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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast!
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So this one is from Sakura-san.
Sakura-san, alright.
So, hi Kevin-san, Yamachan-san.
Hi.
Hi.
I'm Sakura.
Hello.
Hello.
I want to tell you my good news.
That is...
Alright.
I passed the Aiken grade pre-1 test!
Alright!
Good job!
Good for you!
Wow!
That's great!
So actually I was good at reading and listening section.
Okay.
But I didn't like speaking test.
In the speaking test, we have to answer social question immediately.
Yeah.
Oh, didn't know that.
So before the speaking test, oh, she passed the, you know, the reading and writing test.
So next she will have the speaking test.
I got it, I got it.
So she's not fully passed yet.
The first stage is she cleared it, right?
Oh, sorry.
I was wrong.
Sorry, I was wrong.
Okay, got it, got it.
She passed everything.
She passed everything!
So before the speaking test, I had practiced with my teachers and friends at school for
a week.
Okay.
And of course listening to your podcast every day.
Thank you for your all contents.
Yeah, it's all because of us that she passed.
Here we go.
Yeah.
Yep.
It's all us!
Everything!
So by the way, I've never been abroad.
So I have a question.
Okay.
How many countries have you been to before?
Okay.
And which country do you recommend to the person who never traveled abroad?
Okay.
Thank you for choosing my message.
I love you.
Bye.
Wow.
Great question.
Alrighty.
Thank you.
Well, let me go first because mine's gonna be short and yours probably long.
Okay.
I've been to US, Japan.
And I wonder why you always say "Igirisu".
Because I get confused with what the English is.
British.
Okay, Britain.
Britain.
Yeah.
And, um, Korea.
Korea.
Okay.
That's it.
I see.
Four countries.
Um, yep.
That's it.
Okay.
Oh, no.
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
I've been to, um, uh, I traveled around Europe once.
Oh, yeah.
Like, I went to Italy, Paris.
France, that means?
France.
What?
No, Paris is not a country.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm a little bit confused on that one.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah, so...
France.
So, I'm just gonna say whatever I went to and you correct me.
Okay, okay, great.
I went to, um, uh, Italy.
Yeah, Italy.
Uh, Paris.
Yeah, that's France.
Uh, I went to, um, Rome.
That's Italy.
I went to, um, uh, Venetia.
That's Italy.
Uh, I went to, um, uh, uh, like the city where they, uh, it's like this and like there's
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water and there's like, there's land that's, uh, tilted and shit and that's, uh, it's beautiful
and like, uh, uh...
The star.
Um, I forgot.
In Europe.
Oda, Oda Yuji?
Someone?
Did a movie.
Uh, with that...
Oh, it's Odaiba.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Oda Yuji-san?
Did a, did a movie on, um, the name of the city in, in around there.
Um, I can't remember the...
It was, uh, uh...
Amalfi.
Yeah, there we go.
Okay.
Amalfi.
That's Italy.
Okay, so yeah.
So you went to France and Italy.
Got it.
Yeah, so I went to France and Italy.
Oh, great.
But you lived in the United States.
Mm-hmm.
And Japan.
Yes.
And UK too.
Yeah, very little.
I don't remember.
But yeah.
Yeah, it's great.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So I have never lived in, you know, any countries except Japan.
Okay.
Um, but I went to, okay, Brazil.
Okay.
Okay.
That was when I was one.
So I don't...
Okay.
Basically, I don't remember anything.
But I went to, um, I went to France.
Okay.
And then after that, Russia.
Okay.
Yeah.
Wow.
And then, um, Korea.
All right.
Thailand.
Uh-huh.
The United States.
Okay.
Um, oh, Kenya.
Okay.
Uh, UAE.
That's Dubai.
Okay.
Okay.
Um, um, France, of course.
All right.
And...
Yeah, that's all I guess.
Japan and US?
Oh, didn't I say that?
I don't think so.
Oh, Japan?
Japan.
I don't think you said US.
Oh, US then.
Did I say US?
I don't think you said US.
Okay, then, 11?
Yeah, that's all.
All right.
Yeah.
Okay.
I went to, um, Hong Kong for just the transfers.
Ah, okay.
But not including that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So...
That's a lot.
Yeah.
That's a lot.
Wow.
I think you're above average.
Definitely above average.
Really?
As a 27-year-old.
Oh.
The amount of experience you have internationally, even if it was traveling.
Yeah.
But I've met some people who, you know, have been traveling, you know, those who love traveling
around and...
You've done more?
Yeah, I've been to like 50 countries or like, you know, did a world tour.
Like, so not very, you know, specially experienced.
Okay.
But, yeah.
Still though, what would you say the most...
What would you recommend?
Okay.
Someone who's never been to any of that.
Okay.
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See, each country has each own great point.
Even great points.
Yeah.
So it's difficult.
Okay.
And it's on what you like.
Yeah, that's true.
If you are into nature things, I definitely recommend Kenya.
Okay.
Africa.
That's amazing.
Okay.
But if you prefer like the architects or like beautiful cities or like art, you should go
to France.
Okay.
Paris.
Uh-huh.
To see those, you know, like the museums and the historical, you know, things.
Or like, like if you like the shows, like musical shows, you know, lives or entertainment
things, you should go to New York, which I've never been to New York, but United States.
Yeah.
That's the, you know, center of those entertainment things.
If you want to have, you know, spicy food, then you should go to Korea.
You're interested in ethnic foods, then you should go to Thailand.
Okay.
And so, you know, it's always difficult.
You can't choose only one.
Yeah.
It depends on what you like.
Okay.
Yeah.
Um, for me, there's one place that I've, that's number one for me.
That's Amarfi.
Oh, Amarfi.
Yeah, the view at Amarfi was so amazing.
Yeah.
It was so beautiful.
Yeah.
There were people, you know, street performing.
The landscape was very beautiful.
The ocean was, of course.
Fantastic.
Mm-hmm.
It was, it's everything about it.
The balance and everything was breathtaking.
Yeah.
I, um, that was for me the most beautiful place that I've been to.
Oh, great.
That's number one.
Number two was, uh, Beninjya.
Okay.
That's the, that's the place where it's...
Yeah, Wota and...
Yeah, yeah.
That's it.
That's it.
Yeah.
And Boat.
That really stands out for me.
Great.
Yeah.
That's both in Italy.
Okay, yeah.
Yeah.
So you recommend Italy.
Italy, yeah.
Must be a great place.
I've never been to Italy, so.
Yeah.
Love to go there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Good.
And food was good?
Yeah, um, we ate some seafood pasta.
Oh, great.
Amarfi.
Oh, nice.
Um, yeah, it was great.
It was really tasty.
Um, the amount was...
Big?
No, it was like, this could be bigger than the U.S.
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Oh, really?
Wow.
Yeah.
And, um, one thing I remember is, um, the olive that was served at the hotel lobby that
you can eat.
Okay.
So good.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
That I remember was really good.
Wow.
Yeah.
Can you find in Japan?
I don't even know what the olive was.
It wasn't even late, but it was just olives in a simple plate.
So I don't know how to find it, but it was really good.
Right?
Okay.
I don't remember.
Yeah.
Right.
Um, in France, I do recommend Paris, of course, but also Cannes.
Cannes.
Which is quite close to Italy.
Okay.
And I guess the landscape is quite similar.
Like beautiful ocean, always sunny, but not humid.
Uh-huh.
And, you know, beautiful, um, landscapes.
Landscapes.
I guess kind of close to the world inside.
And you've been to Cannes?
I've been to Cannes.
Okay.
And that was great.
Yeah.
You, you should visit once in your life.
Nice.
Yeah.
That's where they do the festival of the, the movie festival, right?
Yeah.
Movie festival.
Yeah.
Wow.
And it was like, like, um, Eden, you know?
Yeah.
Like, Lacuene.
Uh-huh.
Really?
I guess it's like that.
That's nice.
But I felt.
Okay, okay.
That's cool.
Everybody was peaceful.
Uh-huh.
Having fun.
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
That's great.
I guess same as the Amadou Fee kind of vibes.
Wow.
Yeah.
So that's the recommendation.
All right.
Yep.
Thanks for listening guys!
Thank you!
Bye!
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