Footprints of Memories (Yayoi)

In my case, writing means leaving footprints of my mind such as feeling, opinion, and experience. As time goes on, records which I wrote become memories. I have written various kinds of records. For example, there were lyrics, diaries, letters, notes, poems, reports, thesis, and studies. I keep most of them in my closet. I write in order to leave a message to someone or future me.

When I was an elementary school student, writing was enjoyment for me. I especially liked to write poems. I often competed with my classmates in composing poems. One day my teacher chose one of my poems, and it appeared in local newspaper with a photograph of my face. When I look at the newspaper clipping, I feel proud, and also it warms my heart. That’s why the poem was about my father, and I remember I loved him very much at that time. It is one of my favourite memories about writing.

Before I came here, writing was my duty because of my job. Every time I had to write each patient’s medical records for medical insurances. It was important to put patients’ condition on records but just a routine work. I didn’t have enough time to focus on my impression or thinking in daily life after work. Unfortunately, I don’t have any records while working. Memories in my brain will fade out in the future and I won’t be able to look back on my years of working.

Luckily, I have a lot of opportunities to write now. I try to write anything in English, but it’s not easy. Writing is my discipline for two reasons. The first reason is that I don’t get used to writing in English. I had never learned how to write a journal or an essay in English in Japan, so writing class is interesting for me. The second reason is that I am not good at expressing my ideas. I think writing has an advantage that we can revise mistakes before we make my writing known. However, it takes a long time for me to write and revise my ideas. Therefore, I need much more practices in order to enjoy writing in English more than now. I want to become getting my ideas in order quickly and accurately. I wish it won’t be long that this discipline of writing will change into a good memory.