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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