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Hi everyone, it's your friend Maree. Welcome to my voice journaling broadcast.
I'm really happy you're here and I appreciate you listening. Today is May 25th.
I recently joined the NYT English project and started this English audio broadcast on STAND-FM.
In the first episode, I talked about why English is important to me.
In this second episode, I want to introduce myself, share my motivation for learning English, and talk more about it.
I'm using an AI translation and reading a script which you can find in the description box.
I've been doing Japanese broadcasts for about a year, but speaking in English is harder for me, so I prepared this script.
Here's a bit about me. I'm a single mom with a 14-year-old daughter. It's been just the two of us for 12 years.
I graduated from college and have been working as a nurse at the same university hospital for about 20 years.
Before nursing, I did various jobs like tutoring, waitressing, mail delivery, and factory work, but none involved using English.
As I mentioned in the previous English episode, one reason I've been studying English is that it's great brain training for me.
Two and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease, which caused my brain arteries to narrow.
This means not enough brain, oh no, not enough blood gets to my brain, which can cause issues like strokes.
I had brain surgery to improve blood flow. Afterward, I had memory problems.
Learning English has helped me expand my perspective, make new connections, and enjoy learning again.
It's good for my well-being. Plus, I really love the sound of English and think it's cool to be bilingual or even trilingual one day.
Oh, just kidding. But even though I don't use English much at work, in the acute care ward where I work, studying English helps me understand patients' cultures and backgrounds better.
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This can improve the quality of care, especially for patients from overseas.
Being hospitalized is tough for anyone, and it's even harder for foreign patients who face language and cultural barriers.
I want to help reduce those barriers and provide comforting care to all patients.
That's why I'm excited to learn English again. It makes me happy by connecting with all of you.
Thanks for listening to my self-introduction and thoughts on learning English. I'll see you in the next episode.
If you have any feedback, please leave a comment or like. Oh, wow, it took me about an hour to make this script.
I'll make it shorter next time. Thanks for listening to the end and hope you have a wonderful day. Bye for now.
