Speaking to Kyodo News during her p

Speaking to Kyodo News during her pino recent vacation in Manila, Abriol admits pro- that even now, she is still not confident hree about her Japanese proficiency"I was like a working student in Japan. the ner- Half a day was spent for studying and half a day for working. At night I studied for about 250 four hours. And on my days off studied for ens- eight to 12 hours," she recounted. In addition to the language barrier, ently Abriol said she also has had to adjust to the the working environment in Japan where she people are focused, professional-minded lan and can sometimes be very strict h of She was also surprised when she was assigned cleaning and janitorial tasks