About me -- Hanako Iwatsuki

My name is Hanako Iwatsuki. I’m from Japan.

 I’m currently living in Andersons Bay with Hugh family, but I’m going to move to another house in St Kilda with Hogan family next week. Andersons Bay is a lovely place near a beach.

I’m really enjoying in Dunedin so far. Initially I love animals and nature, so I have been interested in them in Dunedin. In here, the animals and scenery are completely different from Japan, so I get excited every time I discover them. 

When I was a high school student, my favourite subject was Japanese because in this subject, I could read some interesting Japanese literature.  The reason I chose this course is to improve my English skills especially speaking and writing skills, and critical thinking skills. 

As I said, I love animals and nature, and to record them I started to practice photography. In addition, I like music, knitting, and reading (recently). I often do these hobbies in my free time. In contrast, I do not like study especially math, public speaking, and noisy place, So I don’t like spend a long time with  people who are not very close because I feel tired mentally.

Finally, I believe that my strengths are honesty and sincerest. I hardly ever come late in classes and forget assignments. On the other hand, my weaknesses are shyness moody. I want to fix these bad points.

My goal is to get job I want (but I haven’t decided yet) and work using English.