Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
Active Life educates through language, sports, art and cultural exchange. Join our projects and interact with the international community!
About Karo Neighborhood, in Tottori, Japan I have always lived between two worlds: the coast and the mountains of Ecuador, with their eternal rivalry. That's why, when I first visited Tottori City—in 2004—I was struck by the harmony in which the sea a ...
Confessions of a Japanese Linguist (NJM Publishing, 2014) is a detailed book by Shane Jones, an American ceramist artist, Japanese/English translator and language teacher who shares, with tons of generosity, all his thoughts and secrets on how to really ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, through its Embassies around the world, gives recognition to Volunteer Ecuadorian organizations’ Leaders for their efforts to promote Ecuadorian citizens’ well-being and participation in the social life of the ...
It all started when Mina Nishimura—my Japanese host parents' niece—told me she was going on an exchange program to Australia. I had shared some meals with her when she came to visit her uncle's house in Hirakata, the city where I lived and studied. Mean ...
Chronicle of an ascent to 3776 meters above sea level It was my third visit to Japan. I would spend all my savings on this trip, so I had to make the most of it. I asked for three weeks of vacation, which I consider the minimum time to enjoy Japan. ...
As part of the summer plan, Active Life participated in an exchange program between two international schools located in Tsukuba and Joso. The main objective was to share different languages and cultures, learn about animals, exercise, and have fun. T ...
The second Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) of the year will be held on December 1st. The application season in Japan has started, and it will last until September 12th, at 17:00, Japan time. To apply, you must create an account on the Japan ...
Summer has arrived, and travelers are heading to their favorite destinations. We are sure that Japan is among the most popular ones for many reasons. Not only because the Japanese yen is now cheaper, but also because of all the advantages any visitor can ...
We are happy to announce to our community that we have recently launched our new Podcast called Japan Mix, held in the three main languages we speak in Active Life: Spanish, English, and Japanese. Depending on who we'll interview, we choose the language ...
Do we need to learn it? The short answer is YES! Of course, any Japanese language learner needs to know Romaji’s rules, not only to understand how to read Japanese—which for Romance language speakers is not that difficult, even though it mixes phoneti ...