I was initially a bit uncomfortable and closed off because I was late, and I didn’t see what I, a random undergraduate, could provide for them other than take a picture together as per the librarian’s request. I didn’t even have to think before answering basic questions that they asked in Japanese — questions about my major, school year, my reasons for coming to Japan, and so on. I had already spent a month answering these questions almost daily. When they asked about my internship, however, I lit up.
