Name change: Jee'aff
It's official: I am changing my name to Jee'aff, as an homage to "bee'atch."
I will make the announcement at my introduction to the students' parents tomorrow, during which I will give the following speech in Japanese (translated by Honda-sensei):
hajimemashite, jehu choo desu
Nice to meet you(lit. this is the first time), I am Jee'aff Cho.
shusshinwa taiwan desu. demo, carihorunia de kimashita
My hometown is Taiwan. But I came from California.
taipei de umare, juusan-sai no toki ni, carihorunia ni, ijuu shimashita
I was born in Taipei, after thirteen years, I immigrated to California.
eigo o oshieru koto wa, mochiron desu ga;
Naturally, I will be teaching English (here comes the tough part);
bokokugo de nakute mo, eigo wa mastaa dekiru to iu jishin o, seito ni otasetai to, omoimas.
but, to give students the confidence that they are able to speak and master English even as a non-native speaker, this I hope.
ganbarimasu.
I will do my best (lit. I will persist).
doozo yoroshiku, onegaishimasu.
Nice to meet you (lit. please remember me, please).
Now if I can only memorize this whole thing and not embarass myself tomorrow. ganbare!

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