Chapter 10: Memories of my exchange program in Fukuoka

At home, in Brazil, we always talked in Portuguese. During my adolescence, I attended Japanese classes because my parents wanted that, but honestly I did not give much importance. After stopping the classes, I didn´t use Japanese anymore and I forgot much of what I learned. Of course today, I am grateful for my parents´ efforts and for how much consideration they had in my upbringing. There are things in life that we just realize after some time and maturity.
I'm a third generation Nikkei and my grandparents were born and lived most of their lives in Fukuoka prefecture, so …