Theresa's Self Introduction




Hello! My name is Theresa MacGillivray and I’m a 2nd year at Calgary University. Although I am from Canada (Prince Edward Island) I grew up in North Carolina in the United States and lived there for most of my life. My personal hobbies include playing video games, using my computer, and watching various shows on Netflix or anime. My favorite manga to read is Ao no Exorcist and my current favorite console to play is the switch as I love Nintendo games very much!  I’ve always been interested in Japanese culture and language since I was young. While it was mainly influenced by Japanese anime (such as Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, ect.) I’ve always been interested in the language itself. My major is Japanese and I have a strong interest in becoming a Japanese to English localizer/translator. I am very excited for this program because I have never traveled outside of North America and I hope it’ll be a very fulfilling trip to meet new people and learn new things about myself and how different Japanese culture is from us. Aside from translating, one of my other personal career goals is becoming a voice actor. I have practiced voice acting since around 2009 and have created various fan projects and made my own in-home studio for practice. Voice acting is something I am very passionate about, however it is a business that is fairly small depending on where you live. That is why someday I have hopes of moving to Vancouver or Los Angeles where I can more easily pursue a voice acting or a localization career.  In addition, I also like to blog and review visual novels. I often play ‘otome (乙女)’ games which are Japanese visual novels that involve pursuing male love interests. While playing the games themselves are fun, I often play them in Japanese since it is a very good way for me to practice my reading and listening skills. If there’s something I want to improve on most of all while in Japan, it’s definitely my speaking skills as you need other people to really improve and practice!!

こにちは。テリーサと申します。
カルガリーの大学生です。二年生です。来月日本に行くのを楽しみにしています。
日本の食べ物は美味しそうです。カナダの食べ物はまあまあです（笑）。
カナダ人ですが、アメリカで育ちました。
よくゲームをしたり、パソコンを使ったり、テレビを見ます。後は、猫が好きです！
もちろん、食べ物も好きです。

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