2011/08/19 Minnesota, America

It was the last day that we went to the Bethel University.
We left school at 9:00 and went to the MALL OF AMERICA.
I walked around there to buy souvenir to my friends, my family and so on with Ayano.
I ate 2 McDonald's hamburgers and Ayano ate sushi for lunch.
Then we walked around again.
At 15:30 we left MALL OF AMERICA. We went to the Minnesota Academy to do graduation ceremony. Some of students changed their clothes to yukata. They are so cute!
A few my friends speeched during the ceremony. After the ceremony, we took a lot of pictures.
Then we returned to our house and I  packed all my things.

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2011/08/17 Minnesota, America

8/17
I went to school and took classes in the morning. We ate Mexican food for lunch at classroom.
In the afternoon we made cards for each host family. It is fun.
I ate a sandwich for super. And I washed my laundries.
After Regina came home, we baked 3 pies. A raspberry pie and 2 apple pies.

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2011/08/16 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took classes.
In the afternoon, we had a long free time so I drew some illustrations with Manami.
After that we wrote a short essay for a year book.

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2011/08/15 Minnesota, America

We had no classes today. Then we went to somewhere to ride horses!! This is my first time to ride horses. That was pretty fun for me. I like horses.
Then after that we went to the beach but I did not bring my swim suit so I just looked my friends from the beach.
We returned the school and went back our house. Then, there were Tom and Regina. Usually when I got back home, they both were not in house because they have a part- time job. We ate supper together, and at 18:00 Tom went to a part-time job.
I and Regina baked brounny.

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2011/08/14 Minnesota, America

I got up at 8:30. Tom, Regina and I went to the church. The Mass finished at 11:00, then we went back our house soon.
Regina and I made spaghetti with meat balls for lunch. Also we baked an apple pie. I could bake it so good!! I am happy. We ate spaghetti, then I and Regina went to the Sculpture Garden with Missy. I took a lot of photos.
After that we went to the Rose Garden. There are many kind of roses and beautiful fountain.
We went back our house@16:00.
We stayed house and watched TV for about 2 hours. I ate a piece of apple pie then. At 18:00 we went out our house to buy ice creams.
We returned our house with ice creams, Grant came suddenly!! We are so surprised.
We talked for an hour, then Grant ate some piece of apple pie. He said it is great. I am happy, again!!^^ Grant went his home.
Then I and Regina watched TV.
At 21:00, the phone called. Grant came again!^^
We talked again and also Grant eat some piece of apple pie!

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2011/08/13 Minnesota, America

I got up at 11:30.
I and Regina left home and went to the KFC to eat lunch because I have a part time job at the KFC in Japan so Regina take me there. Then we went to the outlet stores. There is so far from our house. There is so large so I was surprised. I bought jams for souvenir for my family. I was looking for a bag for me but I could not find a good one.
Then we returned our house and ate pizza for supper.

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2011/08/12 Minnesota,America

Thank God Its Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today, we had no classes but we went to the Minnesota State Capital, Minnesota History Center, and St. Paul Cathedral.
First, we went to the Minnesota State Capital. Then, we toured inside the capital. We listened to the explain and took a lot of pictures at there. Also we went to the top of the capital. There are golden figure. Unluckily it was cloudy so I could not take a great pictures.
We went to the St. Paul Cathedral, next. We did not listen to any explain at there but we took a lot of pictures too. It was luxurious and magnificent. St. Paul is a big church. Then, there are Jesus Christ's figure.
Finally, we went to the Minnesota History Center. We learned about immigrants at there. And I bought some souvenirs for my friends and grandmother. We went back to the university.
After I came back the university, I had a happening!!!!!!!!! Joel would pick me up to my house today, but he forgot about that so he go back his house!! I did not know that he had already came his house, I waited he for 1 hours in the university. Ups... Then, Linda picked me up to my house. PRETTY THANKS!!
I came back home, then Tom and Regina already had came home! We went out to eat.

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2011/08/11 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took classes.
In the afternoon, we had a free time for about 2 hours so I and friends went to a college shop. I bought some cards and a post card.
Then we: I and some older students went outside and played volleyball again by 14:05 because we had a little free time again. I enjoyed it so much. After that I and some students went to the pre school inside the university. We stayed there by 15:00.
We returned class room and did family panel discussion. Today, there was not Aisha.
I got back home, then, Missy barked at me so I was surprised. Usually, Missy do not bark at me... Then there was Jake behind of me!!! Missy did not bark at me but bark at Jake!! I and Jake came in the house. The day, Regina did not have a work so she stayed in the house. Regina was so surprised that I and Jake came into together.
We talked a little, I and Regina took him to his house by Regina's car and went to grocery store to buy supper. I bought sushi again at there, and Regina did not buy anything. She bought her supper at TACOBELL. We returned our house and ate them soon.
We went for a walk with Missy. We went to a park near by our house. Then we ate ice creams♥

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2011/08/10 Minnesota, America

I took classes in the morning.
In the afternoon, we went to the downtown. There is a very big city, I think!! I enjoyed at there, but I think it is too short time to see the downtown...:(  We stayed there for about 1 hour... After that, we went for the Minehaha Park by the train. Actually I did not think we have to go there...:( Not so good.
We went back to the university at 16:00. Then, Marina's host father picked up us.
I came home and I went out house to ride a bicycle. That's so fun! I went to target and bought some snacks. I enjoyed riding bicycle.

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2011/08/09 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took 2 classes.
In the afternoon, we played volleyball at outside. Because we had no lecture in the afternoon!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!! It was so fun. My team won all the games! But
I did not work^^
We went to home at 16:30. Then I went for a walk with Missy.

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2011/08/08 Minnesota,America

8/8
Tom bought for me Wasabi Peas. I brought it to school and gave some my friends. They said it's so good!:) But some of them do not like it. I love Wasabi Peas.
In the morning I went to the school and took ESL and a lecture. We ate a beagle for lunch. Then, in the afternoon, we went to a center that names "FEED TO MY STRENGTH CHILDREN".
We packed some rice for the children. It is not a job. It is a volunteer work.
Then I bought some small things contribute money.
We went back to the university at 14:30. I talked with my friends by at 15:00, and Nozomi and I went to a museum that inside a university. We saw many clothes and few bags. It's design so personality. When we went out the university, we saw a bunny!!! It was so cute so I wanted to take pictures but bunny ran away. I was sad about that.
We ate Greece fast food for supper. It is my first experience to eat Greece fast food, too.
Then, we went to the music shop to search some score for Nozomi. She would play the violin when we graduate Bethel university. Nozomi is a good vialine player so I am looking forward to listen to her playing.

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2011/08/07 Minnesota, America

It was Sunday!!!! So I got up at 9:00 and left home at 10:00. We went to the church for Mass. There was not same church that we went last week. There was a church which is used to go by Tom and Regina.
At 12:00 finished the Mass. We went to the MACOBELL for lunch. It is Mexican fast food shop. It is my first time to eat Mexican fast food. It was so great.
After that I went to the MALL OF AMERICA with Regina, Aisha, Grant and Jake. There is a sooooo large!! I was so tired only walking around inside. Aisha, Grant and Jake guided me. Regina rested somewhere.
We went back home at 18:30 and ate pizza for supper.

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2011/08/06 Minnesota, America

I got up at 11:30. This was the first time that Regina, Tom and I ate breakfast together.
In the afternoon, Tom had a work so he went to work. I and Regina went to a big library and Regina rent a DVD. After that we ate ice creams and went home. I love ice cream so I was pretty pretty happy!!!!! Ant it was so great!!!!
We watched TV at the living. Watching TV was fun but I fell a sleep during watching TV. Regina did not call me so I slept for about 1
hour.
I and Regina ate pizza for supper.

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2011/08/05 Minnesota, America

We had no classes today and went canoeing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the morning I made my lunch (sandwich!).  Then we went to Jake's house. Jake is a boy who is my host family's friend. Regina could not came to canoeing so he came instead of her.
We arrived at the university and left by cheater. I think the cheater is so pretty. I like the shape and color. It is so good!! I like it very much.
It took over 1 hours from the university to the place we did canoeing. I rode a canoe with Nozomi, Takahiro, and Jake. Then I paneled. I was so tired! We did canoeing for about 2 hours. Then ate lunch at 13:00.
We had a free time (the plan: at 18:00- Picnicking with students and host families) so we went to the Como Zoo. I saw bears and birds at there and I bought some stuffed toy animals. Framingo and iguana. They are pretty cute! I love stuffed toy animals.
At 16:00 we left the zoo and went to a park and we prepared for skit. We had knew that we have to do skit at the picnicking the day before!! So we had a little period to prepare the skit.
At 18:00 some host families arrived the park. We ate supper and did skit. ...I do not want to remember the skit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2011/08/04 Minnesota, America

We took a class about nurse in the morning. We were taught by a nurse. We were taught when we get sickness, what we have to do.
After the class, we ate lunch. When I ate lunch, I sat down with older students. I did not know about them, but I could have a good relationship between I and older students. I was happy!
In the afternoon, we did a lot of games. We used balloons, apples, marshmallow, and some rolled paper. I enjoyed them so much. Then, I could have good relationships with my classmates.
Joel took me to my house because my host mother and father went to work and they did not come back home. I got back home, and there was Aisha (Aisha is a girl I could not remember yesterday), but I was so tired, so I took a nap by 19:15. I'm sorry Aisha...
After I woke up, Aisha and I watched TV and talked a little. Regina got back home at 20:30.
I showed Regina and Aisha my photos I took in Japan. They had a many questions about Japan, and they asked me a lot of things. I could not answer all of them, but I answered I could teach. We enjoyed the time. Then Tom come back home at 22:30.
Regina and I took Aisha to her house.

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2011/08/03 Minnesota, America

I had a new student who arrived Minnesota yesterday afternoon when went to school and came back to home. She is from Rikkyo University in Tokyo Japan. Her name is Marina.
I took classes in the morning. In the afternoon, we had a panel discussion with some other college students. Aisha was one of the students there! I was glad about that but I did not know why!
I and Aisha and Marina went back home together by Marina's host father's car. He came to the college at 17:30 because the way to university from his office was seriously traffic.
After I and Aisha came back home, we watched TV and ate dinner.
At 20:15 Regina came home. Then we took Aisha to her house.

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2011/08/02 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took class. In the afternoon, I and some friends went to preschool that attached the Bethel University and played with little children. I am not good at playing with little children, so I confused when I was with them.
After school I went to Nozomi's host family's house. Then I ate supper with them. I ate salmon. I ate dessert too. Ice cream and strawberries and cake! Very good one. I love it. Nozomi's host mother are so good at cooking!! I and Regina are not good at cooking. lol.
We left their house at 17:45 and went texture center. There is a center that about cloth. I enjoyed. There are a lot of strange clothes.
Then got back home at 19:00.

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2011/08/01 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took classes. My ESL teacher was Sharon but she had another classes from this week. Then my ESL teacher changed Sharon to Chris. I was little sad about that. I like Sharon. Chris is also good teacher, but I miss Sharon.
In the afternoon, we had a plan to go shopping but it was delayed. I did not why but I think because we had a storm. In Minnesota, usually we had a storm at the night but the day, we had it at day time. So a host father who would take us to a shopping mall delayed to come to university. We arrived the mall about at 14:00. We were going to have lunch in the shopping mall but changed our plan. So we ate lunch in Bethel University and went shopping. I was sad about that.
At the mall, I bought my clothes. I wanted to buy some souvenirs however I could not find good for it. It is difficult for me to choose souvenirs for my family and friends more than I think.
We returned to the Bethel University at 15:45. I wanted to shopping more...

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2011/07/31 Minnesota, America

I woke up at 9:00 and I went to the church: Mass because my host mother and father are Christians. This was my first time to go to Mass. I sharked hands with many people at the church. And I was surprised that I met Nozomi and her host mother at the church. During the Mass, they sang 5 songs. I drank a little cup of grape juice, it tastes very good. I love it.
After that, I and my host family, Nozomi, and her host mother went for lunch together. We ate Chinese. It tasted so good. We talked a lot.
Few hours later we went back home. Tom went for work, and I and  Regina went to Minnesota Zoo. We arrived there at 14:00. There was so large zoo! We rode monorail and walked some parts. Regina said it takes 2 or 3 days to walk all around the zoo. Wow... As large zoo...
I took a lot of photos of animals. They were pretty!!! We left the zoo at 16:30.
Then we went to the MALL OF AMERICA for a little time. Just looked inside. I surprised the site's extent, too!!
We got back home and I went for a walk with Missy for a block. Then ate dinner with Regina.

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2011/07/30 Minnesota, America

I woke up at 10:00. I changed my clothes and ate some grapes (oh I remember now, I ate some grapes yesterday, too!). We left the camp ground and went canoe.  It was my first experience. I did not like going into water, so I was worry about if we drop into the water!! But, we did not drop into the water. Moreover I very enjoyed that! We canoed for about 3 hours. Now I think we canoed so long time but I did not feel long at then.
After that we went back home and we were so tired, we took a nap.

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2011/07/29 Minnesota, America

I went to school and took classes but I leave school at 11:30. Because we: my host family and I and Regina's friends include Aisha would go to a camp!!
Once I went back home and prepared for the camp. When I came back home there was a man name is Grant. He is Regina's friend. We left home about 12:30. Then we picked up Aisha and left for camping grand.
We arrived at camping grand at 13:30. Then we pitched tents. After that we went brabrabra (I did not remember) rock. I took photos at there. We could see the Mississippi River from the rock's top. Then we went back the camp ground, and played game: threw some bolls with Aisha and Grant. I did not know the game, so Grant and Aisha taught me the roles.
At 18:00 Regina came the camping grand.
We ate dinner. Hot dogs! I ate 2 Hot dogs so I was soooooo full. I had a stomachache.
Then we slept early the day.

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2011/07/28 Minnesota, America

In the morning, we took a class.
We went to Johanna Beach to swim. I did not have swimsuit (because I cannot swim, I do not want to swim!) so I did not swim. But I took many photos. I spoke to a mother and daughter (both American, maybe) and I took photos of them. Tank full!! They are pretty.
I and some friends went back Bethel University a little early. And we talked with.
Then I went back home, I had a headache then I went to bed early. I think I have jet lug. I was sad that I could not talk with my host family.

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2011/07/27 Minnesota, America

Sound Horizon 7th Story Concert "Marchen" DVD on sale!!
Sound Horizon is the best artists that I love. I do want to watch the DVD!!!!!!!!

I took a class (lecture and ESL) in the morning.
In the afternoon, at 13:00 to 15:15, we went to target (target is a shop's name). It was similar Mr. Max. Mr. Max is a large sundries shop. I often go there. I bought some T-shirts, a black camisole, two stickers, a note, and a mascara. We had a good time there. I love shopping.
The day, Tom did not have a work so he came to university and took me our house. After I went back to home, Tom and I went out soon because we went to Aisha's house to take her to our house. However Tom forgot her house address, so we lost the way to Aisha's house! Then once we went back home and called her, and were taught her house's address by her then we left home again. We laughed a lot!! HAHAHA!!
We had dinner together.
Regina came back home at 20:30. Regina works at library.
We talked a little.
Then Aisha went back her house at 21:30. Her father came to house and took her.

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2011/07/26 Minnesota, America

We took a class about nurse in the morning. We were taught by a nurse. We were taught when we get sickness, what we have to do.
After the class, we ate lunch. When I ate lunch, I sat down with older students. I did not know about them, but I could have a good relationship between I and older students. I was happy!
In the afternoon, we did a lot of games. We used balloons, apples, marshmallow, and some rolled paper. I enjoyed them so much. Then, I could have good relationships with my classmates.
Joel took me to my house because my host mother and father went to work and they did not come back home. I got back home, and there was Aisha (Aisha is a girl I could not remember yesterday), but I was so tired, so I took a nap by 19:15. I'm sorry Aisha...
After I woke up, Aisha and I watched TV and talked a little. Regina got back home at 20:30.
I showed Regina and Aisha my photos I took in Japan. They had a many questions about Japan, and they asked me a lot of things. I could not answer all of them, but I answered I could teach. We enjoyed the time. Then Tom come back home at 22:30.
Regina and I took Aisha to her house.

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2011/07/25 Minnesota, America

I woke up at 6:50 and ate serials for breakfast. It taste was so good.
I went to Bethel University by my host family: Tom's driving. First, Regina drove the car but the way we went to Bethel, Regina push the front car! So Regina and Tom changed to drive the car.
I arrived the Bethel University and I got a Mag, notes, and textbook. The day, we toured Bethel University in the morning. There were pretty large compere with our university!! I was pretty surprised that there are lake in the university's site!! After the tour, we took a English class. We ate lunch. In the afternoon, we went to port shipping Mississippi River (about 90 min). I had never been shipping river so I enjoyed it so much.
The day, my friend's host father took me to my house. I went back to my home, I went to bed soon.
THEN, I WOKE UP AT 21:00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up and left my room, there were Regina and a girl. The girl is Regina's friend(I forget her name... I remembered that she is same age to me, maybe). Ate dinner with Regina, the girl and me.
After that the girl and I take a walk around the block with Missy.

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2011/07/24 Minnesota, America

We left for Minnesota, America at 24th July 2011. We met at Kumamoto Airport at 8:30 and rode into airplane at 9:15. We arrived Haneda Airport at 11:15. Then moved to Narita National Airport and arrived there at 11:15. Then, we had free time for a little. We took a break from 13:45 to 14:45. I forgot digital camera's battery charger at my house so I bought it then. We left for Minneapolis Airport at 15:55. We had to stay in the airplane for 10 hours and 13 minutes. I felt it was pretty long. I was very tired. While we were in the airplane, we ate some deal. I ate blueberry yogurt. (I hate yogurt!)
We arrived Minneapolis Airport at 12:30. Soon, we met our host family and left airport each family.
Before we got home, we went to a park near the Mississippi River and took a walk for a few minutes. After that, we got home. My host family composes 2 people and a dog. Their names are Tomas and Regina, and Missy. Regina and I took a walk around the block with Missy. Then I saw a bunny! Pretty!!
Then we went to picnic with them and I got a T-shirt designed the front by me. Ate dinner there but I was so full, so I didn't eat so much. After we ate, we did a recreation for our host families (
Origami).
We went back our house and I went to bed soon. I was very tired and sleepy.

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Rewrite 2-03a: Personal Language Learning History

I have learned languages since I was a little girl. I think that languages are pretty important to take communication with other people. I have learned 3 languages. I will talk about the progress I am learning them.

First, I have learned French for 1 year. KGU eibei department students have to take a foreign language class except for English. Then I chose French for it because I am little interested in France. It is so difficult for me to learn French. French is differ from than English. They resemble in the words but the grammar do not resemble. I was so confused while I have learn French. Now I do not learn French but I think it was a good experience to learn other languages.

Second, I have learned Japanese since I was a little girl. Japanese is my mother tongue and I like Japanese. According to my parents, I started to learn Japanese early. I learned to write Japanese hiragana earlier than my older brother's age that he learned to write. I like Chinese characters. I think that it is a one of the pretty interesting points of Japanese. Chinese characters have some means by it selves. Then they can have other means through they combine with. I am not a girl who read books a lot. I read books only while a Japanese class besides I just read the text books that use in class. I just endeavor to remember the Chinese characters that I looked in the text books once. The reason why I like Chinese characters is interesting. Each Chinese character has some means itself. We can predict the idiom's mean from the Chinese characters. I feel it is pretty fun. Then I like Japanese and it is the reason why I want to learn Japanese much more.

Third, I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. I went to juku to study and separately I taught English by a tutor for 3 years. The tutor's English class made me pleasant to study English. I took Eiken 5 grade when I was 1st grade junior high school student. I passed the examine full marks. The result made me pretty happy and I like English much more. Then I decided enter Kumamoto Kita high scool's English course and I entered there. I have learned a lot of things during I stayed the English course. I was experienced a guide for Kumamoto castle in English when I was 1st grade in high school during summer vacation. I am shy but I could speak to foreign people at Kumamoto castle the activity. Did camping with my classmates only speaking English, it was very difficult to have a time with my classmates only speaking English, but it also fun. English play in school festival, I did not have line but I engaged translation Japanese to English little. These experiences are so precious for me. After that, I have entered KGU. I have to take 4 English classes(speaking, reading, listening, and writing) in KGU. I had a new big experience in this university.

I went to Minnesota, America for 4 weeks during this summer vacation. I had never been to foreign country ever before. Then it is my first time to leave Japan. I feel nervous, but also exciting. I touched a lot of another culture's customs. Then I had never have a chance that I speak English all day before. I heard noise in English. I felt strange heart. But it is a obvious precious experience for me. Before I went to Minnesota, I do not want to go to a foreign country, but after that my thought changed. I want to go foreign countries much more.

I have learned French,Japanese,and English. All of them, I like to learn. Especially English and Japanese, I want to learn more. I want to be a good English speaker and a good Japanese user. It is difficult that use languages rightly though Japanese is my mother tongue. Much less English is not mother tongue, it is very differ with Japanese. Then I will more study each languages, and improve each languages.

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My favorite character

Recently, I like SNOOPY. Then I will talk about my favorite character SNOOPY. I have known SNOOPY. Formerly, also I like SNOOPY but I do not so. When I had been Minnesota, America, I found that there is a place that Charles Monroe Schulz was born in. However, I also do not have interesting so much then. The trigger that I like SNOOPY is iPhone's application. "SNOOPY Street." We can play this application for free. I play this every day. Then I would have interested in SNOOPY and I like SNOOPY. SNOOPY is a dog and I like dogs. However, actually I like Woodstock the best. I want to read the SNOOPY's original "PEANUTS" and I think that I have it, but I remember that my brother took it from my bookshelf just now. I decide that when I meet my brother the next time, I will get back it from he.

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My favorite languages

My favorite language is Japanese. Japanese is my mother tongue so I have learnt Japanese since I was a little girl. According to my parents, I started to learn Japanese early. I learned to write Japanese hiragana earlier than my older brother's age that he learned to write. I like Chinese characters. I think that it is a one of the pretty interesting points of Japanese. Chinese characters have some means by it selves. Then they can have other means through they combine with. I am not a girl who read books a lot. I read books only while a Japanese class besides I just read the text books that use in class. I just endeavor to remember the Chinese characters that I looked in the text books once. The reason why I like Chinese characters is interesting. Each Chinese character has some means itself. We can predict the idiom's mean from the Chinese characters. I feel it is pretty fun. Then I like Japanese.

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Presentation about 'how I have learnt?'

My favorite dishes

My favorite dish is a tamagoyaki. I am not good at cooking then tamagoyaki is only dish that I can cook. I will introduce how to cook it. There are four steps in cooking a little different tamagoyaki. First, crack two eggs into a container and mix eggs and welsh onions. Before you mix eggs and welsh onions, you have to mince welsh onions. Do not crack eggs into flying pan directly. If you do that, it will become scramble egg, maybe. Next, pour it by half into flying pan. Do not pour all eggs and welsh onions into flying pan once. Then roll it and pour all eggs and welsh onions, and roll it again with that you rolled first. My mother can cook tamagoyaki pretty good. She is great. She is good at cooking and I respect her. I want to make tamagoyaki like my mother made one.

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Presentation: Operation Christmas Child

Hi, I will talk you about Operation Christmas Child.

I heard this charity activity from my host mother. She has joined this charity activity for 6 years.

First, what is the Operation Christmas Child? Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is the world's largest children's Christmas project, run by the Christian charity Samaritan's Purse. They have been sending gift-filled shoeboxes around the world since 1990, bringing joy into the lives of over 80 million underprivileged children.

History of OCC. In 1990, Dave Cooke, father of four from Wrexham, North Wales, sees the horror of abandoned children in Romanian orphanages on TV news and asks friends to help fill a truck with toys and drive it to Romania. Overwhelming response from local people raises 60,000 pounds. Operation Christmas Child established as a charity. 12th December 1990, convoy of vehicles, including trucks donated by local companies, leaves for Romania with 17 local volunteers. Among the aid on the convoy were the first gift-filled shoeboxes. On their return the volunteers vow to continue the work. Then in 2001, over 1 million shoeboxes sent from the UK.

Where our shoeboxes go? Our shoebox are collected and check the inside, then sent around the world. This is a list that sent shoebox distributes each country in last year. Over 1 million shoeboxes send around the world in last Christmas.

Then, what to pack? I will introduction the GOOD presents and the BAD presents briefly. Good thing. Toys, for example, soft toy, tennis ball, finger puppet and etcetera and etcetera. Educational supplies, felt pens, pencils, erasers. Hygiene items, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, hair clips and etcetera. Other items, gloves, scarf, cap, hat and etcetera. Bad things. Food, any kind of medicine, war related items, for example toy guns, knives. Novels and etcetera.

How to pack it? First, find an empty shoebox. Before you pack, it is better that wrapping outside the shoebox. Then decide for boy or girl and how old. Pack your presents. Then, put a minimum of 2.50 pounds donation per shoebox because it helps ensure our shoebox gets to where it needs to go. Put in donate leaflet or donate online. Ensure the shoebox is secured with a rubber band around the outside. Take the shoebox to nearest drop off point between November 1st to 18th.

Conclusion. I do not know the charity activity like this. There are a lot of kind of charity activities in the world. I think this charity activity make a lot of children happy. There are many Santa Claus not only Finland but also around the world. I researched Japanese Operation Christmas Child’s page, but could not find. Maybe this charity activity is not action in Japan. I want to start this activity in Japan. Then I want to join.

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School Uniform

I think high school students should have to wear uniform. There are 3 reasons in my opinion. First of all, high school students should have to learn group behavior. Then, they should have to have consciousness. I think it’s one of the factors to have consciousness. Second, students don’t have to worry about clothes to go to school every morning. It’s just waste time in the morning. Third, uniform is a symbol of young. People can wear school uniform very short period in their life. I think it’s to be very good memory for them.

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My friend's introduction

Chihiro is a girl that likes English so much. In 1991 she was born in Nagoya. Then she moved Kumamoto when she was 4 years old. 2 years later, Chihiro began taking lessons in swimming and English. In 2003 to 2006, she went to Waseda School: what is a juku to enter Kumamoto Kita High School’s English course. In 2007, she went to school trip to Australia, and then she was experienced birthplace English and she likes English much more. 3 years later, Chihiro entered Kumamoto Gakuen University’s English course.

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My favorite comic

I live Japanese comics. When I was a little girl, I started read comics. I like drawing some illustrations. I think that the hobby is influenced that I love to read comics. Recently, I read a comic. The name is 'Yu-yu Haku Sho.' The comic had serialized 'weekly boy's JUMP' from 1990 to 1994. Then it had televised as TV animation from 1992 to 1995. I was born in 1991, so I do not know when it was  serialized and televised. However I was about 10 years old, I and my brother were rend from rental video shop and watched the TV animations. I do not remember the detail content, but I remember a part. This summer, I decided to watch animation and read comic them, and finished recently. I do not know why I decided to watch and read it. Now I like it and it is one of my favorite comic.

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My favorite color

My favorite color changes so often. Now my favorite color is red and pink. The　small things' color that I bought recently is almost red or pink. For example, my phone case, earphone, wallet, grasses case, lunch box, hand mirror, umbrella is pink. Then my clothes, for example, coat, sweater, skirt, and boots are red. I do not think that I will collect red or pink things but I always look and select these color things, and finally I buy it. I realized that my things' color is almost red or pink when I was high school student. The last year my high school life, I bought schedule note. The color was pink. Then, I came back home and put it in my school bag, I realized that. When I was high school student, my pen case and pouch are also pink, so there are a lot of punk things in my school bag!!

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2-03a: Personal Language Learning History

I have learned languages since I was a little girl. I think that languages are pretty important to take communication with other people. I have learned 3 languages. I will talk about the progress I am learning them.

First, I have learned French for 1 year. KGU eibei department students have to take a foreign language class except for English. Then I chose French for it because I am little interested in France. It is so difficult for me to learn French. French is differ from than English. They resemble in the words but the grammar do not resemble. I was so confused while I have learn French. Now I do not learn French but I think it was a good experience to learn other languages.

Second, I have learned Japanese since I was a little girl. Japanese is my mother tongue and I like Japanese. According to my parents, I started to learn Japanese early. I learned to write Japanese hiragana earlier than my older brother's age that he learned to write. I like Chinese characters. I think that it is a one of the pretty interesting points of Japanese. Chinese characters have some means by it selves. Then they can have other means through they combine with. I am not a girl who read books a lot. I read books only while a Japanese class besides I just read the text books that use in class. I just endeavor to remember the Chinese characters that I looked in the text books once.

Third, I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. I went to juku to study and separately I taught English by a tutor for 3 years. The tutor's English class made me pleasant to study English. Then I decided enter Kumamoto Kita high scool's English course and I entered there. I have learned a lot of things during I stayed the English course. I was experienced a guide for Kumamoto castle in English when I was 1st grade in high school during summer vacation, did campings with my classmates only speaking English, English play in school festival and so on. These experiences are so precious for me. After that, I have entered KGU. I have to take 4 English classes(speaking, reading, listening, and writing) in KGU. I had a new big experience in this university.

I went to Minnesota, America for 4 weeks during this summer vacation. I had never been to foreign country ever before. Then it is my first time to leave Japan. I feel nervous, but also exciting. I touched a lot of another culture's customs. Then I had never have a chance that I speak English all day before. I heard noise in English. I felt strange heart. But it is a obvious precious experience for me. Before I went to Minnesota, I do not want to go to a foreign country, but after that my thought changed. I want to go foreign countries much more.

I have learned French,Japanese,and English. All of them, I like to learn. Especially English and Japanese, I want to learn more. I want to be a good English speaker and a good Japanese user. It is difficult that use languages rightly though Japanese is my mother tongue. Much less English is not mother tongue, it is very differ with Japanese. Then I will more study each languages, and improve each languages.

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Outline: Personal Language Learning History

Personal language learning history

• Japanese
  
  • my mother tongue
    
  • like Chinese characters
    
    • remember from Japanese text book
      
    • interesting
      
  • read books
    
  • write something short story
    
• English
  
  • have learnt since junior high
    
  • learn from tutor for 3 years
    
  • Kumamoto Kita high school English class
    
    • Guide for Kumamoto castle in English
      
    • English play in school festival
      
    • take GTEC three times
      
    • Camping with classmates only speak English
      
    • Eiken 2 degree
      
      • challanged 3 times
        
  • enterd KGU eibei
    
    • take TOEIC
      
    • foreign course (Minnesota, America)
      
      • homestay for 4 weeks
        
    • class
      
      • Speaking
        
      • Writing
        
      • Listening
        
      • Reading
        
• French
  
  • have learnt for 1 year
    
    • 2nd language
      
  • difficult
    

Mind-Map: Personal language learning histry

This is my mind-map that personal language learning history.

How I have learnt languages

I have learnt language, Japanese, since I was a little girl. I like Japanese. According to my mother and father, I could write hiragana early. After I entered elementary school and started to learn Chinese characters, I like Japanese better than before. I like to read books but not so often read. Perhaps, I do not read books rather than any other people who do not like to read books. Basically I read books for a Japanese class and read only a Japanese text book. However, I have learnt Chinese characters from these books. I learned and remember Chinese characters while the Japanese class as many quantity as I possible.

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My favorite points of cats

I like cats but I have allergy to cats. Then, I like cats and I want to have cats sometime but I think that I will be not able to. However I like cats so much. Then I will talk about my favorite points of cats. First, I like cats' eyes. They have big slant or almond-shaped eyes.  The proportion of the cats' eyes to the cats' face is close to most of animals' babies' face proportion, I heard. Then, they look so pretty. Second, I like the character. Cats go their own ways. They do not like to be meddled with by human. I like my own time so I am not meddle with them so much. Then I think that I and cats will have good relationships. Then, if I did not have allergy to cats, I would have cats, I think.

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My favorite shoes

My favorite shoes are boots. I have 6 pair of boots in my house. Then, most of them has high heels so I am temporary higher than usual when I put on my boots. I am 166 centimeters in height and I want to more height so I feel little happy that I am temporary higher than usual. However, the first one that I bought do not have high heels. It has low heels. I bought the pair of boots when I was a high school student. I am not interested in fashions until I would be high school student. Then the pair of boots are first things that I was interested in fashions and bought. I have it and I put on it sometimes nowadays. I love them. I bought 2 pair of boots recently. I went to a shoes shop and I found them. They were not so expensive but the shape were pretty. I decided to buy them soon.

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Group-Essay 2-02b: Robin Hood

We saw two movies that Robin Hood(2010). It has a big difference between the Japanese and American movies. Those are so interesting. We will review about the 'Robin Hood 2010' that we were impressed and our favorite scene in the movie.

First, the actors and actresses performed well in the movies. All of the scenes that they are acting, their acting looks natural,  so we could concentrate on the movie’s story. Russell Ira Crowe acts the main character, Robin Hood. His act was manly and so powerful.  Then We were drew into the story whenever he talked powerfully in many scenes. We do not notice or forget about that they act these characters in the movie, but it is very wonderful thing we think.However the story is good, but if the actors do not act well, we would feel it is not interesting movie. They were great.

Also we were impressed that computer graphics. This movie, 'Robin Hood 2011' do not use much CG in comparison with others American movies. However it also makes great movie we don’t feel unnatural. In this movie, it is important that the movie’s story, progress and world view. The CG techniques is vital factor in this movie. It gave the intensive impression to us.

Our favorite scene in a movie is the  battle scenes. It is pretty forceful scene. We like the battle scenes. We are always excited when we see battle scenes. However we have a shame point about the there. People says that Robin Hood is a expert of a bow. But  we don’t think so. That is a bad point that we think in the movie.

We enjoyed watching 'Robin Hood 2010' and thought it was pretty good movie. The movies are not only the story but also structure and performance. This movie is great about  those points.

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Essay 2-01b: My Favorite Place

I like KGU. Then, I have a lot of places that I like in the KGU, and the best place that I like the best is a library. I go to the library the most frequency in the KGU.  I have three reasons that I like to go there. I will explain it in this essay.

First, I like staying alone. I take a lot of classes with my friends but I want and I need having my time. I like my friends and of course I like talking with my friends. However I want to stay alone, sometimes. Then, when I think that I want to stay alone, the library is a best place for me. I go there when I finished my classes. Sometimes I study, sometimes I sleep, and sometimes I do not do anything at there. Just stay or watch people. It is fun for me.

Second, KGU library is so quiet. When I want  to do something, I always go there. Why I always go there because there is pretty quiet so I can concentrate. Sometimes, I think that almost before exams, some people make noises but basically there is a quiet places. Then I can't do anything where someone or something make noises space. Then, the library is convenient for me.

The last reason that I like the library in the KGU is pretty big and simple reason. I have some hobbies and drawing illustration is one of my hobbies. The reason why I like and use the library so often is a lit of materials at there. There have picture books, rough drawing books, color sample books... I can refer them so easy! Probably the most frequency purpose I go to the library, is in order to draw illustrations and refer some books.

They are reasons that I like the library the best in the KGU. I can do many things at there and I am steady at there. I think it is precious places that can be steady. There is pretty good place then I can be steady, I think. I will use there more often and I will go there every I have free
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Group-Essay 01: Robin Hood

We saw a movie that 'Robin Hood 2010.' It has a big difference compare with the Japanese movies and American movies. It is so interesting. We will reviews about the “Robin Hood 2010” that we were impressed and our favorite scene in the movie.

First, it is properly thing, they acted pretty good performance in the movie’s actors and actresses. All of the scenes that they are acting, their acting did not unnatural so we could concentrate the movie’s story. Russell Ira Crowe acted the main character 'Robin Hood.'  His act was manly and so powerful. Then We were drew into the story whenever he talked powerfully in many scenes. We do not notice or forget about that they act these characters in the movie, but it is very wonderful thing we think. However the story is good, but if the actors do not act well, we would feel it is not interesting movie. They were great.
 

Also we were impressed that Computer Graphics. This movie, 'Robin Hood 2011' do not use so much CG compares with the others American movies, we think. However it also makes great movie we do not feel “unnatural.” As this movie, it is important that the movie’s story, progress and world view. Then the CG techniques are vital factor in like this movie and it is great technique they used in this movie. We were impressed it so much.

Our favorite scene in the movie the best that is a battle scene. It is pretty forceful scene. We like battle scenes. We are always exciting when we see battle scenes. However we have a shame points about there. Robin Hood was talked he was a professional about a bow, but in this movie he used his bow not so much. we want to see that his technique he use his bow. That is a one point that we think this movie's not good points.

We could enjoy watching Robin Hood 2010 and it was pretty good movie, we think. It is important that not only the story but also structure and performance. Then this movie is great about these points.

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My favorite actor

I will talk about my favorite Japanese actor.My favorite Japanese actor is Takeru Sato. He was famous in Japan especially among young, I think. He was be spotter and recruited as an actor when he was high school student in Tokyo. He performed main a character in his first appearing at TV drama. The TV drama that I knew him is "Masked Rider DEN-OH." One of my friend like the drama and I was recommended by her. Then, I watched it and I have liked him!! I think he was famous by performed at TV drama "Ryoma-den." His acting is pretty good. First, many people said that "Can he act nice in "Ryoma-den"?" Ryoma-den is popular history drama, so many people worry about Takeru's skill of act. However he act pretty nice, and also it trigger he would be famous. I am so happy about that and I like him better than before!

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My favorite animals

I cannot decide that The best my favorite animals. I like dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, horses... I have a lot of animals I like! Then, this time, I would like to talk about one of them that I raised for examples. First I like dogs and I have 2 dogs, chihuahuas. Before I have dogs, I like dogs but could not touch and approach them. I was little afraid them. We have a chihuahua when I was 11 years old. Then some years later, the dog we named Momo bore 3 babies. 2 of them were adopted into my mother's friends. Then now we have 2 dogs, mother and daughter. They are so cute and we love them. Also they love our... I believe it.

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My favorite books

My favorite books are "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and ”Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There." I like any kind of "Alice's story." A lot of people like Alice so there are so many stories of Alice. The first Alice's story that I saw it is Disney animation. When I was little girl, I loved it. Then I had seen it many times. Now I love it too. However, I do not have read original. Some days ago, I watched a game of Alice. I watched it and I made up my mind to read original Alice story so I read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and ”Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" recently. I am interested in the original's expressions. Many sentence rhymes. Then It is so funny to read it I like the book. I have read it only once, so I want to read it more.

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Essay 2-01a: My favorite place

I have a lot of places that I like. In this essay, I will introduce about one of my favorite place. I like the KGU. There are a lot of places to go, that is the reason I like there. We can do a lot of things just at the KGU. Then I will explain 3 places that I like in the KGU.

The first place that I like is a rest room. Especially, I like the 4th building's rest rooms.The reasn why I like there is very simple. It is always clean. I think rest rooms are pretty important place. If there has rest rooms which are not so clean in a building, I think the building's impression is not good. Then I like the KGU 4th building's cleanly rest rooms. I am proud of it.

The next place that I like is a bakery. There are many kind of breads that baked at the bakery's kitchen. When the week days' lunch time, the bakery is always be crowded. Then, when I want to go and buy some breads at the bakery, I go to there before or after the daily lunch time. I sometimes buy some breads at there but I buy only sweet roll, I rarely buy normal bread. Then, I think I will buy and eat all kinds of the bakery's breads during I am registered in the KGU.

The third place that I like is a library. I use there so often. There is a pretty quiet. Sometimes, I think almost before exams, some people make noises but basically there is a quiet place. Then I can concentrate to do some things alone. I often use the KGU library in order to study or to read books, but the most frequency purpose to use the KGU library is drawing illustrations. Drawing illustrations is one of my hobbies and I often go to the library to do it. The reason why I use there in order to draw illustration is also pretty simple as the reason I like rest rooms. That is because there are so many materials. There have pictures books, rough drawing books, color sample books... I can refer them so easy! It is a big reason I like the KGU library.

These are places that I like in the KGU, but I like all places in the KGU. These places are only part of I like. I think KGU is a so good university. I am really presure that I can enter this university. There is a clean, large and so useful whatever we want to do. This university is a great school.

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Mind-map: My favorite place

This is a mind-map about my favorite place.

Speaking speech

They say that it is the first vending machine that sold holy water. It placed temple of ancient Egypt about before Christ 215. The vending machine applied leverage. People had to charge a 5 drachma coin to it. Then, a saucer inside the vending machine inclined to the one side. People could get holy water from the vending machine during the saucer inclined. Vending machines, we are familiar to the shape, were developed in U.S. in 1925. Generally speaking, the vending machine that we can get some goods chose by pushing button were familiarized in Japan after 1960. It influenced that Japanese railroad company adopted vending machines in order to sell short distance ticket.

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Self-Intro. Mind-Map

This is my mind-map.

My favorite flower

My favorite flower is lotus. Lotus is aquatic plant. It is contain that the words of summer words of haiku. Lotus has some the language of flowers, "eloquence", "rest", clam", "holy", "pure heart" and "leave love". Lotus' petals has 2 kind of colors, white and pink. Each colors are also beautiful but I like pink one better than white one. I think that Pink petals exaggerate the yellow heart. Then, flowers are pink and yellow, leaves are green, and ponds and sky are blue!! These are pretty beautiful scenery. Actually, I have seen lotus only once before. That was my first time to see the lotus. I was pretty happy and I saw it so long time. It was very beautiful. Then I like it better than before!

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Robin Hood (Disney)

Reitherman, Wolfgang.  (Producer), & Reitherman, Wolfgang. (Director). 1973. Robin Hood. U.S.: Disney.

My favorite elementary school memories

My favorite elementary school memories are care of bunnies and play tag with my friends during noon recess. I am not good at caring of some. However it is so fun for me to care of bunnies. I like to observe. Then, it is fun time for me to feed bunnies in a hut. I fed bunnies outside of the hut. I gave carrots that cut stick, and I observed bunnies' teeth and how to eat feed. It was so fun! Then, the another thing that my favorite elementary school memories, I played tag with my friends during noon recess every day. We had 30 minutes for noon recess, and we played tag full time. I like and I am exciting that time every day. I think I can not play tag 30 minutes now.

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My favorite place I've been

My favorite place I have been is Ishigakijima, Okinawa. When I was junior high school student, I went to Ishigakijima with my family as a family travel. My family, especially, my parents like travel, and then we go somewhere least once a year. We went to Ishigakijima 3 days. We visited some beach and rode in a ship. It was so beautiful sea in Ishigakijima. I moved the seeing. Then, my father, mother, older brother and I did snorkeling there. There were many kind of fish and corals. These were pretty beautiful. I do not like to swim but, I wanted to see beautiful fish and corals so I tried to do snorkeling. It was a good experience for me. Sometime, I want to visit there again to see the beautiful sea.

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Robin Hood: My favorite scene

The end of 12 century, Robin Hood joined a battle as a soldier of crusade in France. One day, he witnessed the scene that Robert Loxley who knight of England was killed. Robin hard Robert's will, and he promised that Robin would deliver Robert's sword for his father.

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My favorite scene in the movie, Robin Hood is a battle scene. It is pretty forceful scene. I like battle scenes. I am always exciting when I see battle scenes. However I have a shame points about there. Robin Hood was talked he was a professional about a bow, but in this movie he used his bow not so much. I want to see that his technique he use his bow. That is a one point that I think this movie's not good points.

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Robin Hood

Grazer, Brian. (Producer), & Scott, Sir. Ridley. (Director). 2010. Robin Hood. U.S.: Universal Pictures.

Typing#5: Something special I did during vacation

I think my special thing I did during this summer vacation is canoeing in America. I do not like water. I was afraid water since I was a little girl. I do not know the reason but I was afraid water so I could not put my face in the water when I was a little girl. Then I do not like to go to sea, also I do not like to go to pool. I avoid to touch water as I possible. However in this summer, I did canoeing. It is adventure for me to canoe. I felt so scare at first canoeing, but few minutes later, it became pretty fun and I enjoyed it. I was special experience in America.

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Typing#4: Good and bad points about summer

I think the good points of summer is sky.It is good weather and I fell good sunshine in summer. It is so crisp and it make me refresh. Then, many animals and plants will be active in summer. It is fun for me to observe them. I like look at the sky and clouds. I can see thunderhead in summer and I like to see it. However thunderhead will be bad point in summer, too.  We have rain and thunder in evening by thunderhead. After that, it is pretty muggy so I do not like that points in summer.

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BR 2-01: The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe (Punter, 2008)

"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children... she didn't know what to do." ([Punter, 2008,] p.2)

An old woman lived in a shoe. She had a lot of children and she lived with them in the shoe. All the Children were pretty vigorous and lively. She thought that the shoe was full, and she thought she had to find new shoes in order to live with all the children. The old woman went to shoe stores to find new shoes, but they had only too tiny and too small shoes. She reconciled and went to the way to her shoe that she lived in, she met a giant man.

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This story is so interesting. It is good idea that people live in a shoe! It is the reasons why I chose this book.

The old woman  went to shoe stores to buy a new one in order to live in, but there were no big shoe enough to live... I have questions. Why did she live in a shoe? Then, How did she find the big shoe to live in? That's pretty strange, isn't it? Then... Why did she have so many children?? These are my questions.

This is good book, but very short story. Then I could read it easily.


Reference: Punter, Russell. (2008). The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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Typing#3: How I study during the vacation

I could good study English during this summer vacation because I went to America for 4 weeks as course. I did not do so many writing practice but I could do listening and speaking practice there. I spoke and listened to English every day and every time(but when I talked to my friends, I spoke Japanese). It is strange surrounding for me. Then, I was so confused but so interesting. I did not like speaking English and practicing to speak English, but in the surrounding, I could enjoy practicing to speak English. Usually I do not practice listening to English, but every day I listen or hearing English in America. Then I become little better listening to English before this summer vacation.

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Typing#2: What classes I will take

I will take almost same classes that Spring semester. However, I will take P.E. classes in Fall semester with my friends. Last year, I took P.E. classes in Spring and Fall semester but I could not get credit in Fall semester. I took badminton class in Spring and Fall, and I took the class with my friend in Spring. However in Fall, I took the class with no friends in Fall. I am so shy so I could not make friends in the class, I was lonely, so I felt hard to go to the class then I stopped going. This Fall semester, I will take it with my friends, so I want to get credit.

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Typing#1: Vacation plans

I went to Minnesota, America in this summer vacation as course with my classmates. We left Japan on July 24th, so we left before the vacation. I got a lot of experience in Minnesota during the course. The memory that I get the best impression is camping. I had never been to camping in Japan so this is my first experience. I was exciting. I left the school early and went to camping with my host family and them friends. We ate hot dogs for dinner then slept in tent. The next day we canoe. This is my first experience too. I was afraid water so I did not want to canoe but I enjoyed it. I got pretty good experience in this summer vacation.

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Reflections on Writing III

I thought writing III was hard for me because I had to write over 10,000 words in English while spring semester. I am not good at writing in English, and I also do not like to write in English. I am not good at writing in Japanese, much less in English!! Then I was exhausted from by the class. We had to do book reviews, typing speed homework and long essays. I fell into a light depression. I thought many times that it would not finish writing over 10,000 words. The results, I could finish writing over 10,000 words, but I was pretty tired. I do not want to do it again, but I have to write over 15,000 words while this semester. I am so sad, and I think I will go mad.

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Typhoon

The day before yesterday, a typhoon approached to Kyushu. The typhoon's moving speed was slowly and it was a heavy rain where was approached the typhoon. Then, I little expected that I have no class on Tuesday.
However the typhoon did not approach to Kumamoto, so I had to go to college!!

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I went to downtown and

Yesterday, I went to downtown with my friend who have been friend since we were junior high school students.
At first, we were planning to go to downtown four people, but a friend had to go to school, and another friend was not good condition. Then, finally we went to downtown two people. The friend who had to go to school will meet after finish her classes.

I and a friend went to downtown and shopped small articles. I bought a digital camera's case again. My digital camera case that I bought some days ago was broke... Shock!!! X(
This is it.

Then we went to karaoke for about 2 hours.
Actually, both we had a stomachache. Then, we were not lively, but went to karaoke, we became very vigorous!!

About 7:00 pm, I and a friend who went to downtown with, and another friend met. Then we went to a house whose the friend who was not good condition because we had a birthday presents for her.
She was so surprised and she was so happy. We were also happy about that.

We said her goodbye, and went to restaurant to have dinner.
I was enjoyed talking with them there. I want to go to restaurant again 4 people, the next time.

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Essay 1-03b: Great Father

I watched a movie in a writing class. The movie's name is "Mrs. Doubtfire." It is a comedy movie and very fun. I do not so often watch movies, but I like to watch movies so I enjoyed watching it. Then I have two interests about this movie, and a man is a great father. I will explain the story outline, first.

There is a man who is a voice artist. His name is Daniel.  He has a wife and 3 children, two daughters and one son. His wife's name is Miranda, and their children's names are Lidya, Natalie, and Chris (I don't know them names' spell, so maybe not this).  One day, Daniel went back from his work because he quarreled his superior why he acted a character's voice by he felt. That is not match for character's action and his voice. Then he was fired. He met his children in the return road to his house. The day was near that his son's birthday. Then, he was suggestion that will have birthday party.He held a birthday party very noisy. There are a lot of kinds animals around his house because he invited mobile zoo. Animals ate some flowers, then, a grandmother who did not think good this party called the man's wife. She was working then, but she came back soon and was angry.Then, he and his wife divorced. Children would took care by Miranda. Daniel could meet his loving children only once a week. Some days passed, Miranda was so busy about her work so she decided to hire a new home help. Daniel thought of an idea that he disguised as a woman and would be hire by her as an old woman...

The first thing that I have interests of two is "Voice Acting."

Daniel can act a lot of kinds of voices. It is not easy to do for everyone. I like Japanese animations, so I watch some Japanese animations. Animation's characters' voice are acted by voice actors. They express their acting characters' feeling only their voices. I always feel rather bad feel than do not notice "voice act." Sometimes not voice actors appoint as dubbing foreign animation movies and so on, I feel somewhat... not natural. I sometimes challenge voice act. I recorded my voice and I listen to that. I fell it is not natural, always.

On the beginning that the movie, he acted animation characters. Cheerful bird and Spiteful Dog. He acted the two characters only by he. He changed his voice little, and perfectly used them! Then, he sang the voice! I surprised. Then he announced his voice act for interview for a job, and he acted "Mrs. Doubtfire." It is not easy to do. I think he is a dexterous man. He is suit that entertain with a lot of people, but little is not suit working, I think.

The other thing that my interest, that is "Father's Love for Children."

Daniel loves his children, and his children also loves their father. Then, They are so good relationships. I feel father's love for his children from this movie. My father also loves his child, me, and I also loves he. My father takes care of me, he earn money for my family and a all of things he do for me, or our, I thank him!! I can not thank him enough. I am so appreciate.

Daniel was not a good worker at first, but he loved his children and he thought of his children that they would be happy. After he was divorcee, he also thought of his children and he loved them. He disguised as a woman only he wanted to meet his children as everyday!! I do not know what we call this expect love. I think he is very good father. He is a "father."

I think Daniel is rather a good father than a great father. He can do great voice act, and he loves for his children. He is a great father. I respect for him so much. At first, he was not good worker, but he was divorced by his wife, he changed his mind and he worked hard. Then he was hired (as an old woman home help) a new job, he did his work hardly for his children and for him. He perfectly(?) acted an old woman. He is a great father, I think.

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My classwork

I did assessment my classmate's essay in the last week class. It was so interesting because there were some opinions that I did not notice. It was interesting because I could find new themes and opinions.

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I have to

This week, I have two examines and one report.
One is a Speaking examine. And the other is a Kokusai Shakai to Nihon examine and a report.
Speaking examine, I will take on Wednesday. Then I have to study for Speaking examine especially, but Kokusai Shakai to Nihon's report, I have to write over 2400 words so I have to do it too!!
Mmm... I am so terrible (； ◔‿ゝ◔)Wow
Next week I have a Reading examine....... I do not memorize English words. AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAaaAAaaaAAaAaaa

kibaru

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Go Shopping Part 2

I got up this morning at 8:30 because it was very hot...
I think it is rarely that I do not have a part time job on the holidays. Then today, it was very happy day!!

I stayed at my home in the morning, then, in the afternoon I went to downtown again. My purpose is to buy digital camera's case and holder.

At first I went to TSUTAYA. There is a good bazaar inside the shop. The shop have great design goods: stationery, small articles and so on I like to go there very much! I bought a holder there, and I joined Natsumi. We went to the PARCO, next. We went to VILLAGE VANGUARD in the PAECO 9F. I bought a digital camera case. Actually, I already decided what I bought the thing for my digital camera case! Then we were not so long staying there.
Then we went to some places, about 5:15 pm, we had a shower. I did not bring my umbrella!!!!!! It bothered me... I came back my house at 6:30 pm.


I satisfied TODAY!!

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Go Shopping

Today, I took a SPI examination in the morning.

After that I went to Tsuruya and PARCO with my mother.

We were look for to a hat because I will go to America as foreign course.

We could find a good hat at the PARCO!! I was so happy because it is very cute design but is low priced♥♥

Then, we went to a men's clothes shop to buy some pants for my older brother.

My mother had been to Kumamoto Crea and found a good pants, but there was no one that my brother will fit. So we went the shop to look for.

There were a good one and I found a good t-shirt and watch there. Then we bought.

I bought some enamels. Usually I have a part time job, so I can not paint my fingernails. However now, I have a break for a while. Then I bought it because I want to paint my fingernails!!!! I like painting my fingernails.

Then my mother and I went back my house, and we left home again. This time, with my father.

I and my parents went to Best Denki to buy a digital camera.

I had a very good time, I enjoyed doing shopping with my mother, today!!

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Typing Speed Homework#13

Vacation plans

My vacation plans in this summer, I am very very looking forward to! Why I am so looking forward to, because I will go on a homestay visit to America! I have never been to foreign countries, and then this is the first time to go. Why am not I looking forward to going to America! I am very looking for to staying with a family, but I am fear too. I am not good at speaking English, so I am fear that I can talk with my host family while I stay. I will want to have a good time while staying with my host family.

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Typing Speed Homework#12

About blogging

Writing blogging is hard for me to continue because I am not so often writing articles. I think I am good at writing in Japanese articles so-so, but I do not write so often. Much less write in English! Grammar is one of my weak points about English. Then I have a difficulty writing article in English every time. It is so difficult to write articles in English, but I also to enjoy writing articles in English. I am not so often writing articles however I like writing articles. I like to do blogging! However I think it are little many words that we have to write while in spring semester.

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A While...

I will skip my part time job for a while because I have to prepare for foreign induction course in this summer vacation. I will go working part time today, but will not  go after tomorrow. I am grad that I can do something to do or I want to do things while the time that I go working part time. I am pretty happy!! ... However, I fell little lonely.  I like my party (but I do not like the work ^^).
I will enjoy today's working part time!

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BR 1-12: The Swan Princess

"If you speak even a word before the spell is ended, your brothers will die." (p.33)

There were a King and 11 princes and one princess. The 11 princes and princess' mother, the Queen had died when the prince was born, but they lived together and good relationships.
Some years later, the King was married again. A new Queen was so beautiful but she was a witch. She spelled 11 princes, then 11 princes were changed swan by the Queen. Then the princess was ejected from the castle by the Queen.
After she ejected from the castle, she ran into the forest to hide. She was so thirsty. She walk around and find a lake at the edge of the forest. She sat down there. The sun was beginning to set, a group of swans was flying over the threes. The swans got down close the princess, and they changed to 11 princes! Then, they began to live with in the forest.
Some days passed, the princess met a fairy in her dream. The fairy spoke to her and she said. "By making each one a shirt of nettles, when they put on the shirts, the spell will be broken. But you must make the shirts in silence. If you speak even a word before the spell is ended, your brothers will die." After she listened to the words, she woke up. At first, she thought that is just a dream, but she thought again. If it is true, she can be happy to live with 11 princes. Then, she try to make 11 shirts for her brothers.

I have read this story before, then it is easily reading for me.
I think this princess is pretty kind and patient. If I do same thing, I think would not.
I look up to her!!



Reference: Andersen, Hans Christian. (2005). The Swan Princess. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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