BR12: Dessert

There is the biggest dessert in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia all over the world. That is the Sahara desert.
Now dessert is going to spread all over the world, There are some reasons. People cut the trees too much, so CO2 doesn't absorb by trees, then it causes the grobal warming. In addition, the grobal warming causes desertification.
These things are said as the other reasons of desertification; slash-and-burn faeming, surplus population, too much pasturing, and cultivation. Of course climmate changing is one of the reasons.
There is even a treaty for the desertification.
To try not extend dessert anymore, people should live them lives with consideration about environmental. It is quite serious problem.


Hardy-Gould, J.(2009). Desert. OXFORED university press.

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BR11: London

This book is Oxford's also.



I really long to visit London. Look at the cover of this one. This ferris wheel is "London eye". It can hold 25 people in each capsule. The next pict is Thames barrier, built to ease damage from the flood. A fe


w weeka ago i saw "Dat after (FLOOD)", this barrier was broken in this movie..








From 1665 to 1666, people had 2 large disasters in London. The plague and big fire. The plague raged and killed a hundred thousand people. The great fire of London was caused by a small fire. The fire broke out in aa bakery, and it extended widely for 4 days. It is also said this fire stopped the spread of the plague, fortunately or not. Bless you.

I am also interested in the fashion brands from England. Like Mary Quant, Cath Kidston, Burberry, and so on. These goods are very cute but so expensive for me.

Escott, J.(2008). London. OXFORED university press.

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BR10: England

This book is published by Oxfored university, and written about England.
It has many photos of scenery, and they are so beautiful. The places that are introduced in this book;
Bodian castle in East Sussex
The Romans built Hadrian's Wall
Buckingham Palace
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
The Angel of the North
A lake in the lake district
A green dale in Yorkshire
Stonehenge
.. and so on.
These photos made me feel like traveling England. And It is written about English Food also. I heard that English foods are not good.. but I cannot believe it. I want to try it so much, especially Fish and Chips.

2 of my friends will go to England to study for a year. I respect them, and am a little jealous. I want to go there, too! And, get on the double-decker, take an afternoon tea.

Escott, J.(2008). England. OXFORED university press.

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BR09: The Story of Chocolate

"Hooray! Cheap chocolate." "A cup a day keeps the doctor away!" (page 26)

This is a story of chocolate's history. Long long ago there is the tree of cacao in rain forests. At first monkeys found it and tasted the seeds. Then the human race called Mayans found it. They made the special, bitter drink by cacao, and the drink became worthy and only rich people could taste and enjoy it. One day a group of merchant came to the village, and they amazed the taste of the drink. They brought many cacaos, then the cacaos popularity spread out over the Europe. Some European richs improve the chocolate. The one added sugar it at first, then the other put caramel, nuts, and so on.

Now chocolate is loved all over the world. We can get chocolate cheaply. My favorite American chocolate was "Extra creamy milk chocolate with toffee and almonds", favorite Japanese one is ROYCE's chocolates.

Daynes, K.(2004).The Story of Chocolate. Usbone Publishing.

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sleepyyy

got TOEFL score.. it was less than i expected. my confidence disappeared.
so, i have to start now!!!

by the way i have 4 more books to read and write the reviews, by 5:00 pm. but i have part time job from 3:00 pm to 9:00 or 10:00 pm.. dont have enough time omg.

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The Difference of Lifestyles

I studied about "The Difference of Lifestyles in America and Japan".
I stayed in Minnesota for a month in last summer, and it was so interesting and amazing. This study is based on my experience. This stay was the biggest thing in this year, and it was so fruitful trip. I got motivated to study about foreign countries more than before.


The Difference of Lifestyles.


1. Introduction
At the class before I went to America, our teacher told us about America a lot. There were many differences in her stories. They were amazing and unbelievable. I was interested in it, and I wanted to find the differences in this home stay. When my host mother sent e-mail to me, she told to me that she would take me to her friend’s wedding. I attended two different type weddings. The one was casual style, another was formal. I thought that finding the difference of weddings will be interesting.
After this stay, I got much information about lifestyle in Minnesota. I am going to write it.

2. Lifestyle in Minnesota
I introduce the things I was surprised. These are my case, and may not general habits. I compared my experience in Minnesota with my usual lifestyle in my hometown.
2-1. At home
On the first day, I went to my host mother’s house with her, she entered the house with shoes. That was I expected. But on the other day, I saw she doesn’t put it on the floor. I asked why and she said “Just relax.” At the class in Bethel, I asked about it to my friends. Some said that like my case, and some said that the host family does not put them on the floor completely. That depends on the family’s way.
Next is about laundry. During I stayed the home; I have never seen that my host mother hung out the wash to dry in the sun. I couldn’t ask her why so I found out. American people don’t dry clothes on the outside and they have some reasons. In Minnesota, they have heavy snowfalls in winter so if they hang out the wash in the sun, it would freeze completely. They also worried about thieves. Moreover, it is said drying clothes on the outside looks poor. Also, usual American family washes clothes a few times in a week. Because they have a large laundry, so they don’t use it every day. But if they had many children, they might wash clothes every day. Also, they use automatic dish washer, they wash the dishes seldom by hand.
The third is about holiday. American often has a weekend at a cabin near the lake. The relatives get together and stay overnight, and have BBQ, talk a lot, swim, tubing in the lake. Adults and children even the girl who as old as me enjoy all the day together. The other day, my host mother took me to gun shooting. Gun shooting is her hobby, and her sons like it also. We went to the place for gun shooting. The sons have guns, rifles and bullets. I think this hobby is uncommon in Japan.
2-2. In the town (out of the home)
Every morning, I spend a time at a café until the van comes there to pick me up to Bethel. I ordered a cup of latte on the first time. Then my host mother told about me to the workers. A few days later, I asked to my host mother, “Should I order something at the café every day?” She said “no”. She told me that people can stay at a café without any orders, when they wait someone. Café or anywhere. No one cares the person who is just staying there.
Next is taking out culture. At restaurant, too much food they often serve. My host mother has small appetite, so we always left the foods on plate. At the first time we went to a restaurant to have dinner, I felt it is pity to waste, so I tried to eat whole things. After that, she ordered a box to take out her foods on the plate. I understood, “People can take out in this restaurant.” But this was not only the restaurant. My host mother told me that we can take out at almost of restaurant in America, except buffets.
In America, it is the most important for restaurants to satisfy customers. So they serve many foods at first, and if the customers couldn’t eat whole thing, they give some boxes to take out.
2-3. Weddings
During this stay, I attended to 2 different style weddings. The first one was casual wedding and it was held in a simple building (it has roof and many benches and tables, but well hole style) . There were bride’s maids and best men. We listened to song and playing the guitar. That was simple and casual wedding ceremony outside. After that I went to the reception with my host mother, to the other place. We had some foods, and talked with her friend. But the reception was a little strange. According to my host mother; “This reception is not good example. The host keeps guests for too long time, and disorganized. Don’t believe this is the American wedding style.” I was just complicated. In the other day we went to another wedding. I got a new dress for the day. So, this wedding was more formal style. We went to a ceremony hall in a hotel, in St. Paul. We did not go to the reception in this time, but we had a good time without any problems. I learned about two kinds of wedding styles. Sometimes American holds wedding outside.

3. Lifestyle in Kumamoto
In my lifestyle in Kumamoto, at first, we never put the shoes in the house. Japanese separates the place to walk with shoes or not. About washing, we usually hang out the washing under the sun if it is not rainy. Nobody thinks that it looks poor. Drier is popular also. We use the drier when it is raining, we have to hurry, or we just do not want to hang out. Almost Japanese prefer hanging out to drier because it is natural and we believe it is good for our health. In holidays, American family makes a plan to get together and have fun. In Japan, the teenager girls or boys like to go out with them friends, not with family. I felt American family like outdoor activities like camping, picnic or swimming in the lake.
If I stay at a café with no order in Japan, the clerk or the other people might think that I am strange, and it would make me uncomfortable. At a restaurant, if I want to take out, the restaurant might give me a box, but I think it is not so popular. About weddings, it was almost same as Japanese style. We have several style of weddings also.

4. Conclusion
Compared with the lifestyle in Kumamoto, I could see some differences in lifestyles. What I really think is that Americans like just have fun, and family is warm. They think it is very important to spend a time together. American family’s lifestyle is based on “American dream”. Have a family, eat a lot, and live happily. On the other hand, American seems to tend to depend on machinery. The lifestyle in America is getting mechanize. I prefer to wash the dishes by hand. Machines do not wash the dishes completely. And sometimes they waste too much. I heard that the cost of foods in America is not so expensive, so they get many food and waste. Almost Japanese might say “Mottainai”. I mean Americans had better consider economy and saving. That will lead them life more comfortable, I think.

Thank you for reading my paper.
Can you stay at a cafe without any orders? I can't. I would feel so bad. I think Americans are un concerned for the things they don't have interests.

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toeic

took TOEIC 3 weeks ago, and i got higher score than last time's. it went up by 120 points, i cannot believe it! yea! :-) it was very exciting thing! so now i think i want to reach 600 points. i will try for this score. it is rare for me being filled with confidence.. i think i can do it now.
i could not study for the test this time(that is true), so the score was my own ability. i hope i had gotten higher score on TOEFL's also. i have to make progress and always do my best.

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Essay05: Lilo and Stitch

“Don’t leave me, ok?”
“OK! ...Ok.”
This scene is the one of my favorite scenes.

This is an adventure of a Hawaiian girl and an alien.
An alien, called “experiment No.626” was born on a planet. Actually a doctor produced him secretly. The union of the galaxy judged the No. 626 is a dangerous alien. He has strong power and a strong desire to destroy. The union decided to banish No. 626 to another planet forever. He looks like a little cute animal but he is really a ferocious alien. The doctor Jumba was arrested because he made a dangerous creature. The union tried to launch No. 626 to space but he escaped. After his escape, he crashed to the
ground on an island, on earth. It was good fortune for him because No. 626 survive in water. The union let a staff member named Pleakley go to earth, because he had been studying about the earth. The arrested doctor Jamba was also sent with Pleakley. No one knows how to deal with No. 626 except the doctor. The two aliens left for the earth, Kauai Island, Hawaii.
A little Hawaiian girl named Lilo is taking a hula lesson. There were a few children
there but she didn’t have good relationships with them. She was always alone. She lives
with her big sister, and they had lost their parents in a car crash.
One day, Nani, Lilo’s sister, thought that Lilo needs a friend so they went to a pet shop.
Then Lilo found a blue, strange kind of “dog”, and decided to take him. That was
experiment No. 626. Lilo named No. 626 “Stitch”. Stitch made many troubles. He likes
to break things. Lilo tried to make Stitch a good dog, and taught him tricks such as
playing guitar, and and other things but it didn’t go well. Jamba and Pleakley came to
catch Stitch again and again but they couldn’t. Finally the union of the galaxy called
them and told they cannot wait any longer and they sent Captain Gantu to earth.
Captain Gantu came there and caught Stitch and Lilo. Stitch escaped again, but Lilo
was left in Gantu’s spaceship. Nani asked Stitch to rescue Lilo. Then, Stitch, Jamba,
and Pleakley got together and they helped Lilo.
After that, Stitch was caught by the union of the galaxy. Stitch said that he wanted to
say good bye to Lilo and Nani. However the chairwoman of the union decided that Stitch
can stay on earth, instead of his banishment. Lilo and Stitch are family forever.

There were some Hawaiian words like “Ohana”, “Mahalo” in this movie. These words
sound warm and kind. Also I felt that Stitch was getting kind, and they could understand each other. If Stitch have not seen Lilo, he never knew love. They look so happy. I have to see another story of Lilo and Stitch. This was good movie.

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new part time job

I got a new part time job 2 weeks ago. Now I work at a patisserie in my hometown. My friend has been working there for a year and a half. I was looking for new part time job, and then she introduced the job to me. It is encouraging to work with her so I decided to take the job. Usually I work from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm because it is the closing time on the day. In this season, we will be very busy because of so many Christmas cake reservations. I am going to die on 23rd, 24th or 25th. It is really fearful. While my working time, the shop is filled with sweet smelling of butter. The smell makes me happy. I remembered that I wanted to be a baker and it was my dream when I was a little.
I have to learn a lot of works (before Christmas, I wish I could). My 2 friends teach and help me. I can do just little things now so I will do my best to learn.

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rock singer

My favorite rock singer is Avril Lavigne. First time I listened to her song was at the dance practice time for my 7th grades sports festival. The song was Sk8er boi. I really loved this catchy song. I still remember the memory that I practiced the dance so hard with my friends, strict and kind senior girls when I listen to Sk8er boi. 2 years passed, I bought her CD album Let go, at a second hand shop. Till I got this album, I was never her fan. That was spring vacation, after I graduated junior high. I listened to Sk8er boi again and again, the other songs also. It was awesome. She was rebellious so she looked so cool. And attractive. I tried to memorize the lyrics and the Japanese translation, so the lyrics card looks very old. Now I often listened to her. 2 years ago I went to her live concert in Fukuoka with my friend (then she had straight long hair like Avril). I also am looking forward to the new album. She has a divorce scandal but it is like her.

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Essay04: Romeo and Juliet (Leonard DiCaprio version)

I was deeply impressed by this tragic love story.
There were two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, and they stood in opposition.　They had hatred each other. The young men of both families were hot-blooded, and they
often caused riots in the city of Verona.
Romeo, the Montague’s only sun was love sick at that time because of a girl named Rosaline. Romeo’s cousin and friends took Romeo to a masquerade at the Capulets in seacret. However he didn’t like it so he walked away from the crowd. Then through a water tank he saw a girl who was wearing angel’s wings on her back, and the girl noticed him. Romeo totally forgot about Rosaline and fell in love with this girl at first sight. The name of the girl was Juliet. She also fell in love with Romeo, and then they kissed. But Romeo couldn’t be found by the Capulets because the families hated each other. When he and his friends were going to get out of the hall, he heard that Juliet is Capulet’s only daughter. And Juliet also heard about Romeo. Romeo let his friends go and he climbed up to the balcony of Juliet’s room, and met her again. They promised to get married and said good night.
Tybalt, a Capulet, was filled with loathing for the Montagues, and he came to Romeo and Romeo’s friends to fight a duel. Romeo didn’t want to fight because he loved Juliet. So he thought he loved even Tybalt. But Tybalt didn’t listen to Romeo, and stabbed Romeo’s close friends Marcutio with anger. He died and Romeo lost control of himself, and finally shot Tybalt. After this trouble, the police banished Romeo from Verona. Both Romeo and Juliet were heartbroken. Romeo would rather die than stay away from Juliet, but his priest admonished him. On the other hand, Juliet’s father ordered her to get married to another man. Of course she didn’t want this, but her father told her to get married or leave. No one supported Juliet in her family.
She went to the church to ask for the priest’s help. He gave her a small bottle of potion to put her in suspended animation for 24 hours. He thought Juliet would avoid her unwilling marriage. At the night she drunk it, and in the morning everyone thought she died. The priest mailed Romeo about Juliet and asked him to come back to Verona to pick her up. But the letter couldn’t get to him. A Romeo’s friend came to his place and told him that Juliet died. Romeo was shocked and he decided to die at her side. He went back to Verona. When Romeo saw Juliet, she is sleeping in the church. Romeo didn’t know that she was just sleeping, so he drunk a deadly poison. In a moment, Juliet woke up but it was too late. After Romeo died, Juliet shot herself with Romeo’s gun.
It was really sad and ironic story because of hatred between two families. If the priest’s plan went well, both of them could have happy life forever.
Anyway, DiCaprio is sexy, cute, and passionate man but his lines were very classical, so it made me embarrassed. I want to see original one.

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Taylor Swift, Fleshy plant, My friends.

Did you see Taylor Swift on Music Sation, on last Friday? I couldn't see it because I had MOS class at thet time. My friend says she was so cute and great. I must check it on youtube. She released the new album "Speak now" and she performed one of the songs in the album "Mine", on tv. I don't know the other songs at all. Moreover I have good news, my friend Maiko got the tickets for Taylor's live concert in February and I will join together! It is going to be AWESOME because I like Taylor, I like a live concert, and I like travelling. I wish we will have a good time. Thank you my friend for taking the tickets I love you.




By the way, on last Saturday I bought a small pot of fleshy plant. It was sold at Bipuresu square in Kamitori, and it was cute and cheap, and this plants are really easy to grow because they are tough according to the salesgirl. I want to name this one..
Then I walk around to shop, and I got a ethnic style stole that I have had my eye on, finally. I wanted to get a pair of mouton boots.



At the end of the year, I have Bounenkai party (a party to forget the troubles of the past year) with my best highschool friends. I will see some friends I have not seen for a long time. I hope they are doing well on the good life. I am looking forward to the party.

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sport to watch

My favorite sport to watch is skiing. I don’t know about this sport well and I watched skiing competition on TV, during Vancouver Olympic. I didn’t know why but I was really excited to watch it. I watched ladies' moguls mainly. I don’t remember about detail, but it was hot and I couldn't turn the TV off. I couldn't take my eyes off the competition.
A Japanese skiing player, Aiko Kamimura got 4th place then. After the competition at the interview, she said she did her best. But she looked really chagrined at her defeat and said she got 5th place in the preliminary match but she got 4th in this time. She was impatient about she got won only 1 rank each time. Then I was impressed with her and I wish she will win next time. But I don’t want to try moguls because it looked dangerous.

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movie star

My favorite movie star is Richard Gere. His real name is Richard Tiffany Gere. He is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born on 1949. The first time I saw him was in the movie, pretty woman. He acted Edward in this movie, and he was actually dandy. My favorite scene is that Edward hit a man to protect his lover Vivian. In the last scene he went to see her with a bouquet in his mouth.
And he was in shall we dance also. The scene he is dancing with dressed up is really nice. He looks so fascinating with a bouquet.
If he were my dad, I would have been proud of him and boasted to my all friends.

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Minnesota.

This is an essay i wrote in Minnesota.


I had good experiences here in Minnesota. I have never been abroad before this program. So everything was new for me. I have enjoyed and learned a lot of things for a month.
We had ESL everyday with Rachel. On the first day, her English was very fast so I didn't get what she was saying. I was depressed. But I am getting to understand it day by day. We talked about interesting topics each day, and I got knowledge of English and information about Minnesota. We enjoyed some field trips also. Canoe trip was especially fun. My host mother Penny joined us. We brought 2 water guns and we were excited to shoot my friends. After canoeing, we had a skit party. Our skit was about a Queen's important paper. I had a fun with Maiko, Chinami, Sayano, and Yuya.

And I had a good time with Penny. We went to Anoka county fair, Japanese restaurant, a cabin, and enjoyed shopping together. She was really kind to me. when she doesn't understand what I said, she says ''Say again?" gently. She always listened to me patiently. And the home was very comfortable. Her 2 cats, Angel and Ollie are so cute and friendly. I feel like I want to stay longer. And my friend Jenna, lives in Penny's basement is funny girl. I don't have sister so she's like my real sister. I like to shop with Jenna.
I met so many people here. Sometimes it made me confused. I couldn't talk with them well. But this experience motivated me to study more. I'll never forget this precious time. I am thankful to everybody I met. I love you!

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Essay3: Brassed off (Burasu!)

This is a story of miners who belonged to a band named “Grimley Colliery Band”, in
Yorkshire, England. They faced a crisis of closedown of the coal mine. At that time in
England, many coal mines were closed and a lot of workers lost their jobs. Phil, one of
the miners, lived with his wife and children. They were so poor and his wife said to him
“Quit your band.” But he didn’t want to do that.
A woman, Gloria, moved to this town. She was born in this town so she was coming
back there. She had a flugel horn and she was a player. The landlady said to her “Do not
play it at midnight.” And she said “Why don’t you practice at the Grimley Colliery
Band? Do you know?” Gloria knew about the band.
Then the practice was not good because all of them were worried about whether the
mine would closedown or not. They didn’t feel like playing well. But the conductor
Danny was still enthusiastic about music. Suddenly Gloria came into the practice room.
She said she wanted to play with them. At first Danny refused to let her join but after
he listened to her playing, he allowed her to join. Her playing was great and all the
other players were surprised at her. But in fact Gloria was in the company. That means
she is not on the miners' side. In spite of this fact, she really liked the band, and loved
Andy, one of the players.
Finally the mine was closed and the miners got angry at the company, and Gloria.
She was betrayed by the company. Her boss said that it was decided the mine was
supposed to close 2 years ago. She was disappointed and quit her job. She was so sorry
to the miners.
At that time Danny became ill and went into the hospital. He escaped death. The
band couldn’t continue to play, but they still have the finals. Each player lost their job
as a miner, so it was hard for them to play on the stage again. However Gloria helped
the band and they did play on the finals. And they won!
This story is filled with a lot of love, at the ending. It is a good English movie. And it was
really difficult to catch what they are saying because of British English. I heard “bloody”
so many times in this movie.

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BR08: Making a Cake

The best cakea are part science and part art. It is the chemical and physical changes that make the ingredients into a cake. (page14)


This book made me excited inspite of my tiredness! I like it but I have never made a cake. The pictures are so sweeeet. I feel like having something sweet.
This book about making a cake and, some says making a cake is art but some says it is science.
Well, I don't care about it, at all! I think compound and decoration are very important either to make a cake.
I want to try to make a cake. It must be fun.




Reilly, C.(2007). Making a Cake. Thomson Nelson.

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BR07: Food from the World

Food growsall over the world. Today the food we eat can come from a country a long way from home. (page 15)





This is a book about a few foods from several countries.


Bananas, ricce, tea, pineapples, kiwi fruit, dates, and raisins are introdused in it.


Banana grows well in the countries where have a lot of sun, like South america, Australia and Africa. Rice and tea grow well in the countries where is wet, like China, Australia, and the USA. Pineapples grows in the countries where have a lot of sun, like Australia, South America and the USA. Kiwi fruit comes from New Zealand. Dates needs a lot od sun, so they grow well in Africa. Raisins we can see here come from the USA and Australia.


I have never heard about dates. What is it??

Trussell-Cullen, A.(2007). Food from the world. Thomson Nelson.

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BR06: Antarctic Animals

Plankton is the start of the Antarctic food chain. Krill eat the plankton. Fish and whales come to Antarctic waters to eat the krill. (page 11)


This is a book about Antarctic animals. Pengins, seals,plankton, krill,whales, and seabirds are introduced in this books. And there is food chain between them.


Scientists say, too many people catch fish in Antarctic so the food chain will change.





uglyyyyyyyyyyyy :(

Trussell-Cullen, A.(2007). Antarctic Animals. Thomson Nelson.

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BR05: HEATING UP

Everyone has the power to changehow much energy they use.
Everyone can:
*buy things that use less energy
*try to use less energy at home
*drive cars less-ride a bike, walk or car pool. (page18)

This is a book about grobal warming, mainly.
Recently the temperature of the earth is going up. Because of it, the ice is melting in the Antarctic. And because of it, the sea level is rising all over the world.
Our mother earth has ather problems: greenhous gasws, carbon dioxide,and so on. We must protect earth environment for the future.

Trussell-Cullen, A.(2007).HEATING UP. Thomson Nelson.

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Essay02: Ratatouile (Remy no Oishii Restaurant)

This is the story of a rat and garbage boy. The rat, Remy has highly development nose. He lived off an old woman’s home with his family and many friends, of course secretly. The other rats usually eat scraps, but Remy hates it. Sometimes the others have eaten poisonous food and, died. To avoid it, they ask Remy to check scraps by smelling. Remy worked as a poison checker. Remy loves delicious, healthy foods so he doesn’t have scraps.
One day, Remy heard about a famous cook in Paris, Gusteau. He wrote an recipe book and he said “Anyone can cook”. Remy was impressed the cook, and he wanted to be cook. Remy found the recipe book in the old woman’s home, and he really wanted it. A rainy day, Remy and others were pushed in a stream, and Remy lost his friends and family. He went up ground, there was center of Paris!
A garbage boy Linguini finally got a job as a garbage boy at restaurant Gusteau. Gusteau had already died, so now another cook is the chef. But he is so mean and he teaches how to work to Linguini strictly. At that time, the restaurant Gusteau had been criticized by a critic, Ego. Gusteau had five stars valuation, but Ego’s comment dropped the valuation to three stars.
One day Remy stole into Gusteau’s kitchen and seasoned a soup in a pan. Then Linguini found it. Remy ran away in a flurry but he was caught by Linguini. In a few minutes, the soup got good comments from customers. Everyone (except the chef) thought that Linguini seasoned the special soup, but he didn’t. Linguini doesn’t have a talent for cooking at all. So he was really confused and asked to Remy to help him. They paired each other, and cooked together. Remy was always hiding in his cook hut secretly.
After that, It developed that Linguini is Gusteau’s son. So every employees accepted him to be new owner, new chef. He and little chef Remy made succeed finally, even they had big problems.
This movie was funny, moving, and made me hungry! I could heard some French wards. That was interesting.

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Essay01: High School Musical

Troy, a boy who belongs to high school basketball team is the captain of his team Wild Cats. And Gabriella, very genius and shy girl, met Troy at a party and sang together. At that time they found the new themselves, and aroused the people in the party. They were so excited also. After the party they left each other. They had just exchange the phone number.
The vacation passed, Gabriella moved to the town where Troy and his family live in. Troy and Gabriella met again in the classroom, East High School’s. They wanted to sing together again, but they worried about the reactions from others. All of the high school students are excited to him, especially some cheer girls. On the other hand Gabriella doesn’t want to be distinguished in front of a lot of people.
Then, the rivals appeared. Sharpay and Ryan, they are twins and they play performance very well. But they are very proud, especially Sharpay is so. The twins don’t like that Troy and Gabriella will be the star on the stage. So they bothered Troy and Gabriella. Troy’s team members, especially Chad (Troy’s closest friend) don’t like that Troy sings on the stage. He thought Troy should stand on the court, not stage. Gabriella’s science club members also wanted her to come to the science contest rather than play on the musical. Troy and Gabriella had some difficulty, but they determined to sing together on the stage. There was a close bond between them.
The concept of this movie was, “Do not be afraid of showing new yourself to other people.” I think. This movie would encourage shy, retiring people, like me. I will be able to try new something afterwards, even it is unlike me to do. Anyway, I want to watch HSM2, and HSM the movie. They must be fantastic, too!

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animal

My favorite animal is cats and dogs. Actually I like cats more than dogs, but I have a dog at home and no cats. If I started to live alone, I want a cat in my room. The fatter one is cuter isn’t it? Like Maiko’s cat, or my hostmother’s cat Angel. They are FAT!! So they are charming. My dog Lily is cute, too. I like watching cat moving image on Youtube. They are funny and lovely. I never get tired of it even if I am watching for a long time.
Recently my senior friend said to me “My cat got some kittens, do you want some?”. I want a kitten but If I took a kitten to my house, my brother would got allergic coryza. So I gave it up.

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travel

My favorite travel I have ever done was staying Minnesota. It was a month long but I felt it was too short. I wanted stay there more. Now I regret that I didn’t try to use any public transportation. I should have tried to get on the bus or something. I want to travel other countries. Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, and so on. I think the happiest thing of travel is food! I want to see different food culture and taste it. Next thing is the view. I couldn’t see mountain in Minnesota. There was flat land and there are too many lakes
I want to travel to Hokkaido also. If I had enough money and confidence in myself, I want to travel alone.

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music

I listen to several kinds of music. J-pop, American pop music, Rock, even sound track. I listen J-pop hit chart every time at my part time job place. But I have a favorite song from the chart. The name of this song is “Baby I love you”. This melody is catchy and comfortable. I almost got tired of J-pop but sometimes I can find nice song.
I like the music star from oversea, too. Taylor Swift, Avril, … they are so cool and fabulous. In these days I listen Lady gaga a little. I can’t explain what she is. But she is not bad.
Recently people buy less CD’s than before. I like CD so it is sad. Now we can get our favorite song without paying money. But I think I want CD’s cost to go down, too.

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TV show

I have some favorite TV shows. One of those is theater program. The program is set on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I can watch various movies every week. I like Giburi’s movie especially. Giburi movie is always Friday. Last night I watched “Bubble e go” and it was fun. I was not supposed to watch it but I couldn’t stop watching. The other program is “Sekai Machi aruki” (walking down town all around the world) of NHK program. This program is very fantastic!! I feel like, I am walking down the town in fact. This is 45 minutes long, but it feels so slow. I was impressed in this program when I was a high school student. I want to walk down in many countries like this TV, someday.

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drink

My favorite drink is coffee milk. Since I was in kindergarten, I was always drinking coffee milk so I love it. I don’t like black coffee; it is too strong for me. Recently I go to Starbucks coffee, sometimes. I like Dark Mocha Chip Frappuccino. I want to go there right now.. I can relax at Starbucks. But they are a little expensive for me. I also like the place where I can get coffee milk. During I stayed in Minnesota almost every morning I used to go to Caribou coffee, is the famous café in Minnesota, and around there. I had good time every morning, sometimes I killed the time with no order. Just stay there. I have good memories about coffee.

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dish

My favorite dish is “Omrice”, it is fried rice covered omelet. This is so easy to cook, and I have made for my hostmother when I was staying Minnesota. She said it is good. I explained to her, “This dish is not traditional, but popular in Japan.” The fried rice is seasoned tomato ketchup and tonkatsu sauce (or consommé. This is good seasoning.). And put bacon, mix vegetables and onion put in the rice, season and fry. After that make omelet and put it on the fried rice.
And my favorite Omrice restaurant is “Pomme no ki” (means tree of apple). It is at Tsuruya, I often go there. They have various kinds of Omrice and others. At the last time I had an Omrice with beef stew, was really good.

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dessert

My favorite dessert is convenience store's sweets. When you want something sweet, just a little bit, you should take conveni-sweets because they are cheap and delicious, and various. Actually I want to eat the cakes at bakery, but it is not cheap.
Last time I stopped at convenient store to buy something sweet and it is about 100yen, after school. Then I bought a 105yen cream puff. (chou a la creme) It was so good because I was tired.

By the way my favorite bakery is in my home town Kikuchi, and the name is Noguchi where my best friend works as part time job. I went there recently, and I took baked chocolate tartlet. I will order a Christmas cake there also.

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Takumasai Festival♪♪

We had Takumasai Festival from Oct 29 to Nov 1. It was Fantastic but made us tired. I wish I could be a visitor. Every year, this Festival is held by students who belong in club (or society, CIRCLE) like us. So we have to entertain a lot of visitor. I was really Really busy because I was sub leader for our CIRCLE's bazaar. We were selling fried whale cutlets. It sounds taste awful, but everyone tried it says "This whale was good" actually. In this time, I should have thought about when the ingredients would run short always, but I had forgotten it. "Where is the packs?" "Need more flour!!" .. I dashed to Hirose by bicycle and got packs and flours. It was a disaster.
but I also enjoyed other circle's bazaar. I loved fried chicken by economy research club, since last year. love Yuzupon taste. I had only short rest, but I had eniugh fun on the time. However, I was so sorry for my kohai guyz because we couldn't give them enough time to enjoy the first festival for them, as I enjoyed last year. This time we didn't have Next year will be them turn to lead, so I will support.
Also, at the gym on the first day, Shimizu Shota's concert was held!! I so wanted to go to see him!
I was so jealous of students who could get his ticket. I think the concert was really awesome.
In these 3 days, I had to woke up at 5:00 am and left home before 6:00am to get the first bus. So I was very tired. After these 3 days' festivals, we had the Festival after festival. That was great. Fireworks and laser beams, pouring soda pop or beer(almost everyone got soaking wet, in a cold air at night. Can you guess how did we feel? haha), and memories on the projector screen. Fortunately I didn't get a cold. I had a good memory with my friends.

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BR04: The Little Mermaid

"But how will I talk to my prince?" She asked.
"That's not my problem." (page 37)


This is a story of a beautiful, pure mermaid. The little mermaid was also the youngest sister of 6 sisters. She just wanted to get close to the prince but it was never easy. I think this story makes any girls sad.

The king of the sea, the father of the sisters said to them, "Do not go up to the surface until you become fifteen." After that, the oldest mermaid had become fifteen and she went up to the surface and came back. She brought some story about the out of the sea to other sisters. Everybody was so excited to hear her story. They become fifteen one after another. The little mermaid was waiting her turn for a long time.
One day, the day of the little mermaid's fifteens birthday, she went up to the surface. Then she saw a gorgeous bright ship, and she found a beautiful prince on the deck. But the ship was overturned by bad storm. The little mermaid found him, clinging to a wood. She took him to the shore. Then a princess appeared and they walked away together. The prince didn't know that a mermaid saved him actually.
She wanted human legs, to get closer to him. She asked sea witch, but the ugly witch said to give her the little mermaid's voice, instead. And the witch also told, "If you had this potion, you can never be back to your father's castle." But the little mermaid did.
The little mermaid could see the prince finally, but he told her to get married to the princess who the little mermaid saw. She could not say anything because she didn't have voice. She did just nodding silently. He was everything that she wanted but he wanted someone else. The little mermaid disappeared into the sea with tears.
This is a story of the most beautiful, innocent girl in whole world. I think.

Andersen, H. C.(2004).The Little Mermaid. Usbone Publishing.

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BR03: Frog Prince

"That's true. How can I make it up to you?"
"Well... you could marry me." (page 45)

This is a story of a frog and a youngest sister princess Poppy. Poppy was a princess, and she was a youngest sister of six older sisters. A prince, Humperdink came close to Poppy and he wanted to get married to her. But She doesn't. One day Poppy dropped her an important golden ball into a pool. Then a frog helped and asked her to live with her. She said ok but she didn't feei like listening to him.

After that, Poppy was eating with her family, and prince Humperdink. Then everyone heard somebody knocked the door. Poppy opened the door and she saw the frog! She let him came in unwillingly. After the dinner thefrog followed her to her room. She got tired of him and she threw him away from the window! She gasped and got closer to him and kissed. The frog turned a prince.

Poppy and the frog prince prince got married.

Davidson, S. (2005).The Frog prince. Usbone Publishing.

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BR02: The Burglar's Breakfast

"If I'm going to buy breakfast, I will need to find some... What do you call that stuff again?"(page 35)

There was a burglar who really loves breakfast. His name was Alfie. He loves having breakfast after a hard work at midnight (as a burglar). One day he began to make his breakfast, he couldn't find his cornfreaks. Then he saw a line of a lot of cornfreaks. He followed the line, and he found someone who stole his cornfreaks. It was goat. After that, he was stolen eggs by fox, sardines by cat, waffles by a few of mice, and even sugar (for grapefruit juice) by ants. He got angry and dissapointed. Finally he gave up making breakfast, and went to a cafe.
At the cafe, he realized he needs money to have good breakfast. And he could understand feeling of people who was stolen something.
Finally, He got a job and worked as a detective!


Sims, L.(2002)The Burglar's Breakfast. Usbone Publishing.

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BR01: The snow Queen

"The roses are crooked and ugly!"
"But Kay! You've always loved them."
(page 11)

I have read this story before, in childhood.
There are a girl named Gerda, and a boy named Kay. This book has some scene I have never knew. At first they were living on happy life but one day Kay got tiny pieces of wicked devil's mirror. After that he got so mean and cruel. Gerda got really sad but she still loved him.
One day Kay had gone somewhere suddenly. Gerda went out to find him. She met many people on the way. Some of them confused her, and some helped her. Finally Gerda could see Kay at the snow queen's castle. Kay had to solve a puzzle and spell something. The answer was "ETERNITY". So Kay got to be free eternity.


Sims, L.(2004).The Snow Queen. Usbone Publishing.

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class

My favorite class is American literature history. The teacher showed us a movie every time! So it is not boring, it is interesting! In the last semester, we watched The Scarlet Letter, Moby dick, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, Sleepy Hollow, The Last of The Mohicans, and so on. These movies have some violence scenes, so it was horrible. We enjoyed learning about American literature history. I decided to take this class in this semester, too.
I like Korean class also. Mr. Park is so funny teacher! In the last class, he said to us he will let us watch Korean movie a few times. I didn’t study Korean well in the last semester, so I should study more in this time.

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elementary school memory

My best memory of elementary school is school trip. We went to Nagasaki to learn about World War Ⅱ and atomic bomb. We saw pictures of the damage by the atomic bomb at history center. It was really shocked. And we visited the memorial statue. People built it and wished the peace last forever. We sang a song, pray for peace and presented a string of 1000 paper cranes. I remember it was hot day. So many people were killed by the bomb in Nagasaki 60 years ago. We learned sad history but it is very important.
After this study, we enjoyed sightseeing. We went to Huis Ten Bosch. It was fun and I had nice time with my friend.

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clothing

My favorite clothing taste is casual and girly, like a Mori Girl. I like quiet color clothes. I want many many clothes for autumn and winter. I am going to get a sweater, short boots, a jacket, socks, a knit cap, and other stuffs. I always get clothing at KUMAMOTO PARCO, Hikarinomori, and SHIMAMURA. SHIMAMURA has cheep clothing. I like used shop also. SPINS (in Kamitori) and WEGO (in PARCO) are good used shop. I love it but it is not cheap so much. Now, my room is filled with my clothes that I don’t wear anymore. I should put these things in order before get new clothes. But before get it, I have to get much money on my part time job.

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car

My favorite car is my mother’s car. That is PALETTE by SUZUKI. I like the shape and color. It is square and shiny white. So cute! She bought the car a year ago. At that time, she told me that I can drive this one because I have already had drivers license. I was so excited!!! But.. after the car came to our home, my mother said "you have to drive my old one for a while. This new car is difficult to control for you yet." she was afraid that I break the new, cute car. So I still drive her old car. I want to drive that car!! But she doesn't allow. I hope I can do it someday.

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season

My favorite season is fall. The summer is too hot, and the winter is too cold. I have a lot of memories in fall. One of those is sports festival. When I was a high school student, all of girls in my school did dance at the festival. We practiced the dance about for a month. When we practiced the dance on the outside, it was really hot! In September... and we had a lot of sunburn so we hated it. But, after the dance in the festival, we get excited for our success!!! It is treasure, now I think. After the festival, it is getting cold and it is very comfortable weather. I love cool (not cold) weather. Leaves turn yellow, red, and brown. That is beautiful. By the way, I don't like to put boots on in summer but I like boots. I can put it on in fall! Good season.

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wow!

i was excited to talk with ya on my junk phone!!!
its 10 miutes to noon. i have just come back from church.(actually it was an elementaly school but some christian get together there to pray and sing.)

i have 1more week here in Minnesota.
time has gone so fast;( i don't wanna leave.
but my english skill is still very VERY poor! i know.

i will miss Penny, Jenna, Bethel univ, Angel and Ollie, Caribou coffee...and, this comfortable weather.

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In MN.

I am in Minnesota, and stay at my host mother Penny. I arrived here on Sunday. the flight was 11 hours long. so i still have jet lag. as you know i love cats, and 2 fat, friendly cats in home so i am very excited. now i go to Bethel university and have class.


I wrote diary a little bit.


Day 2
It was a cold morning. I couldnt sleep again. Now it is 7:15. I am in a coffee shop alone! Penny took me here and I am waiting a her friend come to pick me up at 8:00 and I will go to Bethel university. LATTE was bitter for me.
and I heard about her divorce. maybe, i should not have asked. and i take about my fathers sick. Penny is nurse and she works at a hospital so and she understood.

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next totoro...

we are leaving day after tomorrow. i cant believe that.
today i went to university to hand in a paper on inter-cultural communication. the theme was very difficult and took long time, made me tired. and i have forgotten to teturn a book to the library.
and i have to finish my packing.
and i have to go shopping to buy some more things.
and i have to take some photos for photo homework and develop it.
and i have to ask my mom how to put Yukata on.
and i want to buy chocolate, for myself and for my hostmother.

i dont have enough time:'(
also my blog does not reach 10,000 words yet.

by the way tonari no totoro was funny. totoro is very cute and i want to hug him.

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ooooh my

so sleepy.. but (´・ω・`) may call me up soon i guess.
he-y(←listening class last year), are you still drinkin?
we had a quarrel and i made him angry, but he forgave me.
i want to see his favorite movie THE OC. it is too long so i will try it after i came back from America, kaigaikenshu!

i was caught in a heavy hower in the evening. i was driving and i couldn't see ahead, it was so scarely. i wanted to go HIKARINOMORI but i gave it up.

i've just got a call!

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Essay07:KGU introduction

Now we are going to introduce about our university, Kumamoto Gakuen University. It is called KGU by everyone in school.
We have four departments, and each of the departments have a few courses. The department of commercial science has three courses, commercial science, business administration, and hospitality management. The department of economics has three courses, too. These are economics, international economics, and legal economics. The department of foreign language has two courses, English, and East Asian languages. By the way, We belong to English department. And, the department of social welfare, has four courses, social welfare, welfare and environmental, childcare, and life-wellness. We have various departments and courses so you can learn what you want to study.
The total number of all students is about six thousands and eight hundreds. Many many students studies hard everyday at KGU.

KGU has many big buildings. Especially, building of 12 and building of 14 are very big. But the two building is very distance. We must move very fast or we‘ll late for our class. KGU also has all kinds of facilities.
There is a so big library. It is very very big! When I went there first, I was surprised! Not only we can borrow books, but also we can watch DVDs, studying, using PC. It is very useful for us. Many Students often use the library to study after school. And we have good food service in this university.
Others are the cafeteria: the dining room for students (is always crowded at the lunch time.) , a convenience store called LAWSON, and a bookstore MARUZEN. A bakery next to MARUZEN is very popular among many students and teachers. MARUZEN has many books and stationeries, and students can buy it cheaper a little bit.
In addition, not this University’s student like children and their mothers uses this bakery too. There is a kindergarten next to this university. The bread’s price is low, and it helps us from spending our money. Of all breads, bagel is very popular. Bagel is hard, ring bread, came from Poland in the end of nineteen century to New York. Besides, Bagel is low calorie, healthy.
KGU has many computers, and computer rooms are good. I always use a computer to finish my homework. Students use a computer to study and finish them homework In the afternoon, LAWSON is filled up by the college students, high school students, the people who is not this university’s student. They can also use this.
I think that the clerk at LAWSON is very busy everyday. I do my part-time job at LAWSON at Higashikyouzuka. But I’m not busy like them. Therefore I respect them. I want to be a person who can work briskly in everything. Of course we have some sports ground and gymnasiums. These facilities make us comfortable, so we can enjoy campus life everyday. We should be thankful for our good University that provides us nice facilities!

Our department, foreign languages has exchange students programs. All of students have opportunity to study abroad. We accept foreign students, too. They come from America, England, Canada, Australia, Thailand, China, and South Korea. In this university, we can travel around the world and have a fun. We can also study for TOEIC, TOEFUL and Eiken. The teacher teaches us enthusiastically.
English lounge: exchange students from English using countries are in and we can talk in English with them, is opened few years ago. We can also have a cup of coffee or tea free!

There are a lot of kind of clubs like sports clubs, cultural activity clubs, research activity clubs, music clubs and others. There are about 100 clubs. Many students who are belonging a club are full of life and have some good friends. We could make many friends! Also, some events and festivals are held in a year. Club students have a lot of work in all festivals. We have a sports festival, a music festival, and a school festival. The friendship, confidence and working well together are very important in those events in this university. We can grow friendship with them, and those events are impressive.
The biggest one of events is school festival! It is called Takuma-sai and has a lot of fun and it is large scale. Takuma-sai festival is popular in the prefecture. If you are a KGU student, you should come and join to Takuma-sai festival and enjoy it. It will be good memory in your life.The students can learn many kind things I think. That is why this university is popular in Kyushu.

KGU is near downtown. We can go to there anytime when we want to go there. I often use the bus. When I go to school, I can’t take the bus at all. I think that my University is nice position. But I want to increase the bus to our university from my house. In my department, there are many students studying abroad, and we have chance to talk exchange students from English using countries, and there is a nice communication place with them called “English Lounge’ . We have a good chance to talk with them. I want to get along with them. I made up my mind that I will use many institutions in our University frequently.
And KGU is surrounded with many food restaurants. For example, Joyful, Jolly Pasta, and YAYOIKEN. They are very popular, too. There is a theater next to KGU. The name is Kenritsu Theater, Kumamoto’s prifecural theater. It is called “Kengeki” by many students. It was held many concert, and students belongs to music clubs also have concerts. We think that it is very useful facility.We like our university, KGU. But there is one hate point. This is smoking place!
In university, there are many smoking lounge. I feel very bad when I’m there near the buildings. We think that KGU has many smokers than other universities. So smokers affect us, nonsmoker’s bad impression.
We think that abolish all smoking lounge. And we like our university more a more. From now on, we continue loving KGU. Thank you!

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Essay01:Dear host family

Dear host family
Hello! I’m Misato. I live in Japan. I’m 19 years old and I’m a university student at KGU. I major in English. I’ve studied English for 7 years, but my English is not so good. I have to study more.
I’m going to tell you about my ordinary life. I live in Kikuchi, Kumamoto. Every weekday I go to the university by bus. But sometimes my close friend drives me there. It takes about an hour. The university is very far from my hometown. It makes me bored so I always listen to music in the bus. Yes I love music. I like J-pop, and foreign music that is famous in Japan. I love Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift very much.
I like sports, too. I played badminton for 9 years. I’ve belonged to the club in the school (elementary school, junior high, and high school). I don’t play now, but I want to. If there are some club teams in your hometown, I want to try to join it. I just want to enjoy playing some sports with you.
And do you have some pets? Don’t worry about it. I like dogs, cats, and other animals. But I don’t like insects. So if you have some animals, I’m very happy. Actually I have a dog in my house, her name is Lily and she is very cute!
Now I’m looking forward to meet you. I hope I will experience a lot of things and I enjoy everyday with you. See you then.
Sincerely yours.

Misato

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Foreign Countries

I have never been to foreign countries. So, the kaigaikenshu on next month is my very first time. We will go Minnesota, America. This stay is for a month. Now I am looking forward to seeing my host family. I don’t know even them names yet. I hope they are nice family. I am interested in another country. It is Britain. I want to visit London. I have longed for travel Britain and I want to come in contact with British English. I think it must be very interesting. It is my dream.

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BR13:A Dog Named SAM

"Quiet, Sam!" shouted Father.
"Go to sleep!"
Sam stopped barking .
And everyone upstairs went back to sleep again.
Sam sniffed the night air.
It was a good time for a walk.
Sam scratched at the doors.
Scratch, scratch, scratch. (page 34)

A dog Sam is quite active, and he likes to fetch anything, to jump in the water, to stay up late.
So his family is introuble by him.
But, hou naughty he is, they love Som.

I found my small dream.
I want to have a lovely dog inside my house, someday.
Now I have my dog Lily outside my house.


Boland, J. (1996). A Dog Named SAM. Puffin.

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BR12:A SNAKE MISTAKE

Farmer Henry put Jake down and started back toward the house. But he soon turned around.

He could not let Jake just lie there. He picked the snake up and said, "I will take you to the animal hospital. Maybe the doctors will know what to do." (page 13)

This is a story of a snake's unhappiness. One day a snake Jake came into a chicken coop to get some eggs. The chicken panicked at him. Jake found and ate 2 eggs. But he felt sick soon. Was the egg poisonous..?

Before he came, the farmer Henry was in difficulty because the chickens were not laying enough eggs. And he heard that the good way for laying eggs is putting FAKE eggs in the chicken's nest. So he put some old light bulbs in them nests.

That is why Jake got sick. He swallowed light bulbs, not eggs. Farmer Henry felt pity for Jake, and take him hospital. Jake was operated and got well, and came back to farmer Henry.

I don't like snakes because they are scarely. But this snake Jake was cute.

Smith, M.(1991).A SNAKE MISTAKE.Puffin.

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Food/eating habits

I am going to talk about my favorite restaurant 'Grazie'. Grazie is in Hikarinomori, the Italian restaurant. It is very cheap and delicious. Last time I went to there with my friend, we ordered 2 spaghettis and a plate of Italian garlic rice. One of them spaghetti with meat sauce was so good. We had plenty. And my friend Haruna works at grazie. I enter the restaurant, she lookes at me and always smiles very happily.

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Vacation plans

I have a great vacation plan in this summer. I am going to go to Minnesota in America, for a month. I will stay in host family's house. I had got e-mail from my host mother Penny. She looks very kind woman. Now I am thinking about some presents for my host mother. What should I bring to her.. I want to make her happy. We have just 10 days! 25th July, we get together at Kumamoto Airport, at 8:45 am. I can’t be late again. What I want to do before my departure is going Onsen and seeing my old friends. This is my last typing homework in first semester. Thank you.

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BR11: Little Red Riding Hood

"Perhaps I can eat Little Red Riding Hood and her mother!" he thought.He put on his softest voice. "Where does your grandmother live?" he asked. (page 20)

I had read this book when I was a child. This story is called "Akazukin-chan" in Japan.In the beginning, a girl called "Little Red Riding Hood". She loves her bright red cloak with a hood. She always wears it and she doesn't want to take off. But, from the middle of story she doesn't put the hood on her head.I don't know why but I guess it is dangerous for her to be colorfully dressed in the forest. Wolves find her easily and eat her!

Davidson, S.(2006).Little Red Riding Hood.Usbone Publishing.

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Essay06 :Introduction of Kumamoto Gakuen

Now I am going to introduce about our university, Kumamoto Gakuen University. It is called KGU. We have 4 departments, and each department have a few courses. The department of commercial science has three courses, commercial science, business administration, and hospitality management. The department of economics has three courses, too, economics, international economics, legal economics. The department of foreign language has two courses, English, and East Asian. By the way my major is English. And, the department of social welfare, has four courses, social welfare, welfare and environmental, childcare, and life-wellness. We have various departments and courses so you can learn what you want to do.
KGU also has all kinds of facilities. A library, cafeteria, a students’ dining room, a convenience store LAWSON, a bookstore, and so on. Of course we have some sports ground and gymnasiums. These facilities make us comfortable, so we can enjoy campus life everyday.
My department, foreign languages has exchange students programs. All of students have opportunity to study abroad. We accept foreign students, too. They come from America, England, Canada, Australia, Thailand, China, and Korea. In this university, we can travel around the world!
There are many kind of club. Sports clubs, cultural activity clubs, research activity clubs, music clubs and others. Many students who is belonging a club are full of life. There are about 100 clubs in all.
Some events and festivals are held in a year. A sports festival, music festival, and a school festival. The biggest one is school festival! It is called Takuma-sai and has a lot of fun and it is large scale. If you are a KGU student, you should come to Takuma-sai and enjoy it. It will be good memory in your life.
The students can learn many kind things I think. That is why this university is popular in Kyushu!

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Gratin Daughinois for speaking class

I am going to tell you how to make a Gratin Daughinois.
This recipe is for 4 people. You will need some ingredients, potatoes, garlic, fresh cream, milk, butter, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

First, you have to prepare oven and baking dish. Pre・heat the oven to 160 degrees, and butter up the baking dish. This dish is heat-resistant type.

Next, prepare potatoes. Peel and rinse 1kg potatoes, medium or small size potatoes. Then, cut the potatoes 3mm thick slices. After, soak the potatoes in cold water in a bowl for a minute and drain into a colander.

After you’ve prepared potatoes, you have to prepare other ingredients, too. First, chop a clove of garlic into fine pieces. Next combine milk and fresh cream. Each of them is 300cc.

Next, put all ingredients and make layer in the baking dish. First put potatoes and garlic pieces in the bottom. Next, put combined milk and fresh cream on the potatoes. Then, sprinkle a half of teaspoon nutmeg, a little pepper and salt on it. After, put cut 20g butter on all things.

Next, you have to do is baking. Bake the dish in the oven for an hour and half carefully, until the surface become brown. Don’t burn it black. If you want cheese, you can put some pieces of cheese on the dish before you put the dish into the oven.

Next, let it cool. It passed 1 hour and half, you took out the dish and leave it 5 minutes. It gets cool down, you prepare 4 small plates. Then serve the gratin on each plates. It’s ready to eat.

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I supposed to do presentation about this recipe last week, in speaking class. It is hard to say.. I overslept and I couldn't attend to the class. What a shame:'(

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yesterday and today.

Yesterday i took SPI examination at university, classroom345. Too many students came to take the exam more than the staffs expected, the classroom was jam-packed. And the air-conditioner was not effective. the exam was difficult.
And, i had a plan to go camping and downstream in a boat in club activity but the plan was rained out. so we changed the plan. We went to cybac and enjoyed karaoke for 3 hours! Takumi, Atsushi, and Maiko are great singer!
After that, we moved to Diamond city Clair in Kashima. We did window shopping and took purikura. Next time i want to go to Onsen.

Today i had nothing to do specially.

So i went shopping and bought some daily necessities. I also went to TSUTAYA. I rented 4 cds. Taylor Swift, Abe Mao, Aqua Timez, and HY. Because my friends were singing these songs yesterday.

Next week will be busy.. I am worried about some exams.

Study hard! Good night guyz.

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BR10：A Polar Bear Can Swim

A cow can eat 100 pounds of grass and poop 15 times in once day. (page18~19)

This book is write about what animals can and cannot do.
I didn't know hammingbird.
I also didn't know that a son of a kangaroo is called "joey".
There are a polar bear, a bat, a hammingbird, a honeybee, a cow, a whale, a kangaroo, and a toucan.
They are funny animals I think.


Ziefert, H (1998).A Polar Bear Can Swim. Puffin.

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Stamp Act (1765)

Here is my report on paper for American Affairs class in last year.
I wrote a story about its background is Stamp Act in America, in 1765.


I was a girl when I came from England with my family. My family was poor farmer. One day, my father told me what happened in America.
I lived in Virginia. Virginia and around 12 states were colonies under the control of England. England established a lot of laws, Stamp Act is the one of them. Because of it, we had to tax on publications, licenses, and even playing cards. I was working at printing office in order to help my family, but the law made cut my pay. It was painful for me and my family so I hated the England Government in spite of my mother country. But next year, people in the colony rebelled and the law had abolished. I think it was naturally. Sure, England had just established “Sugar Act” in 1764. We couldn’t stand it any longer. Stamp Act ended, however, our life didn’t change. We had kept being poor.
A few months past, we had got poor in an emergency. I thought I could do anything to help my family. Then, I suggested an idea to my parents. They must have never thought such a thing. The idea was that I sell myself for the slave trade. I have a younger brother and sister. I didn’t know my price, but it would help them. My dad would be able to work well, too. When I finished talking, they were crying. I also cried. We had no other way. In a week, at night, I packed my necessary belongings and I left my home with my baggage. I tried not to be found by my little brother and sister. It was cold night, I cried again. And I swore that I wouldn’t cry anymore.
In the morning, I arrived at the slave trade. There were many people, boys and girls, injured children, and..the men scolded slaves in a loud voice. I was so scared. So I remembered my brother’s face and I became composed. When I heard my name was called by seller, I made up my mind. Then I met the person would be my owner. He was the old man, and looks gentle. When we got his home, he talked about himself. He lost his granddaughter a year ago, so he was really sad and spent alone all this time. I gradually got good feeling for him. I knew it was not compassion. He told that he wants me to be with him. That’s all he wished for me.
Now, the American Revolutionary War ended, I heard from my family and they are fine. I am living with my old man happily. Of course I’m his granddaughter.

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note

i guess this week will be busy. let me check what i have to do.. everything is confused in my head so i am nervous.
threr are 4 book reviews, no.10~no.13.
and last typing homework, the title is "Vacation plans".
and a essay about my university and a group essay.
and, i have a report of American literature class by this friday.

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About blogging

I started blogging since April. I have to post 10000 words by 31 July, oh my god my posting speed is very slow. I don’t want to fail. All of my friends are almost finished so I am in a hurry. I think I can do it when I am cornered. So, first of all, I have to post at least 2000 words by 17 July. I have 3 weeks, I believe it is enough time for me. I will post more than 700 words per week. I won’t fail. By the way blogging is interesting. Sometime it is hard but I can write in my diary and I can see it again. I can take note of my memories.

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About my keitai

My mobile phone is AU’s. When I entered high school, I gave a mobile phone at first time. The name is w41k, red one. I didn’t know how to use it at all. I used to send email to my friends. Someone’s phone is not AU’s. Docomo’s or softbank’s. I sent same as to AU’s, so my friends couldn’t read my email because of garbling. I was so embarrassed. I sent email to many friends until someone told to me about my mistakes. I guessed they also couldn’t read. Since then I sent email carefully. Now I changed my phone once and it is white color. This phone is difficult to use more than my first ones.

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i dont need you

according to me you are stupid you are useless
you can’t do anything right.

i am so sleepy now.
i don't like his attiude.
and, my TOEFL score is not good. my bad news.
now i am confused everything around me. what should i do first?
i have to calm down. and take a shower and go to bed as soon as possible.

tomorrow it may change.

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i enjoyed today

i got up at 8:50 and left home at 9:40. from my hometown to KGU is long long way. i drove for about 50 min. oh, this morning i nearly crashed a great track. i think it was not my fault, absolutely. THE DRIVER was selfish not me!!
then i was in time for 2nd period, Branch's speaking. his assignment is always takes time. our group no3 will presentation about how to cook gratin dauphinoirs, next week. i have to make notes for my members.
after that i had lunch with Haruna in the bakery. the bakery is almost filled with girls, sometimes a little bit boys.
next class is Korean and watched a Korean comedy movie. it was interesting, funny and movingly. we already watched half, so today we watched the rest.
i had only 2 classses today. i went to YouMe-town in Hikarinimori with Haruna. she had part time job from 4:00 pm. we had free time for an hour, we did window-shopping. i didn't have enough money so i couldn't buy anything, but i enjoyed looking perfume, bags, and sweets with her. we met Eri and she was working.
i parted from Haruna, i got e-mail from (´・ω・`). he was taking break then, so i went to conbenience store to see him. he was reading comicbooks... it is his break. we talked a little, he went back to work and i also went home.
i came back home and i did some housework. at 5:40 i left home to part time job. today was not busy, lucky! moreover a woman who works together gave me a cake! it is my favorite sweets, MARUDE Lemon Cake by lawson. thank you Tajiri-san!! i love it!
today i had many happening but it was good day.

now i am listenning RADWIMPS's new song Manifest on youtube.

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L'Arc-en-Ciel

recently i listen to l'arc en ciel in my car. i haven't for a long time.


a few years ago they were very hot and the best musician for me. the member guys are handsome!


my favorite singers and bands are various.
i want them albums, KISS and SMILE!!
now they quit activity but they will restart someday.

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SUKIYA!!

today i went to SUKIYA after school with my friend Kawachi. i was thinking i want to eat Gyudon all day! we ordered to a waiter, and Kawachi spoke to the waiter suddenly. i was surprised. then, i found the waiter is her friend in her club! they talked a little bit, and we ate Gyudon. her friend came again and said, "Would you like to have some ice cream?:)" Ice cream was his treat!! thank you.
i am satisfied today. good night

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Using computer

I am not good at using computer very much. I type so slowly. Computer is very complicated and difficult to treat for me. Sometimes this writing class is hardship. But I don’t hate computers. I want to improve my computer skills. So I took a lecture called MOS last month. It is a lecture for examination of official license. MOS　is Microsoft Office Specialist. This exam has 3 parts, Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. I practiced hard for 2 weeks in the lecture, and I got the license of Microsoft word. Then I was so happy and gained confidence. I cant treat computers well, but I will do my best.

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BR09: The Little Red Hen

"Oh no, you won't!"

said the little red hen. (page29)






There is a little read hen on a farm with a dog, a goose, and a cat.

She wanted to plant wheat and asked them help to her, but nobody did. So she started to plant herself. They never helped her. She watered to wheat, cut, beated, took it to the mil, and she finally baked the bread all alone. A dog, a goose, and a cat never helped. The bread she baked is smells very good! So they wanted to eat it, they got together. It is natural that the hen ate the bread all herself.



Ziefert, H (1995). The Little Red Hen . Puffin.

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bad headache

today i had 2 classes after school. but i had a bad headache, and i couldn't take the 2nd class. i asked (・ω・`) to take me home, i am so sorry. now i am feeling better.





in this afternoon i also had stomach ache. and i met Jeff. i said that i had stomach ache. then he said "stress?" noo.

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I have pain in my shoulder

it was raininng this morning so i was late for first period. i caught in a traffic jam. it was long long jam. i should have left home earlier. by the way.. the professor of linguistics made us annoying! didn't you think so? his writing on the black boad is terrible. i can't understand what he wants to say. i don't like it. and i met Yuki and Kosuke at lawson. they always get along well, my lovely ko-hai.
good night.

(・ω・`) hasn't answer email. he must be tired and sleeping.

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My favorite movie

I am going to talk about my favorite movie. My favorite movie is P.S I love you. I saw this movie on DVD, last spring vacation. Then I just wanted to see a love story movie, especially famous one. I seldom see movies so I don’t know about interesting movies well.
After I finished movie I cried. I was moved it. There was a couple and they got married. But the man Jenny died of a disease suddenly. The woman, Holly felt so sad. One day she got a letter from Jenny. There was a tape recorder in it. The tape recorder spoke in Jenny's voice and said "happy birthday" to Holly. The letter from him arrived again and again, and it encouraged Holly. In his last letter, he said, “don’t be afraid to fall in love with another man”. I couldn't help crying. It is very good movie.

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BR08： Biscuit Finds a Friend

Say good-bye, Biscuit.
Woof! Woof!
Good-bye, little duck. (page 23)

This is the story of Biscuit and his new friend.
One day Biscuit and a girl found a lost little duck. The girl picked him up and took to the pond. The duck could come back to his family. Biscuit was missing the duck, but he had to say good-bye to the duck.

This story reminds the UGLY DUCKLING a little bit.


Satin capcilli, A.(1997).Biscuit Finds a Friend. HerperCollinsPublishers.

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Essay05: Self introduction 20 years in the future

Hello. My name is Misato, thirty-nine years old. Most of my friends are forty now. (Because I was born on March) Let me talk about my life. I got married to a man who I met at university. I am work at a clam school as a teacher. I teach English to elementary school students. Very lovely students. I have two daughters and I also tech to them at home. My husband is sales staff. We have a cat in our home. Our life is not rich, and not so poor. It is peace and quiet, so I am satisfied.
Sometimes I look back my life. After I graduate from university, I couldn’t find a job soon. But I really wanted to go abroad rather than getting a job. So I left my hometown for London alone. Actually my father and mother were opposed to me but I did. I have longed for living in London for a long time. I was at a loss because of people’s British English. I couldn’t understand anything at first. I studied English very hard. I have never studied so hard. I learned a lot of thing, not only English. I made many friends. I had trouble a lot but everything is precious experience now. And I came back to Kumamaoto. My stay was for a year. Then I thought that I want to do something new. What can I do? What do I want to? As a result, I found my job as a clam school teacher.
Now I am living my life. I also try translation. Translation is difficult. I learned that Japanese is difficult. Japanese language has many representations. But, this is interesting. This is what I really wanted to! I study translation more and more, and I will get this license. I want to translate picture books for children. By the way, my family will travel to London next month. I want to show them wonderful place. This is our first trip all together. They will love it soon.
And, my friends Maiko also enjoy her life. She met BONJOVI, Taylor Swift on her job! I envy you Maiko. She always had trouble about a man when we were students. Now she got really fascinating man! So I am glad from bottom of my heart. I have not seen her for a long time so I want to see her and have a drink together.
I want to live to be a hundred and fifty. Then I am wrinkled old woman I guess. Now I can only say, your own life is yours and you should enjoy everyday even you have a bad day. Thank you.

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