Week Diary 12

Christmas card

   December 16th, I wrote christmas cards and sent it for my host families. However, I sent it very late, so it might not arrive Minnesota by the Christmas. It's big mistake, But I thisnk it's okay because I wrote happy new year too. In addition, I wrote all my feelings. I want to tell them they are my great host families , how much I love them and full of gratitude for them. I hope my cards arrive at Minnesota safely.

Micro teaching

   December 18th I did micro teaching in my teaching class. My first dream is become immigration officer, but my second dream is become English teacher, so I take teaching class. I taught reading part. I prepared some cards and practiced reading the sentence fluently. I had enough preparation, but I was very  nervous. I respect all teacher because they did their class proudly. I think I did my best. Professor Kamimoto praised my pronunciation. I was very happy and get confidence, but I want to study English harder.

Mother and Brother

   December 20th, my mother and younger brother came to my apartment. My brother live in dormitory now, but he finished his second semester and dormitory was closed, so mother pick him up. On their way to home they came to my room. Mother bring some dishes and made soup for me. I like cooking, so I often cook some dishes and eat myself, but mother's fish is the best. I want to return to my home early.

High school's Friends

   December 21st, I went to the dinner with my high school's friends. They and I played softball together when we was a high school students. We ate green tea catechin nabe. It's healthy dishes. We had a long chat over the old days. High school days is most busy and I had many not good memories, but most enjoyable times. They and I were help each other when I was in trouble, so we can keep our friendship now. 

Eien no Zero

   Now I reading the book"eien no zero" This is very famous book. I watched it as a movie. I moved it, so I wanted to read the book. This story is about special attack corps. Eien means forever in English. Zero was the Japanese war-plane. About 70 years ago, young men were can not alive if they want to live. They devoted their lives to country. I want to know about war or special attack corps more and more.

Diary Week 11

Older friend

   December 8th is the last day for my older friend to work at Seven-Eleven. Seven-Eleven is my part-time job place. She was great worker. She was trusted from owner, store managers and all workers. I respect her. Especially, I and she going to same university and accidentally, we graduated from same high school. Therefore, we often went to dinner and talked a lot. I was very happy to choose this job and meet her. I am full of gratitude for her.

Making cookies

   December 11th is my friend Machiko Sugi's birthday, so December 9th I made chocolate cookies for her! I do not like chocolate, but she loves it very much. Especially she often ate chocolate cookies last summer in Minnesota, so I decided to make chocolate cookies for her birthday. I like cooking , so I enjoyed making cookies. In addition, I went to buy another present. I bought me's wall clock. Me is character of Moomin. She also love this character. I love the time when I make or choose something for someone's birthday.

Movie

   December 12th, I watched the movie "TIME". My most favorite American actress Amanda Seyfrid appeared this movie. In the future, people use their time as money, so weathly people can live forever, but poor people die. This is unfair world.Their growth is stop 25 year-old. Howevr in fact some of wealthy people  do not want to live forever, they tired their life because they are 100 or 200 year-old. I do not want to live this world. I learned our time is very important and I do not want to waste my time.

Talking

   December 13th, I went to dinner with Ayaka Morikawa. We love yakitori, so we went to eat it. we talked about classmates, teachers, our futures and our romances. We are very busy recently, so it is very important to relax and talked a lot. I think she was good listener and great adviser. I can be relax with her, she likes mother, older sister but she is best friend. I thisk I am very lucky to make friends with her.

Shooting Stars

   December 14th, I went to Aso because we want to watch Shooting stars. December 12th-14th was the time when we can see Geminid meteor shower. I could see a lot of shooting stars, but there was very very cold! Aso is colder than Kumamoto city. We should bring heating pad. Aso is very nice spot we watch the stars, so I want to live in Aso expect cold seasons.