Hey guys, I'm Mimi
Welcome to my channel
Today, I wanted to film a little video and update you guys about
the things that have been happening in the last...
year and a half?
Since I posted a video
Before I get started, I just want to say that
I know that for a lot of people, life has been really hectic and that
this current pandemic has drastically changed a lot of people's lives
and so I just wanted to say
that  hope you guys are staying healthy and safe
Now, to get into the video,
I just wanted to say that I know it's been a really long time
since I posted a last video
and I'm going to be honest with you guys,
it's mostly just because I'm really crappy at editing.
I filmed probably 3 or 4 videos in the last year and then
I just put off editing because I hate it
and then the video becomes irrelevant
and...
So then I don't end up uploading them
and it's a vicious cycle
I know.
In any case, in the last year, a lot has happened
and if you follow me on instagram you might know
a few of these things
but there are some things I just haven't really announced to the public at all.
So for starters,  I graduated last year and I got my
Bachelor of Science
and I took the JLPT N2 in the summer
and I passed.
I also applied for the MEXT 2020 Research Student Scholarship,
and basically what that is, is, well MEXT is the
Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, Technology
... I think I'm missing one of them.
But in any case, its the Ministry -
it's a* Ministry in Japan and they have scholarships for foreign students
to either do their undergraduate, their graduate or
I think you can do like a year of Japanese studies
in Japan
so, I applied to do grad school through the MEXT 2020 research scholarship
and I passed
So this year I will be starting my graduate work in Japan.
With all of these life changes, I have a plethora of ideas
on things that I could make videos about
I thought about making videos about how I passed the JLPT N2
how I studied for it, my experience applying for the MEXT 2020 scholarship
I also have friends who started the JET programme,
and I've thought about doing interviews with them
about their experience getting in
And of course, just in general my experiences studying abroad
Especially in terms of the JLPT and the MEXT Scholarship, typically the application
periods are in April
and so I thought it would be a good time to make a video about them
However, I'm not even sure if these are things that people have time to be focusing on
I mean, with the JLPT
I know that the applications are open, but
there is a chance that they might be cancelled
and I don't know how many people are actually
going to be writing it this year
So, honestly I'm a bit a hesitant to make these videos
because I don't know if anyone is actually interested in seeing them
On the flip side,
I know that a lot of people now have a lot of free time
and so maybe
they want to be using that time studying Japanese
or maybe they just want to, you know, kill time
watching Youtube videos
Honestly guys, I'm stuck
So, I would love your guys' feedback if you would leave a comment
letting me know what you guys are interested in seeing,
if you're not interested in seeing that stuff
Also of course if you guys have any questions for me or
ideas for other videos, I'm all ears.
Anyways, that's all I have for this video today
Thank you so much for watching
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extremely irregular content
No but actually, I'm sorry...
I hope you guys are staying safe and I will see you in the next one.
♫ Why can't I speak ♫
