Student comment : Masa Iwata
04/02/2020
Hi There: I am Masa. I always look sleepy. I am from Tokyo, Japan and have been living in New York for
6 months so far. I used to work as a bartender at a bar called The Bar Piano in Shibuya, which is very
familiar to foreigners. At the bar, I met so many foreign celebrities such as Quentin Tarantino,
Leonardo Di Caprio, Lady Gaga, David Beckham, famous fashion designers and musicians. Of course, they talked to me in English.I felt bad for them because I couldn’t speak English at all.
One day, I felt a necessity to speak English. I memorized some phrases, and I tried using them to
speak English to native speakers. I finally could communicate with them; besides, I felt happy
doing so. I was so scared of making mistakes, but it didn’t matter. That was the first time I
enjoyed speaking a foreign language.Indeed this experience completely changed my life. I had
never imagined living in New York a few years ago.Finally, trying new things is wonderful.
