About me - Sota Maeda

  Hello, I’m Sota Maeda. I'm Japanese. I was born in Kakogawa city, Japan, and now I live in Kakogawa. I'm a college student. I belong to the faculty of foreign languages, and I study English there. I also learn not only English but Spanish in the college. Now, I stay in Dunedin, New Zealand and study English harder.

  I would often play sports. When I was a junior high school student, I was a member of the badminton club. Furthermore, when I was a high school student, I belonged to the table tennis club. I was a vice captain of that club, so I worked very hard. Today, I play the guitar in my college. I took part in the regular concert that was held last November. I practiced hard, and the concert was successful. I want to participate in the concert held in Dunedin someday.

  My passion is watching airplanes. In my spare time, I sometimes go to an airport to take pictures of many beautiful aircraft. It is fun time for me. My other hobby is watching animations such as “The Promised Neverland”. I am always surprised about the great qualities of various motion pictures.




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  1. Roger NiFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM

    My passion is watching trains. Badminton is full of fun and challege. Cheers!

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 1:30 AM

      Wow, that is a wonderful passion!!! Yes, I think playing badminton is a lot of fun and good for our health.

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  2. Keita AdachiFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:38 PM

    Taking photographs of aircrafts sounds interesting! Although I've been interested in it, I never tried.

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 1:32 AM

      Yes, I am always very excited when I take pictures of airplanes!!! I strongly recommend it!

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  3. Mao NakamuraFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:41 PM

    It's amazing that you can play the guitar!

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 1:34 AM

      Thank you! I have been interested in playing the guitar since I was a high school student, so I am glad I can play it in my university!!!

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  4. David WoodfieldFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:47 PM

    What do you like about watching planes, Sota? Do you sometimes imagine yourself being one of the passengers and jetting away here or there like them? The idea of flight has a sense of escape to it, a going beyond, a transcendence, I guess. What do you think? David :-)

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 1:45 AM

      I always think it is amazing that a plane, which is a lump of iron can fly in the sky! At an observation deck of the airport, I imagine myself being one of the passengers jetting from here to somewhere. Also, I take pictures of them with beautiful scenery such as mountains, sea, flower gardens. It is relaxed time for me!

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  5. Ryuya FujimotoFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM

    What music do you like to play with the guitar?

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 2:17 AM

      I played a few songs, but I like playing Hanamizuki!!! I also like playing The Four Seasons made by Vivaldi.

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  6. Isis VoronkoffFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM

    Hello Sota! It's so interesting how you've been engaged in different sport activities. As you study both English and Spanish, what's your opinion in relation to them? Do you find one more difficult than the other?

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 2:31 AM

      Hello Isis! As you said, I have playing different sports activities using racket! I think there are lots of words that have the similar spellings between English and Spanish. For example, the English word "bank" is similar to the Spanish word "banko" from the perspective of spelling. From my feeling, Spanish is a little more difficult than English!

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  7. KatsukiFebruary 23, 2024 at 12:43 PM

    I also like "The Promised Neverland". It is very interesting manga.

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 2:33 AM

      Wow, really!? It is very interesting story, right?

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  8. Andrew ChaFebruary 24, 2024 at 2:28 AM

    The air show will probably be held in Wanaka in the last week of March. I recommend this for you.

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    1. Sota MaedaFebruary 25, 2024 at 2:34 AM

      Wow!!! I have not watching an air show yet, so it sounds very interesting! Thank you for sharing information!

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