“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes.
A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”
(From “Illusions”, RICHARD BACH )
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さよならの時に うろたえてはいけない
別れは再びめぐり逢う前に なくてはならないものだから
そして再会の時は必ずやってくる
君とその友人のために
ある時間を経て いくつかの人生を巡った後に
必ずやってくるものだ
（訳：村上龍）
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Sayonara no toki ni urotaete wa ikenai
Wakare wa futatabi meguri au mae ni nakutewa naranai mono dakara
Soshite saikai no toki wa kanarazu yatte kuru
Kimi to sono yuujin no tame ni
Aru jikan wo hete ikutsuka no jinsei wo megutta ato ni
Kanarazu yatte kuru monoda
（yaku (=Translated by) : Murakami Ryu)
Hi everyone!
It’s Maggie.
Thank you so much for your heart-felt messages on this site, Twitter and Facebook.
I read every single message, and you are all just wonderful! I love you all. Really…
Maggie Sensei’s site is powered by 100% love. !heart3!
And it is not just us who have made it. Without you we would never get through.
Please don’t be sad missing me. I’m good!
I am gone physically, but I am and will be always with you. I will continue to help you learn Japanese.
I am one happy dog who always has made people smile, and I was never good at seeing people cry.
Yukari (my co-writer, best friend and my big sister) and I had been talking about this situation long before I left.
I made her promise not stop making lessons no matter what because that is our mission. Actually we already have lots of lessons made together in the draft box.
I am with her and will keep making lessons and together we will support you with your studies.
So don’t worry. We will be back soon — here, on Facebook and on Twitter. !JYANE!
But just give her a little time.
Yukari is not as strong as I am…Gosh she cries a lot 😭 … so she needs some little time to mourn and get ready again.
Please send her patience and love. That will give her big strength to continue our work together.
And I am a newbie Angel so while she is mentally ready, I will adjust here playing with toys and running around and chasing cats here in Dog Heaven. Yipee!!
Meanwhile we apologize that we won’t be able to answer your question or comments here/Twitter/Facebook . So we’ll tentatively close Maggie’s Room, but we will be back.
We will need more help. Cookie Sensei, the Yorky, has already offered us his help. He has taught several lessons on this site.
:u:
And if you have doggie or kitty friends, please ask them if they want to be a part of Team Maggie and be guest teachers. Don’t worry if they don’t speak Japanese. I will teach them how.
Will give you an email address to send us their pictures when we restart our site.
Never stop studying. Studying Japanese should be fun.
No Fun? No gain!!! That is my motto!
And please remember I always love you,
みんな、大好き！
= Minna daisuki!
Maggie !heart3!
18 Comments
Sending all my love to Maggie, Yukari and this wonderful site. This was heart-breaking to read, but beautiful too.
Love you, Jimmi❤️
Thank you for all your nice messages!! Love you all! 💕
i love you maggie
I love you too, Maggie! <3
マギ先生、今までありがとうございました〜 レッソンは受けられて嬉しいです
くれたレッソンを練習し続けます ☆ 本当にいつもありがとう、お疲れさまです、ゆかりさん ♥
Maggie sensei, your message is wonderful, you’re such a wonderful teacher and you’re so adorable. You’ve taught me so much and have been so inspiring, I’ll miss you!
Sensei for a moment there I thought I wouldn’t hear more from you. So glad you are still here for all of us. :) Sensei is the angel that keeps on giving. Thanks sensei. :)
Maggie is the best Japanese teacher ever!!!
マギー先生はいつまでも心にいるでしょう…
Take care, Yukari-sensei. We will be here when you return!
Take all the time you need!
Then when the time’s right teach us more great things like all the rest!
You are an angel! Love u guys so much!
We will be waiting for you.. I trust that your love and dedication to teach us Japanese will go on forevet…rest well in heaven ..Maggie sensei. .. I shall be waiting for your return..
I am saddened by the death of Maggie-sensei. I’ve just visited the site recently but it seemed to me that she was a very kind person and a wonderful teacher. I find her lessons extremely detailed and useful and it is a shame that she can’t continue her excellent teachings. Hope you rest in peace sensei and will keep on giving blessings to us Japanese learners from above. Thank you!
Thank you so much for everything! Sending love to pooch heaven!!
Maggie sensei, you will be forever missed! Please take care and take your time Yukarisan :) thank you so much for your hard work Maggie, enjoy doggie heaven :*)
We will miss having you here on earth, Maggie Sensei! I hope you have fun in doggie heaven, I’m glad to hear you can still blog from up there. ♡
I’m sorry for your loss, Yukari-san. Take all the time you need. (^-^) xoxo
数年前このウェブサイトを使って日本語を勉強しました。
今年日本語能力試験を受ける事にして、また勉強が始めましたので久々このウェブサイトを見てみよっと思っていましたが。
I’m so sorry to hear this. I wish you and your family the best.
Please take all the time you need. Like Ralph said we’re not going anywhere.
Sending positive energy and thoughts.
Daniel
Dear angel Maggie, thank you for your heartfelt message. I wanna send plenty of positive energy to you as well as your best friend and big sister, Yukari san. You both take all the time that you need, we are not going anywhere ^^/~~☆ With love, Ralph.