japan got closer, I got very nervous and worried again because I felt we didn’t have enough time to prepare everything. Contrary to my worries, our power point was almost done for the presentation by the time they got to Japan. We arranged another meeting in Japan to make sure the presentation will go smoothly and we worked together for our last check in room L202. It was great because we actually could talk to each other in person. On the day of the presentation, I was super nervous to present in front of people, but when I started talking, my tension went away and actually I enjoyed it. I was impressed after our presentation was over with our team and I was very glad that it went successfully. Although it was very scary at first, I’m thankful that I got this opportunity to work together with them as a team. I really enjoyed the event and it motivated me to try many new things. It was great experience!  

by Mei K