Today, we would like to introduce our youth member, named David Palomo-san.
こんにちは！今日は、翻訳ボランティアを担当してくれている日本在住のアメリカ人のデイビッドさんをご紹介します。
普段は、学校の先生をしているデイビッドさんは、時間を見つけて、日本語から英語への翻訳ボランティアを通じて
フリー・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンの活動をサポート下さってます、いつもありがとうございます！

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My name is David Palomo, I’m from Texas in the United States.
I have been working as an elementary and junior high school English teacher in Kanagawa prefecture
for the last three years.

I’ve been interested in the Japanese language and culture since I was 18 years old.
I have always enjoyed the challenge of translation and helping bridge communication
between languages.

Since working as a teacher I have also enjoyed my experience working with children.
Volunteering with Free The Children Japan as Japanese to English translator gives me
the opportunity to do two things that I really love all while helping make a difference in the world.

I translate in my free time or whenever I’m not too busy at work but would also like to
find the time to work with children one of these days.