20th anniversary

Yesterday was Coming of Age Day, so I took part in a local Coming of Age ceremony. I met a lot of my old friends at the ceremony. When I talked memories with my friends, good old memories rushed into my mind. I was an organizer of alumni association of elementary school days. On January 8, I went my elementary school to open my time capsule 8 years ago. It was so excited to identify as my past belongings. There are pictures, test, letter and artificial flower. I didn’t remember what I put it in the capsule so it was very interesting. Finally, I would like to tell my precious family my gratitude. I am the youngest of three children in the family, so everyone was very kind. I especially can’t thank you enough for my parents. I should be thankful to be brought up without harm. I would like to filial piety a lot, so I have to get good job first. I want to say to me, “Congratulations!”

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BR 2-18: A REAL WINTER

Do you know dog sledding? I didn’t know that. I think that it is not well-known in Japan. However, Dog sledding is a popular spot in parts of the United States and Canada. Even high school students take part in this the contest. It is difficult to take part in the contest for the general people, because the contest takes place in the state of Oregon, which is in the Cascade Mountains. There is so cold. It could not imagine how is there cold, when I found the information about site. I live in Japan, and Kumamoto is particularly a temperate climate. Therefore, if I take part in the contest, I can’t bear the cold of the winter there. Anyway, I would like to watch the contest someday.

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Reference

Waring.R. (2008). A REAL WINTER. USA: Heinle

BR 2-17: Last Chance

There is a nice cameraman, and his name is Mike. He couldn’t good work lately. Therefore, his boss, Mr. Frank, is angry with him. He thinks that I am a good cameraman, so he would like to argue against Mr. Frank’s opinion. However, he couldn’t be angry with him because he needs his job. ‘This is your last chance’, says Mr. Frank to Mike. Mike goes to Hawaii to take good film of volcano. It is very dangerous work to him, but he make up his mind to go coverage of it. Finally, he learns that some things are more important than his job, or his camera through the coverage. If tomorrow was the last day of the earth, I would spend a day with my family. I have to lead full life.

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Reference

Burrows. P and Foster. M. (2008). Last Chance. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-16: The Old Women Who Lived In A Shoe

It is a very funny and interesting story. When I read the book first time, I think why the old woman had so many children? However, I found that I must not have a question when I read fairy stories. I recommend the scene that the old woman meets a huge giant. When she met a huge giant, he needed the help. She was a very kind woman, so she helped him. The giant gave her to his shoes as a token of his gratitude. She was so pleased that she could get new shoes, because she was in trouble what she didn’t have a quiet place in her house. Finally, she and her children live happily. I would like to read this book when I depressed mind.

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Reference

Punter.R. (2008). The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

Quickposts: New Year's resolutions

I have two New Year’s resolutions. One of the resolutions is to improve my English skills. I like English, but I have weak point that speaking in English. I have to practice and increase chance to speak English. Other resolution is to go foreign countries. I’ll go to Korea and Australia. I would like to find various things, for example, language, culture and religion. It will be food for the mine, so I need experiences a lot. I came of age, and start job hunting. It is hard work, but I want to do my best!!

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Essay02-03b: My University Life

There are a lot of great universities in the world now, and they have characteristic school. I think that universities will be more fantastic 25 years after. I will tell you about the present and about 25 years from now university life.

First, I will explain about the present my university life. I am a sophomore of Kumamoto Gakuen University. My school is called Britain and American. I am majoring in English there, and I have a lot of classes. There are compulsory subjects and cultural studies. The former are writing, listening, speaking and reading. The latter are introduction of linguistics, biology, law, Korean, politics and anthropology. Therefore, I have many assignments every week. When I do my assignment, I often use PC because of the renewal of my blog and some reports. At first, I didn’t adapt myself to use PC, particularly Mac. However, I have gradually adapted to use it of late.

Second, I will tell you about my recess. I usually eat a lunch at bakery or talk with my friends, and this time relaxes me. Without these times I often go library, and I study something or watch DVD. One of the appeal points of the university is what there has recess. When I was a high school student, I had my classroom. However, there are not own classroom at university. In other words, I could spend on my recess freely. It is wonderful thing for me. I have a lot of nice friends. They are very precious to me. I would like to keep in touch with them after graduation.
Third, as other activities, I do tutor of overseas students. It is difficult for me that I teach Japanese to them, but it is a challenging activity for me. In addition, I have corresponded with my Korean fiends for a long time. It is very fun, because I can learn Korean languages and culture. I would like to treasure these connections with them.

Next, I will tell you about university life about 25 years after from now. I think that cutting-edges will be innovated in the class. For example, it can laboratory to space and there are monitors on each of desks. Ideally there are amusement centers in the university like a movie theater, sport plants and aquarium. If it will be realized, all students would like to go school. In spring or summer vacations, there are two tour plans. First trip is to tour to the World Heritage Site. There are 911 World Heritage Sites now. There is beautiful nature or buildings and it may give us the power. It is important things to find histories that are background of World Heritage Site. The other plan is eco tour. Recently, environmental destruction is important problem, so we need opportunity to think about ecology. These two plans are clean ideas about how to use our long vacation.

I wonder that so many people likes library. It is wonderful things. I like all my classes, but it may be an improper expression, I particularly like listening class. I like my University, but if I have a child, I don’t enter my child here, because my child has to make a decision what I go in person. I want to improve in my English skills, so I began to tutor.

Finally, I am looking forward to realizing my idea of the future. Anyway, I wish the students could lead a good school life more comfortably from now. I think that I may learn a lot of important things through my university life. It will never forget that in my life. When my child goes university, I compare now with 25 years after. I think that the university is more interesting and convenient. I have some ideal university life, but I satisfy my university life now.

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BR 2-15: The Drive to Dubai

I will tell you about Dubai. I think that Dubai is dreamland, because there is possibility that there will more develop a sightseeing business. Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. There has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. However, there was Dubai shock. Because of this event, the Dubai’s economic growth stopped. Though economy is slackening in growth, Dubai’s gross domestic gross domestic product as of 2008 was $ 82.11 billion. Dubai7s economy has built on the back of the oil industry. Now, there gain publicity as beautiful night view town. I would like to go Dubai someday.

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Reference

Till, Julie. (2004). The Drive to Dubai. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

BR 2-14: The SCAREDY Cat

Do you have a pet? I will tell you about once a scared cat. His name is Stanley. He lived in a big town, and everyone called him Scaredy Cat since he was scared of everything. For example, planes, trains, boys, noise, heights, kites, frogs and dogs. He was the biggest scaredy cat in town. One night, he went for a walk with his friends. His friends found a mouse, and they chased it into a house. There was no one in the house. Stanley thought that there really is a monster in the lounge, and the monster came closer still. Stanley struggled to run. Finally, he caught a burglar. After that, he wasn’t afraid of anything. Stanley was happy cat.

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Reference

Punter, Russell. (2008). The SCAREDY Cat. London: Usborne Rublishing Ltd.

My favorite country

My favorite country is Korea, but I’ve never been there. I have three reasons why I would like to go there. First, I am addicted to the Korean music. My favorite group is tohoshinki. They are very famous singer in Asia. Currently K-pop have a high popularity among Japanese young people. Second, there are a lot of World Heritage Sites, and Korea has an original culture. Third, there is called large country of beauty treatment. For example, hot food and cosmetics. These are cheaper than that of Japan. Since I like pierced earring and ring very much, if I will go there that I cannot help buying them. I will go to Korea this year, so I would like to enjoy my trip.

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My favorite music

I love music very much, and I often go to a concert. I listen to many genres. I take part in a summer festival of music every year. The fascinations of this festival for me is what I can listen to a lot of singer’s songs. It is very excited to listen to naked voices. Except for them, I enjoyed listening to a concert of violinist and orchestra. I also went to jazz pianist, Chie Ayado’s concert. The most recently concert is Monkey Majik. It was amazing performance. I will go Mr. Children’s concert in spring vacation. Mr. Children is my favorite artist since I was a junior high school student, so I ‘m looking forward to seeing their performance. I have many favorite songs, but I choose two songs. One of the songs is Man In The Mirror. It is a Michael Jackson’s song. Other song is Doin’ just fine. It is a Boyz Ⅱ Men’s song. Please listen to these songs.

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