Reaching out and giving away.

Today i had a Beginners' Table at Tokyo Leafcup. I have been really worried and cautious about working the Beginners' Table because I feel like i am not too fit for it. I never would want to make the customers to feel uncomfortable or intimidated if it is their first time coming to leafcup. I know that they are sometimes just 'scared' about the idea of using English (so they try out at the beginners' table) It is like the first 'test-run' for them to get the feel of what leafcup is like.
I gotta say, its been just sooo darn amazing working here, leafcup surely has saved me from my fogged irritable days here in Japan. Made me come back to life and has made my days much happier, too. Working as an 'English teacher/lesson leader" persay was the last thing on my mind forever, but it seems like a good fit for me. Or its something I enjoy cuz i love leafcup. =) Plus, my main love in life is to be good to others - be able to give away and pass something forward - so this is one form of 'help'.
Okay, enough about the analyzing, but I had a GREAT TIME! the Table was a success. I got some good tips from Mie and Mike and Hikari about trying to make it as fun and comfortable for everyone, and my main goal was to speak super slow and clearly. I do hope everyone loves the American English....LOL. but i saw that every guest today helped me have a good convo, and we were laughing and giggling. I learned some funny japanese words that I never knew.

I feel a bit more confident about doing beginners' tables now. Hope I see you all again soon, or to anyone I have not had the chance to chat yet, see ya~

**Word of the Day:
"SHIBA SHIBA" = often (haaaaaaa)