"English and I " studies (2)- running for me with pleasure

Second essay about 「English and I」was written by Yuko Arimori. She is a famous marathon runner in Japan. She was a silver medalist in the Barcelona Olympics and a bronze medalist in the Atlanta Olympics. And the title of the essay is 「Running for me with many pleasure」

 

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She has had trouble using English although she has living in America for 3 years. And she is sometimes seized with melancholia to communicate in English, because she sometimes makes a mistake in calling, did not understand English. 

But She thinks that English is useful, because she can talk with many people in English all over the world. And she knows if we can speak English even if the English is baby talk, we do not need to worry to go to every countries.

 Before, she belonged to company. Then she did not have a chance to communicate with foreign runner, even if she took part in foreign athletics contests. But after becoming independent of her company, she could have many opportunities to get some advice and talk with other athletes.  

Therefore, she is happy because she spends her time “for me” although she has some agonies. 

In my case, I am always glad that I can communicate with my foreign friends in English even if my English skill is not good. I agree her opinion, because I can communicate with people all over the world. If I cannot use English, I have never talked with Ugandan, Lebanese, Trinidadian and others. 

I also sometimes feel stressful to use English, because I cannot speak English correctly and appropriately. But joy of using English is more than the stressful every time.