tobi's blog

tobi's blog

-university student
-studied in South Africa as exchange student

just write what I thought in here
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I really appreciate the environment where I am.

I wouldn't have been thinking of myself this much if I were not in this situation.

90 days are left till the graduation.

I'd like to keep growing everyday in this wonderful university.



Today I had a little good thing.

I talked with an exchange student from Ghana, who often come to the lounge on which I'm working.

I don't have many chances to speak English for communication with international people these days, so it was a really precious time for me.

I miss South Africa.
変身・断食芸人 (岩波文庫)/岩波書店

¥504
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I read this before but it was an assignment of Introductory German Literature, so I'd like to write what I thought through this book.

The reason why I picked up this book is that I was strongly attracted by the first sentence.

When a man wakes up in the morning, he knows that he turned to a bug in his bed.

He is a businessman who is working at a cloth company selling them to the customers.

He is struggling to pay back his family's debts.

However, from the day he became a big bug, the family tries to quarantine him in his room all day due to his ugliness.

Finally, he was killed by his father, who threw some apples to him.

I though this story is a kind of implication and alert to the society, which looks down on those who are ugly or disable to do something.

Now Japan is a country where more than quarter of population is elderly.

We must cherish them and have to enhance their values.
水晶 他三篇―石さまざま (岩波文庫)/岩波書店

¥819
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This is an assignment book of Introductory German Literature.

The story is about siblings who live in a small village going missing in a mountain on Christmas eve.

While they are in the dark and cold snow mountain, older boy encourages his younger sister constantly not to make her be afraid.

On the next morning they were found by residents in the village and go back home safely.

The Christmas of the village finally begins.


マッキンゼー流 入社1年目問題解決の教科書/ソフトバンククリエイティブ

¥1,365
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I bought this book to know the standard required to McKinsey's new consultants rather than to understand the method of problem resolutions.

I was impressed with their working attitude that all consultants never compromises on every task at all.

In addition to their smartness, I think their strong persistency toward the works is the most important factor to enhance McKinsey.

I determined to concentrate on and take responsibility of the quality of works I do everyday.
外資系トップの英語力/ダイヤモンド社

¥1,575
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This is the one I received on the Job-offer Meeting.

In this book executives of some companies talk about how to improve their English ability in their business fields.

The common points of their opinions is that non-native speaker should not be afraid of making mistakes, and English proficiency can only be improved through this process.

I'm a type of person who is not so brave to be embarrassed by making mistakes, so this idea is really inspiring to me.
It's so hard to spare time for self-study.

Especially reading.

My weakness is to concentrate on one thing for long time.

My interest always move to anywhere.
These days I feel everyday is so fast.

It's because I've been much more busier than ever in my life.

My task list is full of various things like class assignments, zemi's activities, young students support staff, part-time job and etc.

Although the time available is so tight, I'm enjoying this situation.

It seems that I'm type of person who likes busy life.

Of course I'm depressed when I cannot achieve goals I set in busy situation, but I can feel that I'm growing by struggling with how to overcome that difficulties.


This semester is the most hardest ever in my life.

How much I fight now will surely have much effect on my future.

I'll go on!