I met my old student

Today, I met one of my old students about 20 years ago when I was teaching at Tomakomai Higashi senior high school. His name is Mr.Miyawaki, and he is now a teacher of an elementary school at Atsuma, one of the neighboring towns of Tomakomai. He will have to teach English at his school, though he has no license of teaching English. He asked for my advice, so I told him to come to Tomakomai city hall, because I was to have a Japanese lesson for my two foreign students, but both of my students were absent today. So, it became a good oppertunity to talk with Mr.Miyawaki. I told him how I had taught English, especially in my early age when I taught at senior high school. I also told him about my experiences in my foreign travels and experiences when I worked as an interpreter. To teach English at elementary school was decided by the Ministry of Education and Science, but, anyway, I hope it will be a good motivation for the children to learn English and become interested in foreign people and cultures.