Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Snowboarding!!

I love to snowboard very much. I have tried it just one time last year, and I could slide a little bit. I want to try more and more this winter.
I will do it as many times as I can!!!

I like motorbikes


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I like motorbikes. I have one of them but I cannot put any picture on this blog because I cannot take any of them. I want to dive to the mountain Aso someday by my motorbike.

This is a motorbike that belongs to a friend of mine. I want to have a bike like this!!

Book Review 6: Huckleberry Finn

There is a boy whose name is Huckleberry Finn. He is a friend of Tom Sawyer. Huck likes to sleep in streets or woods, and he can do what he wants and when he wants. He likes free. However, his father is always drunk and one day he comes to Huck’s room and take his all the money. A widow who lives with Huck is worried about Huck and his father, and her sister, Miss Watson is, too.
One other day, Huck’s father comes and takes Huck into the woods. He wants Huck’s all the money for his drinking. Huck deposits them to Judge Thatcher. He is the important man in the town, and he keeps all the money in a bank for Huck. Some time, Huck is locked in the hut and his father leaves Huck. He goes to the town and comes back after too much drink. Huck wants to escape from his father and the sisters. One day, Huck finds a canoe that nobody uses it. He prepares for his plan and fulfills it. He escapes from the woods and goes to the Jackson’s Island. Huck lives on the Island for three days, but he becomes to tale a look around it. When he looks around, he sees a fire. He runs away from there but he cannot forget the fire. He decides to find out who there is. Next day, Huck goes to the place where he saw the fire. There is a friend of Huck’s whose name is Jim. Jim is frightened by Huck because he heard that Huck was dead. Huck explains his plan and Jim agrees to go with Huck. They run away from the island but the other day, Huck strays from Jim. After some days, he can meet Jim again. They continue their travel, and they do what they want. Some days later, Huck sees two men. They are followed by bad men, and they are running from them. The two men say that they are a Duke and a King. However, they are not the Duke and the King. They act badly and they are always trying to rob some money and something from other people. Huck and Jim want to leave them in the town, and the day comes. Huck calls Jim, but there is no one on their raft. Huck tries to find Jim, but he is seen by a old lady. She recognizes Huck as Tom Sawyer. Huck has to pretend to be Tom Sawyer. But it is not difficult for him to pretend because Tom Sawyer is Huck’s best friend. The most important thing is that he has to meet Tom before he arrives at the house. Huck meets Tom and explains what is going on. Tom understands and he says that he would pretend other boy. They also have to help Jim. The old woman keeps a slave who is running away. It is Jim. They help Jim with his escape, but Tom is shot by a man who tries to catch Jim. A bullet hit Tom and he is terribly hurt. They have to back the house because of Tom’s injury. When they back to the house, people do not try to catch Jim because he is kind and gentle. After Tom is recovered, they heard a story that is about Jim. He is not a slave any more because Jim’s owner left a letter. She does not want Jim to be a slave any more. Jim has not been a slave when people try to fetch him. It can be another story but Huck wants to finish this story. It is over now.

Friday, October 27, 2006

Changing

I was shocked very much last night because I heard the news from some friends of mine. I heard that a volunteer club which I belonged once is ruined.
It was like a family for me when I belonged it, so I am sorry to hear that. Meanwhile, I felt that everything will change. There is not a family for me any more. It is just a club. I wish it would be the best place for every member.
I want to be back in someday, but I am not determined because I cannot accept all of the members.

Impression on Little Women

When I read the story of Little Women, I feel my heart becomes warm. The sisters have noticed their own great weaknesses, and they try to make them better. They have many troubles but the family overtakes them. In the end, they realize what the most important thing is. It’s family.
I wander how many people know that. I had not realized that until I read this story. Amy is like me. She thinks more about herself than about other people at first. I may think about myself than about other people. I feel sorry about that. I want to think more and more about other people. I decide not to be selfish but be kind to others. I should cherish my family and friends.
I will do my best. I7m really thank to the story.

Book Review5: Little Women

I read a book called Little Women. The story tells us about a warmhearted family. They are the March. Mr. and Mrs. March have four daughters whose names are Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. They had been selfish until they got a letter from their father. Mr. March is fighting for the civil war. The little girls are not rich so much now because of it. Some years before, the March was rich and the family members were all together. However, everything has changed when the war has started. Father has to go and fight for the war, and Mrs. March has to go out for her job because they become poor. The daughters have to endure what they want and help their family.
At a Christmas, the four girls decide to be good and kind to other people because they receive a letter from their father. He wrote it to cheer up his lovely daughters. He wrote in the end that he loves all his daughters and he thinks about them every day and night, and he wants to see them as soon as possible. The girls are moved by the letter and decide to be good.
The youngest daughter Amy tries to think more about other people and less about herself because she thinks that she is selfish. The oldest girl Meg does not like to work, but she decides to work harder for he family. The most active daughter Jo wants to be more gently and she decides not to be like a boy. The shyest girl Beth says nothing, but she says herself to work hard at a blue glove that she is making. All four daughters decide their goal.
On Christmas day, Mrs. March comes home and tells a story about poor family to her daughters. They are so poor that they do not have anything to eat at the Christmas. The mother has six children and they do not have woods to make a fire. The Marches decide to give away their breakfast to the poor family. That’s the first try that the little daughters do for the other people.
In the year, they have many troubles. Amy falls into a lake that is nearly frozen in winter, their father has a terrible condition, and Beth has a scarlet fever. They have many troubles that year. However, the more troubles come to them, the more they are bound to their family by their love. They learn what is the most important thing for them that year, and they can enjoy the next Christmas all together.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Part-Time Job at My Grandmother's House

I am going to visit my grandmother for my part-time job. She is farmer and she grows some kinds of oranges. She lives with her youngest son, but he is working for his own farm. My father visits her every weekend and helps her. He works for other job except weekend. He cannot earn money from farming because he is a local government worker. In Japan, people who are civil servants, they cannot get money from other jobs.
So my father helps his mother without money. I am going to go her house to help her, but I earn money from it. I need money and I do not have any part-time job. I also want to help my grandmother. I have not seen her long time, so I will go and cheer her up. I want to see her as soon as possible!!

Friday, October 20, 2006

Kumamoto Castle

I found a beautiful blog from other students. I hope you'll like it. I like Kumamoto Castle and I'm also proud of it!!

Thursday, October 19, 2006

I'm stressed!!

I’m really stressed because of many works. As you know, I took an interview test for studying abroad and it is also one of the causes of the stress. The result will be disclosed on November 2nd. I cannot endure so long!!! Someone help me please…

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Book Review 4: The prisoner of Zenda

I read a book called “The prisoner of Zenda”. It is about a man who is from an old English family. He lives in England, and his family is one of the middle classes. As you know, famous families do not need to earn their bread by their own because they have enough money to live without works. The Rassendylls is one of the famous families. In the family, there are some descendants who have the dark hair and the long straight nose of the loyal family of Ruritania.
Once upon a time, there was Lady America who was a beautiful woman. Price Rudolf of Ruritania fell in love with her. They loved each other, but the woman already had ahusband. America had an affair. After the Prince’s leaving, Lady America gave a birth to a baby. The Rassendylls came from her. Because of a fight with the husband, the Prince was dead in his country. As a result, the Rassendylls decided to live without notify about the baby.
Long time has passed, and man was born in the Rassendylls and he also has the red hair the long nose like other descendants. His name is Rudolf. His sister in law wants him to work outside of the house to manage to live by himself for him. However, Rudolf doesn’t want to do such a thing, and he wants to love without works. One day, she tries to talk to him and she persuades Rudolf into working. He decided to work, but he has an idea to go to Ruritania in secret. In the country, there is a king of Ruritania, and he resembles Rudolf. On the other day, the king is kidnapped and Rudolf has to pretend the king because of his looking like a king. He spends some days, but he decides to rescue the king from the enemy. It is king’s brother. The king has a fiancĂ©, and his brother wants to be a king and also wants to marry her. After long days with many fights, they can rescue the king. However, Rudolf and the fiancĂ© fell in love with each other like the history. Rudolf wants to marry her, but she has to be the Queen. He left the country but they keep in touch with each other.

Love to drink alcohol!!

I have a lot of things to do this week. Also, I will have many drinking party this month.
I already had two of them, and I really enjoyed one of them. It was held on 24th September, two friends of mine attended the party like me and they looked enjoyed drinking alcohol.
After drinking, we played bowling. Two of our parties were poor at bowling, so they played it with tricks. They threw the bowls and they followed them. I could not believe my eyes, but it was true!! As I was drunk, I enjoyed with them and we got a caution from the shop. I think it was the most interesting drinking party that I have ever had. I want to have it one more time with the same member.
I will have another drinking party this weekend, and I will enjoy it from the bottom of my heart!!

Monday, October 16, 2006

English Weekend

I attended to English Weekend that spend the weekend with exchange students. I met many exchange students there. They come from New Zealand, Vietnam, Ireland, America, and Thailand. I made friends with the exchange students through a game or many activities. We went to the beer factory in Kasima city. I wanted to drink beer, but I couldn’t because I had to go back home by my motorbike. I ‘m so sorry about that. I want to spend weekends with the exchange students at Japanese inn someday.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Book Review 3: The adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Tom Sawyer likes adventures. When other people are sleeping in their bed, Tom Sawyer is climbing out of his bedroom window to meet his friends. He and Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn have an exciting life. They look for ghosts, they dig for treasures, and they take a boat down the Mississippi river. But Tom’s adventures can be dangerous, too. One night in the graveyard he and Huck Finn see three men. Who are they? And what are they doing in the graveyard, in the middle of the night? Then the boys see that one of the men is Injuin Joe. Tom and Huck never forget that night. They are afraid of Injuin Joe, and they are right to be afraid. Because Injuin Joe is very quick with a knife. Tom and Huck saw the right scene of murder, and they could not believe their own eyes. Later, they have to be the deponent at the court.

Harry Potter 1

Harry Potter is grown up at his uncle’s house. But hey do not like Harry.
One day, he gets a permission from a school which for witches and wizards at 12 years old. Actually, His parents graduated from the school, and they were murdered by Voldemort. Harry enters the school and be trained to be a wizard without knowing the truth. He makes friends with Ron and Hermione. They are in troubles all the time.
Voldemort tries to kill Harry Potter through someone else. Voldemort was terribly hurt by Harry when he was a baby. After Voldemort kills Harry, he wants to make a revival to control the world. One of the teachers is a Voldemort’s adorer.
Harry Potter and his friends overcome with their courage and the love of Harry’s parents.
I like Harry potter's series these days. I want to see the next one as soon as possible.

To Study Abroad!!

I took an interview test for studying abroad in Britain.
Because I want to be an English teacher, I decided to study abroad. My mother is a music teacher, and I have seen her job since I was a little girl. She is always busy, she does not have much rest, but I yearn her job because I think there are so many meaning to teach. I want to brush up my English and want to see my host family in Leicester city. I miss them. I would achieve my goal for my brilliant future!!

Thursday, October 05, 2006

In Leicester


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I went to England this summer. This is the picture that I took in Leicester city, in England.
I went to a pub with my friend and my host family for the first time. I ate fried potato with salt and vinegar. It was impressed and I love to eat fried potato with salt and vinegar now. I cannot eat them without vinegar!!
I miss my host family and my Italian friends who I met in Leicester.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

For studying abroad

I handed in the documents to take an interview test to studying abroad today. I was really stressed out. As you know, I went to Leicester in England this summer vacation. I could have the confidence through the experience. I have wanted to study abroad for two years, but I could have the confidence and I felt that foreign country was not close to me. Because of the experience, I could get the confidence and I can go to England to study abroad.
As I want to be an English teacher in the future, I should brush up my English and study more about foreign culture academically. I want to have the chance to study abroad. I am going to have the test next week, and if I can pass the test I will go th England in February and March.

Book Review2; Pocahontas

In 1607 the English come to Virginia, in North America. They want to begin a new life, and to make their home in the New World. They build a town and call it Jamestown, after King James of England. Virginia is a new world for the English, but it is not new for the Indian people of North America. They live there; their fathers and their grandfathers lived there before them. It is their country, their home. And they do not like these white men from across the sea.
One of the Englishmen, John Smith, goes up the river in a boat, but the Indians find him and take him to the great King, Powhatan. The Indians want to kill him, but Powhatan has a daughter – the beautiful Pocahontas. She looks into John’s blue, blue eyes… and so begins a famous story of two countries, two people, and a love without end.
Pocahontas was a daughter of the great King of Indians, and he didn’t like the Englishmen from overseas. They were good friends with each other at first. The King of Indians tried to observe these Englishmen and gave one of the Englishmen, John Smith to his daughter to check them all the time. However, as Pocahontas was a little girl, she was interested in English culture and John. She fell in love with him. One day, Powhatan tried to take some guns from Jamestown and John got angry because he thought that people should be friends without weapons. He tried to explain what he thought to Pocahontas, and she understood. Other day, she went to the town and noticed the difference. There was not John Smith. She asked about John to other Englishmen, and she knew that John had a bad accident and left the Virginia to England. Pocahontas was really disappointed and cried long time in the forest. Some years later, Pocahontas was a young woman. The English people needed their guns that her father took from them. They tried to kidnap the young Indian woman and negotiated with the tribe, but they didn’t accept their opinion. Pocahontas understood her father and she didn’t want to back to her home. She married Englishman, of course not John Smith, and had a baby. After some years in Jamestown, she went to England with her husband and son. There were so many things in England, and English people were interested in Indian woman and wanted to make friend with her. The King of James and his wife met Pocahontas. She heard about John Smith from the Queen and she hesitated very much. Two days later, John came to see her, but she could not see him because of her terrible memories. She loved him in her heart, but she already had a husband and a child. During in her stay in London, Pocahontas got ill and she was dead in England.
She was famous because of her marriage and being good friend to the English when they first went to Virginia.