{"id":650,"date":"2025-12-23T18:04:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T22:49:48","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"650\" class=\"elementor elementor-650 elementor-33\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b44b09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b44b09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d14fb7 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d14fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MY JOURNEY TO JAPANESE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d2f1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8d2f1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4de4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4de4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/japonskysradosti.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4b73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b4b73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c0145 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87c0145\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943129d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943129d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">I studied Japanese and Japanese literature at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. Through the Japan Foundation, I completed a three-month methodology course for Japanese teachers in Urawa, Japan.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">I lived and studied in Kyoto for a year, where I devoted myself to studying the Urasenke school of tea ceremony. After returning to the Czech Republic, I actively participated in teaching tea ceremony at the Czech-Japanese Society in Prague for several years.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">I have been teaching Japanese for over 20 years \u2013 both in the form of individual lessons and group courses in post-secondary education at the Sp\u011bv\u00e1\u010dek language school. In addition to teaching, I also work as an interpreter for Japanese companies operating in the Czech Republic and guide Japanese tourists.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"10\">In my work, I combine theoretical knowledge of the language with its practical application in real-life situations, with an emphasis on cultural context, natural communication, and the individual needs of students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b09e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96b09e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707f0a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"707f0a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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I teach Japanese in post-secondary studies at the Sp\u011bv\u00e1\u010dek language school, as well as individually. 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And I also guide Japanese tourists.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c7f77 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b7c7f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-yin-yang\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm0 376c-17.67 0-32-14.33-32-32s14.33-32 32-32 32 14.33 32 32-14.33 32-32 32zm0-128c-53.02 0-96 42.98-96 96s42.98 96 96 96c-106.04 0-192-85.96-192-192S141.96 64 248 64c53.02 0 96 42.98 96 96s-42.98 96-96 96zm0-128c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32s14.33 32 32 32 32-14.33 32-32-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI lived in Kyoto for a year and studied tea ceremony at the Urasenke tea school. 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