During my childhood, I was interested in numbers—in particular, I was fascinated by the prices of goods sold in shops and the profits that the shops made from selling their wares. Therefore, my mother recommended that I learn bookkeeping, which I did, indeed, go on to study after graduating from high school. Beyond this, however, I became interested in Japanese culture through drama and animation. As a result, I entered university in Myanmar to study the Japanese language, and when I was in the second grade, I had the opportunity to study at a Japanese university.

When I came to Japan, I was planning on going back to Myanmar after I learn Japanese and Japanese culture for one year. However, after I heard from a professor at my university that Myanmar would begin to offer bookkeeping education in the Japanese style, I decided to study bookkeeping and accounting in Japan until I graduated from the university. After graduation, I hope to get a job in Japanese companies, turning the knowledge I learned to my advantage.

Thanks to my experience studying bookkeeping in Japan, I have been able to learn about business management and accounting. In particular, I am interested in stocks. As there is little opportunity to learn about management and accounting in Myanmar, I enjoy my studies in Japan very much.

As I have not studied the Japanese language sufficiently yet, it is difficult for me to study at a University in Japan. However, I enjoy studying here, as I have been interested in what I learn through bookkeeping since my childhood. Bookkeeping and accounting class has been easy for me to understand, and I like it, because the professor teaches us using examples drawn from actual companies. Although the same must be true for many different fields of study, I think that the most important thing about learning bookkeeping is coming to enjoy it. I believe that you can achieve anything that seems difficult if you have a sincere interest in it.

(日本語訳)

子供の頃、数字に興味がありました。特に、お店で売っている商品の値段や、そのうちお店の利益はいくらか、といったことに興味がありました。そのため、高校卒業後、母の勧めで簿記を学びました。一方で、ドラマやアニメを通じて日本の文化に興味があります。ミャンマーの大学で日本語を学び、2年生の時に、日本に留学する機会を得ました。

日本に来た時は、日本語と日本文化を1年間学んだら帰国するつもりでした。ところが、大学の先生から、ミャンマーで日本式の簿記教育が始まると聞いたことがきっかけで、大学を卒業するまで、日本で簿記や会計を学ぶことにしました。卒業後は、学んだ知識を活かして、日本企業で働きたいと思っています。

日本に留学したおかげで、簿記を通して企業経営や会計について学ぶことができました。特に、株式に興味があります。ミャンマーでは、経営や会計について学ぶ機会が少ないので、勉強が非常に楽しいです。

日本語がまだ十分ではないので、日本で勉強するのは大変です。でも、私は子供の頃から簿記で学ぶ内容に興味があったので、苦ではありません。簿記・会計の授業は、先生が実際の企業の例を使って説明してくださるのでわかりやすく、面白いです。どのような分野でも同じだと思いますが、簿記の勉強をするには、簿記を好きになることが一番大切だと思います。興味があれば、難しいことでもできると信じています。

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Name (氏名) :チョウ ミャット ノー ウェイ
School (学校名) :城西国際大学
Year of study (学年) :経営情報学部2年生
Major (専攻) :会計

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