My starting the summer with my friends

     I went to a place by the sea called Wakamiya last Wednesday with one of my friends. We played fireworks on the beach. Playing fireworks was long time no see to me. We enjoyed the day. That day, I went to school and worked at my part time job. After my part time job, I joined my friend. He said shall we go to the sea? I said YEEEEEEEP!!!

     When we had arrived at the sea, there were some people already there. We started fireworks on the beach however there was a strong wind so we struggled to light a fire for the fireworks. It took a long time to fire the one of the fireworks.

     We succeeded in lighting the fuse to the fireworks. We enjoyed a lot of fireworks. We left the Sparklers for the last. Finally, we enjoyed Sparklers at place with no wind. All of us tried to see whose firework would continue the longest. I was the loser. After that, we swam a little in the water. Water of the sea was a little cold, but it was very comfortable. In the car on the return, I fell asleep. Last year, I had never gone to the sea. I was able to get memories of a good summer. Next time, I want to go to the sea for a day.

     The other day, I went to Kami-Amakusa city to see another day. He is my old friend, he is working in Kami-Amakusa city now. We met long time no see. We went to Fukusin that is a famous restaurant for sea foods. I ate a bowl of rice topped with sea urchin and salmon roe. It was very delicious and a surprise.

     I could enjoy summer things. I want to do many summer things more and more.

 

 

 

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Days I will always remember

     Days I will always remember are very great days!
     It was in summer when I was a sophomore. I stayed in Minnesota, America for a month. I went out of the country for the first time then. Until the day to go to America, my heart rose for expectation and uneasiness.
     I could spend nice time every day in Minnesota and I was able to have a lot ofexperiences in Minnesota too.
     I can’t speak English fluently and therefore was worried that I couldn’t communicate with my host family. However when I arrived at Minneapolis airport, my host family greeted me with nice smiles, so I felt relieved. My host family is Pat, Tammy, Shannon, Katie, Sean, Keira, and Kame. Pat is my host father who is very active man. He likes outdoor things. Tammy is my host mother who is very good cook. She has nice blond hair. Shannon is my host sister who is a year older than me. She is a smart girl. Katie is my host sister who is a year younger than me. She loves Japanese animations.
Sean is my host brother who is a mischievious boy. Keira is my host sister who is the youngest girl in my host family. She is like a selfish princess and very cute. Kame is Sean’s pet. They are a very active family. My host family prepared delicious foods for me moreover my host family took me out somewhere afterschool and on the weekends. I love my host family who gave me a lot of memories!
     In addition, Bethel University gave me special experiences too. Our teachers are Joe, Linda, Peggy, Mark, and Sharon. I could listen to a lot of noble lectures and experienced what I could not experience in Japan through this program.
     I appreciate Joe, Linda, Peggy, Mark, and Sharon. And my host family Pat, Tammy, Shannon, Katie, Sean, Keira, and Kame!!
     I would not have been possible without them! I can hardly thank you enough for their kindness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m looking forward to meet again in the future. My deepest gratitude to them.

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My vacation plans I must do

     I have the 3 things I must do in this summer , go back to my hometown, study English, and look for some jobs.

     For the 1st, I have to go back to my hometown. In Japan, there is “the midsummer day of the ox” in summer. Japanese people have a custom to eat an eel which started in the Edo period in summer. My hometown is Hitoyoshi city. There have a famous restaurant of grilled eel and rice in lacquered box. This is the best grilled eel and rice in lacquered box I have ever had. I am going to go back to eat it there. But it is very expensive so I will be taken to go there by my mother. My mother also really likes it. We will go together there in secret from the rest of my family.
     For the 2nd, I have to study English. I want to be an English teacher but I knew That I lacked experience in studying English. Therefore I think to have to study English in the summer vacation, when I have a lot of free time at the Kumamoto Gakuen University. They have a great library. I can concentrate to study there. And I have to study to graduate from the university. I must do it.
     For the last, I have to look for some jobs for next year. I want to be an English teacher but lacking experience and studying, I am looking for some job has free time. I want to study while I am working next year.

     These are my “must do” vacation plans. I have other plans a lot in this summer visiting to some places, seeing my friends and boyfriend come back to Kumamoto, working my part time jobs, and so on. I hope to spend a grateful summer.


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BR 1-08 Thumbelina

“will you stay with me and be Queen of the Flowers?” he asked. (p45)

I loved the story of Thumbelina when I was student of kinder garden. Thumbelina had been kidnapped in the frog. I at the time of kindergarten, was afraid it very much. Thumbelina helped the swallow. I thought she is very kind. In particular, the most favorite scene is that Scene Thumbelina receives a proposal Prince. I was very excited to while young. It does not change no matter how old I get.

Davidson, Susanna. (2008) Thumbelina. London, England: Usborne

 

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July 4th

     I went to Kochi on last Saturday because it was my boyfriend’s birthday. I did a surprise party in celebration of his birthday for him. His birthday is July 4th. I wanted to do a celebration to him.
On last Saturday, I had teacher’s classes so I had to stay in Kumamoto till 5 pm.
     However, the time is very long to go to Kumamoto to Kochi. It is 5 hours and half. I wasn’t compose then because I was not sure if I could be in time for the last train. I went to Kumamoto station immediately after finishing my classes.
     I could catch the train. I felt relieved. But I had a lot of things had to do in the train. There was making a present for him, doing a lot of homework, and sleeping (I had hadn’t slept the previous day because of studying many things.) I finished that, and I arrived at Kochi station. It was 11 pm. I was barely in time his birthday. I left for his house.
     I said “Happy Birthday Togo!!” He had a very amazing face because he didn’t know the thing I had arrived in Kochi. He was glad. I gave him the 1st present, it was a delicious cake. We ate it with a lot of talks. He gave me a glass of wine. After a short time, I gave him the 2nd present, it is a happy set. It is as set of clothes chosen by me. I know his favorite store for clothes. So I choose several items of clothes for him. I gave him a shirt with pink and blue check because pink is his image color, and blue is his favorite color. He was glad too and had put it on immediately. It was much for him!
     Then, before going to sleep, I gave him the 3rd present. It was an album filed with the pictures of him at 25 years old and his friends and me! He went to Kochi alone so he had watching it throughout. He said ‘Thank you very much Minori!’ It made me happy!
     The next day, he went to work so I was back to Kumamoto after eating a dish of Seared Bonito. It was very delicious. I thought I would come again! His birthday surprise succeeded!!

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Introduce of my friends

     My friends are Mizuno, Inoue, Itazaki, Uwashitomi, Sakaguchi. We don’t call
each other by our first names.


     The first one is Mizuno. She called Secchan too. She is a very crazy girl. She can eat anything. And she can sleep anywhere and anytime. She is very cute but she is duty girl. I have known her since when I was elementary school.
     The second one is Inoue. She can also sleep anywhere and anytime. Mika is called Sleeping beauty in my class mates. When we were high school students, we enjoyed to compete in our biology test. I had to have the first in our biology test, and she had to have second. She was student who was good next to me.
     The third one is Itazaki. She was the best student in the high school. She was student council officer, but she was very shy. She is working in kindergarten now. She is a children’s teacher. I like Itazaki very much.
     The fourth one is Uwashitomi. Uwasitomi called pyorinn. She is a good runner. She is good at all sports and she is a very powerful girl but she is very kind to everyone and she is bright. You would think she is a perfect girl. It is not wrong but she has a strange character. She will sing a song anywhere and anytime. So she often talks using onomatopoeia. So it is very fun when I talk with her.
     The final one is Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi is called Mackey. She is a malicious language speaker however she is tender inside. She is also bright. She belonged to the bookkeeping club when we were in high school. I was taught bookkeeping by Maki. It was very difficult but I enjoyed studying with her.

     Six of us got to know each other at the time when we were tenth graders and we have been very close. We do a BBQ together in summer vacation.






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The best 5 places I want to visit

     I will talk about the best 5 of countries I want to go.

     The 5th best place is a country, it is England. I want to go make a tour of noted places and museums and see actual a lot of cultures and the old streets in the England. Then, I want to ride the old railroad. I want to feel “the history” in there.

     The 4th best place is a country, it is Germany. I want to go to watch soccer and to eat a lot of delicious foods and beer. I want to go to a Christmas market. My friend said it is a very good country.

     The 3rd best place is a country, it is France. I admire that country because I interested in fashion. There are a lot of interesting things from many girls. I want to go to watch an opera, a concert, a museum. I feel “art” in there.

     The 2nd best place is a county, it is Italy. I really love pizza. It is very famous country because it has a delicious pizza. If I were to go to there, I would want to go to eat a delicious pizza and to go to a lot of churches in Naples. I want to see the arts of Da vinci and Michelangelo in Florence. My friends said this place is very fine.

     The best place is a state, it is the Hawaii. There is my admired place when I was a student in the elementary school so I really want to go there. I have never been there. If I could go to there, I want to spend a tranquil time on the beach. Then I want to eat a very big hamburger. I want to go shopping and to do an astronomical observation.

 

     I will go to there before I die.

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