Testimonial Interview - Ayaka.I 

修了者インタビュー  あやか .Iさん


Q1. 日本での経歴/学歴と、カナダ(トロント)に留学/移住された理由を教えてください。Tell us about yourself. What made you decide to come to Canada?


大学卒業後ホテルに就職しました。しかし配属先への不満や、早く海外での経験を積みたいという思いからカナダへの留学を決めました。カナダを選んだ理由は、治安の良さや他国より英語の発音がきれいと聞いたこと、また寒い場所に行きたかったからです。

I was working for a Japanese hotel company after my graduation of my college. However, because of gap between my work ethic and the company's work culture and a feeling of wanting to work aboard and become more experience in doing so, I have been determined to first study abroad in Toronto. Hearing that Canada is a great environment in learning English abroad for the first time, and also is a safer place to live compared to some other foreign countries convinced me enough to choose the country to move to.


Q2. Takuyaコーチングを始める前は、留学/就労生活においてどのような心境・悩み・不安がありましたか。

What concerns, worries, or difficulties you'd had in your daily life before joining ENcourage coaching program?


目標が何もなく、家でゆっくりしてしまっている時間がありそれが悩みでした。だらだらとTOEICの勉強をする生活を変えたいと思っていました。

I'd always had a dilemma with a gap between my ideal self I always pictured and my real self in my real life who hadn't had any practical goals for life, sabotaging and feeling bad about herself. Only studying for a standardized exam, well known in Japan as TOEIC, without any concrete objectives, was not what I had wanted to.   


Q3. 他に多くの語学プログラムやレッスンがある中でTakuyaコーチングに申し込んだ決め手を教えてください。

What made you apply for ENcourage coaching program among a variety of ESL learning programs in Toronto?


語学学校に3ヶ月行きましたが、他の国の方に負けてしまいあまり話すチャンスがありませんでした。私には合わないと思い、1対1のレッスンを探していたところInstagramでTakuyaさんのコーチングを見つけ、Takuyaさんの熱量がすごいな、おもしろそう、また今の自分を変えられそう、と思いすぐに連絡しました。

In the 3 months of studying at an ESL language school, my background as Japanese challenged me with being able to continue eagerly speak up for myself to be able in rewiring my communication style, which was to be more in a western way expressive, open and interactive than being reserved and humble as Japanese. Being the only one asian student in the classroom, I have come to feel that for my step-by-step development of my English, 1 on 1 lesson will be the best solution for the concern. Looking for any suitable program online, I watched the video about ENcourage program on Instagram. Takuya's speech in the video helped me visualize myself fully motivated and transformed to who I want to be to the extent of not taking me minutes to send him message 'yes I want to join' the program.


Q. コーチング受講の前と後を比べて、どんな変化や成長がご自身の中でありましたか? 

What positive change or growth in yourself you could feel through 6-week coaching sessions?


学びが多すぎてTakuyaさんには感謝してもしきれません。Takuyaさんはポジティブで本当にエネルギーで満ち溢れている人だから、レッスンではいつも元気をもらっていました。私のリクエストでその秘訣も教えていただきました。私もTakuyaさんのように周りの人に元気を与えられるようなエネルギッシュな人になりたいと思います。また、自分に目標ができたことが本当に嬉しいです!今まで自分のやりたいことはあまりない、だから何を今すべきかはっきり分からずぼんやりと英語の勉強をしていました。しかし、レッスンを受け自分がこんなにもしたい事がたくさんあることに驚いたし、そのために行動できるようになりました。好きなこと、得意なことを考えてワクワクできる目標も持つ事ができました。この目標に向かって頑張ります!Takuyaさんのレッスンを受ける事ができて本当によかったです!ありがとうございました!

I cannot describe enough how thankful I am for my coach Takuya to give me lots of practical learnings  to make my studying abroad life better. Every lesson he brings me energy to genuinely light myself up  as a positive, cheerful and energetic person. I could even learn his secret of staying positive, active and goal-driven even in our second language communication where the barriers impedes us to be truly who we are. More importantly, I now have a clear goal with unique, realistic and practical approach of how to make my dream into reality, feeling joy of pursuing my goal. I used to be a person who is not sure what my true talents and passion are, which led me to not purposefully study English. I was lost with not truly knowing what I was studying English for. That is why I am truly grateful that this ENcourage program made me not only fully aware of so many wishes I've had in my heart that had been buried underneath 'reality' I had created but also take my practical actions for my goals. I do and will live with my goal that always excites me to visualize while understanding how I exploit what I love and what I excel. I am so lucky to be one of the graduates of this program. Thank you so much, Takuya!


Q4. 全て英語で行われるライフコーチングですが、Takuyaコーチはネイティブではないですね。彼の英語レベルは大丈夫でしょうか?ネイティブ講師の方が良いのでは?

Some people feel comfortable with having lessons only by English native speakers. While all the lessons are delivered not in Japanese but in English, what impression did you have on Takuya's English level?


Takuyaさんの英語はこれまで私が出会った日本人の中で、一番語彙力・表現力・発音の良さを含めた英会話力が高いと思いました。Takuyaさんはネイティブだと勝手に思ってしまうほどです笑。 私のカナディアンの友達もTakuyaさんのInstagramを見て発音がきれいと言っていました。

The sounds of his English with his fluency even made me doubt sometimes that his first language is Japanese! A friend of mine from Canada who watched a video of him speaking English on Instagram said his pronunciation is flawless. 



Q5. 実際には、どんな内容を学ぶのでしょうか?「英語留学コーチング」と聞いてもイメージが湧かないです。印象に残っているレッスン内容を教えてください。(そこからどんな発見がありましたか?)

What types of activities did you work on and what did you learn from them? Help us grasp a picture of what 'studying abroad coaching' lessons are.


自分の頭の中で考えてること全てをTakuyaさんは引き出してくれました。それをノートに書くことでより自分のしたいことが明確になりました。今まであまり夢!とかなかったですが、今は明確な夢ができそれに向かって頑張れているので楽しいです。自分の考えを書くことの大切さを学びました。

Asking me so many different types of questions I had never been asked to myself, Takuya fully encouraged me to make my subconscious wishes fully conscious. For example, writing every one of my wishes, my positive and negative feelings, concerns, worries, frustrations, reasons, and solutions, through different activities, have cleared clouds of overthinking and uncovered my true will and wish. 


Q6. Takuyaの留学コーチングを通して、レッスン外で現れた生活面、心身面、行動面での自分の中に起きた嬉しい変化があれば教えてください。

Was there any positive change in your life that ENcourage program brought to your life? 


自分の目標ができ、それに向かって日々何をすればいいかを考えながら生活するようになったので家でゆっくりすることが激減しました。また、コーチング前はネガティブになりがちでしたが、今はすごく日々ポジティブに考えることができています。

One of my changes happened to my life while being in this program that even surprised me is that I have come to be able to genuinely think positivly about my life every single day instead of always feeling negative which is how I used to. I have started to use my time wisely and purposefully instead of binge watching at home because the lessons helped me clarify what my goal I have wanted is, and gave me more space in my mind to often ask myself 'what small steps should I take to get a mile closer to my goal on my daily basis.'


Q7. レッスン外のTakuyaからのサポートで、嬉しかったことは何でしたか。

What support from Takuya did you like outside of the lessons?


ルーティンの日記のシェアです。自分だけで始めてもきっと3日坊主で終わると思いますが、Takuyaさんに送らないと!と思うので今でも続けられているし完全に自分のルーティンになりました。またTakuyaさんの言葉からもすごく元気をもらえます。

It's his Real Journal that every day he sends me. The journal exposes his every day life and his attitude to it, which is genuinely motivating and encouraging. Sending him my own journal is also a part of my new routines that I do every single day. It's been really effective for me at involving external environment with my new routine, forcing myself in a positive way to be truly consistent. 


Q8. これまでの6週間のコーチングで、一番印象に残っている、大事な事にハッと気づかされた言葉/価値観があれば教えてください。

What value did you find important in your learnings in this 6 week long program?


好きなこと、得意なことを仕事にするってすごくシンプルだけど実践できてる人は少ないと思います。周りの意見や聞こえの良い仕事を選んでしまいがちだし、実際過去の自分もそうでした。Takuyaさんのレッスンを受けて自分の好きなこと、得意なことで仕事をすることの大切さ、またこれを追求していきたいと考えるようになりました。

The program gave me a true courage in myself to listen to my heart of what I actually want to do instead of listening to others' opinions and only trying to meet their expectations. It was scary to be honest to my heart, fully wanting to only follow what I want. Now I strive to make my living with what I love and excel. It is very simple, yet is not the thing that many people do. 


Q9. Takuyaコーチングの独特な良さを教えてください。多くのネイティブ ・ノンネイティブ英語講師やコーチがいる中で、Takuyaをコーチとして信頼できる決め手があるとしたら、何でしょうか。

Among many native/non-native English teachers and life-caoches, what do you think are the determinants that people would find Takuya and ENcourage program reliable? 


本当に生徒に寄り添った指導をしてくださります。Takuyaさんの熱い気持ちが伝わってくるので私も頑張らないと!っていう気持ちになります。いつも内容の濃いレッスンなので、時間があっという間に過ぎます。

The combination of his great level of encouraging energy and his empathetic but needs-focused guidance is very original as it comes from his own personality and his passion. Every lesson is very practical, informative with his original approach which made me feel like my lessons always finish in seconds. 


Q10.「日本帰国後の就活が近い」や「現在仕事をカナダでしているが英語を伸ばすコツを知りたい」など、レッスンの内容/日程は要望に応じて毎週大きく変えられるのでしょうか?

Are (re)arrangement of every week's lesson schedule and contents flexible?(e.g. I need to know practical English learnings techniques to memorize vocabularies on my daily basis for my workplace, or how I can I maintain/level up my English level  after going back to my country)


レッスンの内容は自分の要望に沿って進めてくださります。Takuyaさんは優しいので日程も変えることが可能だと思います。

Lesson (re)scheduling is available! Every week Takuya also asks you a couple of questions in advance to assess your needs for your next lesson. I was happy that he always customized my lessons depending what I get to prioritize to learn each week. 



Q2. どんな方にお薦めでしょうか?

For who would you recommended joining this program?


留学に来たけど、目標がなくただ1日を仕事や勉強で終えてしまっている方、今の自分を変えたいけど、どう変えたらいいかわからない方におすすめだと思います。Takuyaさんのレッスンで自分の明確な目標を持てると思うし、今の自分も変える事ができると思うからです。

This program is for you if you came studying in Canada to completely change their environment, while still having been struggling with finding what you want in life, and what truly makes you joyful through living in Canada. Takuya's lessons will help you discover what you have always wanted, and encourage you enough to start taking your actions to get closer to your dream step by step.


Q11. より自分らしく生きるために踏み出したい、でも本当にTakuyaを信頼しても良いのだろうかと迷う過去の自分が、今目の前にいたら、どんな言葉をかけますか。

What would you say to your past self  who would be hesitating to join his program, not being sure whether it is worthwhile to invest yourself on and trust Takuya?


「迷う必要ない、今すぐTakuyaさんに連絡!」

Don't need to hesitate. Contact Takuya now! 


あやかさん、ありがとうございました!

Thank you so much, Ayaka!

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