Something I Have Learned Along The Way - Sota Maeda

  I have learned the importance of being confident and making an effort continuously. When I was a high school student, I wasn't confident so much in every situations and I felt stressed every day. I was afraid of doing something. Especially, although I like learning English and studied it hard, my English skills didn't get better than I thought. Before an university entrance examination, I lost my confidence due to lack of my English skills, and I thought I should give up making an effort. 

 However, my English teacher said to me that my English skills were great, so I should be confident in any situations and continue to make an effort. Thanks to her, I could pass the examination of the university that has a faculty of foreign languages. 

 Now, I am studying abroad in New Zealand, and I think my English skills have improved than before, but I also believe that I must keep making an effort of studying English hard. I was taught the significance of not only being confident but also keeping on my continuous effort by my important English teacher.