Today started the intensive lessons with our wonderful Kapi'olani Community College teacher! He had a lot of interesting ideas and we were encouraged to both "think" and "speak" in English. He told us that it is okay not to understand 100% of everything and encouraged us to speak in complete sentences. We interviewed classmates and then introduced them to the group, talked about the similarities and differences between Osaka and Honolulu, and even made our own conversations. At the start of the lesson we were nervous, but at the end we were more comfortable speaking English and giving our opinions. I can't wait to see what we will do tomorrow!