Hello, my name is Mihoko Mueller. This name has a meaning. “Mi” of “Mihoko means “beauty” and “ho” means “rice ear”. My father named it impressed by beautiful rice ears trailing to the wind in the farm of his hometown.

How I got here

I married my Swiss husband in 2008 and got a chance to live here in Switzerland. We now live in Zug.

My wishes

I’d like to meet many Swiss people and introduce also Japanese culture and tradition through teaching Japanese. I also learn Swiss culture everyday, which is not only cheese and chocolate, and it is full of surprises and discoveries. I would like to develop a good relationship between the peoples and cultures of Switzerland and Japan.

Education

• 2012: Tour guide diploma for guiding foreigners in Japan in German passed
• 2012: Goethe-Zertifikat (C1) passed
• 2009: Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test passed
• 2009: Goethe-Zertifikat (B2) passed
• 2008~2009: Training in Japanese Language Teaching at JEGS International
• 2008: Zertifikat Deutsch (B1) passed
• 2005: one year of learning French in Paris
• 1999: graduated from Chiba University in the domain of nursing
• 1993: EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency passed (2nd highest Level)