Seizinshiki

January 12, There was "Seijinshiki". It was the ceremony for people who are twenty.

I got up at 5 o'clock am. I had to wear "Furisode" and make up. Hurisode is kimono. My color was red. I chose that with my mother. That was my favorite. I went to the beauty salon. I waited to wear the furisode, someone sat down next to me. I watched her, and found tha she was my friend in junior high school. She and I was very surprised! We said " Long time no see1". She goes to the college in Tokyo, so she doesn't come back to Kumamoto rarely.

We talked together for waiting. She will work at beauty salon in Tokyo. That was her dream. I was very glad to hear that. I want to do my best and to take the job like her. I heard about life of Tokyo, college, recently happened. I was very fun to talk with her. I didn't be bored. We finished wearing furisode and making up. It took for about three hours. It was very long! We said " See you, and let's meet at the hall". I went to my house, and went to the hall.

I arrived at the hall, there were a lot of people. I was very surprised. I found my friends, but it was very difficult. After a few minutes, I found. My friends was very beautiful! I met a lot of friends in junior high scool, high school and university. I took a lot of pictures with them. I was very happy to meet and talk with my friends. There were friends who went to universities out of Kumamoto, so I was very glad and I enjoyed talking.

After that, my friend and I went to Shimotouri to take "Purikura". We wanted to take it with wearing furisode. There were very long lines to take purikura. We waited for about 15minutes. But taking purikura was very fun and it became my tresure.

I went to the supermarket which I did a part time job. They looked glad to see me, and gave me the wine! I was very glad. But I can't drink wine. So I want to try drinking that. I like people who work here. I thanks to them very much.

I went home, and take the brake time. I was very tired. I changed the clothes to party dress.
Next was alumni association in junior high school in hotel. I made up again!

It was started at seven p.m. There were many students and teachers! I met them for first time in years. Friends looked mature, but teachers didn't change! I was very surprised at that. It was very nostalgic. One of my friend became mother! I was very surprised. The other friend was married! I was very glad. Some friends took jobs, and went to college, and so on. They walked their own way. I felt that we were really twenty and we started walking the first step of adult.

I had the good time with them. There were a lot of pictures. I was very glad to meet and talk with them. I love my friends in junior high school, I love my hometown. We promise to hold alumniassociation five years later.

I am very fun to think about five years later. I may married, or work without marrige. I want to married...I try! My friends may marrige! or have children! I am looking forward to meet them again. How change they will be. I want to be happy.

Seizinsiki was finished. I have to learn a lot of things more. Because, I am twenty!
I don't forget the heart to thanks for my parents, family, friends. And I want to be good adult.

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Winter Vacation

I had the good time in winter vacation. Let's look back!

12.28
There was the alumniassociation in my high scool. The girls wore party dresses, and the boyes wore suits. They looked very mature. I saw everyone after this time. Their appearance was more mature, but they didn't change other things.

We talked with eating good dishes. We talked about recently happened, job hunting, boy friend, and more. It was very fun and I felt like backing to the high school student. I was very easy to talk with my friends.

We took a lot of pictures. I was very glad. Whenever I watch those pictures, I can recall that day. I had Japanese archery, so we gather and taking pictures together.

At first, I was nervous, but  I was clam to see my friends. I want to get along with them in the future.


12.30-1.02
I went to Oita with my friends to ride on the ferry which went to Osaka. We had the time to go, so we walked to Beppu. We ate delicious food in restaurant. There were wide menu. There was "Kiritanpo Nabe". It is very famous for Oita. It tasted very good. There were also many kind of desserts. My favorite was waffle. We could bake them for ourselves. It was very fun and I did three times.

After that, we went to shopping to buy food, drink for eating and drinking in ferry. We are all over 20, so we bought also alcohol. We bought "Dagashi". There were very low-priced. I bought six, but they were 200yen! I was very surprised and glad.

We rode the ferry. There were a lot of people. We took the bath, and lay down with talking. We prepared for next day.  We had to get up 5 o'clock, so we went to bed early.

After we got down the ferry, we went to hotel to put our suit cases.  That day was the special. There was the countdown concert "Ready Set Go!!". I was very looking forward to that. There were many music group which I liked.

We went to Osaka castle hall. After arrived, we met many friends whom I wanted to meet. I wrote "Nengajyo" for them, so I gave them to my friends. I also got letters from them. I was very glad. We took a lot of pictures. We talked until the concert was started. We ate lunch with seven people. It was very fun. They were very funny. We talked about the concert, musicians, and more.

The concerts was wonderful!!! We could songs which musician didn't sing often. They were rare! The performance was funtastic and I was moved and cried. There were six music groups, so I enjoyed listening to new songs.

The last were my favorite music group. They were "flumpool". We were very exciting! I was very happy to count down with them. We said "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....A happy new year!!!" together. I was very very happy. I thought that this year became wonderful. I didn't forget that day.
We could listen to special song after that. I had very good time.

Next day, we went to sight-seeing. We went Hirakata park. There was held "Meitantei Conan Ten". That was our favorite animetion. It was very famous in Japan. We solved the questions. It was very interesting for me.

The lunch time, we ate "Tonkastu". It was very good. After we ate, we joined the group whom we met in the count down concert. We talked for about three times. At 5:00, we went to "Izakaya" and drank together. I was very fun! We talked about many things. We wanted to stay, but we had to ride the ferry to Oita. We said " Good bye! See you again!". One friend cried. I was glad to see her. Iwant to play with them again.

In the ferry, we were very tired, so we went to sleep soon. In the next day, we went to my home. One friend lives Oita, and the other lives Fukuoka. We can't meet for a long time. I was very sad, but we promise to meet again in this summer. I gave the letters to them. I cried a little. I love them very much. I want to meet them soon!

I had the precious time. I could make a lot of memories. I thanked to my friends very much. I will never forget.

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BR 2-18: The Nutcracker ( Emma Helbrough, 2006)

Review

Favorite line: "The Land of Sweets!" the prince replied, p.36, l7
The Nutcracker was very brave and I thought he was very cool. It is the special present for girl. I like this line, because the Land of Sweets looked very delicious. When I watched that page, I wanted to eat sweets. The story was very cute. I wanted to read this story when I was the child.

Reference
Helbrough, Emma. (2006). The Nutcracker. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-17: Jack and the Beanstalk ( Katie Daynes, 2006)

 

 

 

Review

Favorite line: "Just then, the hen clucked, flapped her feathers and laid a golden egg." p.35, l.6
I thought Jack was very brave, because he took the hen from giant. If I were there,  I couldn't take it. The giant was very scary. However, I want to the hen which lay golden eggs. I want to money like Jack. But, Jack and his mother were very poor. So I was very glad that Jack took the hen to his house.

Reference

Daynes, Katie. (2006). Jack and the Beanstalk. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-16: Rapunzel ( Susanna Davidson, 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review

Favorite line: "Princess Rapunzel and Prince Hans lived happily together for the rest of their lives, and, in time, had three beautiful children - Pumkin, Lettuce and Sprout." p.47, l.1
Mr. Rose stole from witch's garden. I thought it was bad, but the thing the witch took Rapunzel to her house was more worse. When the prince found Rapunzel, I took a deep breath. I thought the prince was very cool. They were married, so I was very happy. Their children may be very cute, I think. I enjoyed reading this book.

Reference

Davidson, Susanna. (2005). Rapunzel. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

 

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BR 2-15: Stories of Dogs ( Russell Punter, 2007)

Review

Favorite line: "Sprite won first prize for catching the thief" p.16, l.5
Sprite was very clever. He found who had the gold cup. I like dogs, so I didn't like the thief. Because he step Sprite's leg. However, Sprite bit the thief's leg. My feeling became clear. I wanted to say "Good job!" to Sprite. I was very glad that Sprite won the first prize.

Reference

Punter, Russell. (2007). Stories of Dogs. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-14: Stories of Magic Ponies ( Susanna Pavidson, 2007)

Review

Favorite line: "Butterflies danced over her back and a garland of flowers hung from her neck." p.16, l.2
Her was very beautiful without showy clothes. The garland of flowers were very cute. The ill-natured pony looked regrettable, but I was very happy that. I thought she was very beautiful, but she was never chosen for the queen. There are a lot of good pictures in this book, so they made me happy.

Reference

Pavidson, Susanna. (2007). Stories of Magic Ponies. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-13: Stories of Snowman ( Russel Punter, 2007)

Review

Favorite line: "All snowman come alive at night." p.13, l.2
Snowmen were very cute. One snowman helped the boy. I thought they are very kind to people. And the other snowman caught the thief, so they were brave. If the snowman is alive in the real, I want to play together! I will make a lot of snowmen. It may be fun.

Reference

Punter, Russel. (2007). Stories of Snowman. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-12: Stories of Santa ( Russell Punter, 2006)

Reference

Favorite line: "Each elf had a difference job." p.4, l.6
There are a lot of elves in the factory. There are very cute. There are some jobs, so I thought it was very interesting. They used machines, so there were high tecnology. I was surprised at that. Santa and elves were very busy. Howevery, it was written the holiday of Santa. He looked busy in holiday, but he looked very happy. I like this book very much!

Reference

Punter, Russell. (2006). Stories of Santa. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-11: Magical Animals ( Carol Watson, 2007)

Review

Favorite line: "Zak and Beela peeked around the mirror." p.40, l.5
The cockatrice was very scary. The face was hen, and the body was snake. I saw its legendary animal the first. It was very strange. I like this line, because the cockatrice was dead by watching itself on mirror. If it is still alive, a lot of animals and people will be killed by it.  If it is real,  I will run away as my possible.

Reference

Watson, Carol. (2007). Magical Animals. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-10: Princes & Princesses ( Christopher Rawson, 2003)

Review

Favorite line: "He's rescued me! said the princess", p.10, l.6
The man looked kind. However, he didn't look stronger and brave. I thought that he didn't become the prince. Howevery, he helped the princess. I was a little surprised. He was good prince. The king permit to marry, I was very happy. I like happy end, so it made me happy.

Reference

Rawson, Christopher. (2003). Princes & Princesses. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (John Esscot, 2000)

Review

Favorite line: "The coffin slipped and the apple flew from Snow White's mouth", p.45, l7
I was very surprised at the way of Snow White reviving. It was very easy. When I was the child, That way was kiss to prince. They were difference. I thought this book's way wasn't good. The prince was not cool in that way. The seven dwarfs were very cute and I like them.

Reference

Esscot, John. (2000). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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BR 2-08: The Princess and the Pen (Susanna Davidson, 2004)

Review

Favorite line: You were polite the witch, kind to a beggar and now you've felt a pea under twenty mattersses." p.45, l.5

The maid is very kind girl. I thought I want her to become the princess, so I was very glad the girl became the princess. She was very kind to the man whom she didn't know. The prince's choice was the best, I think. Other princesses are not kind to people. I like this story very much. I want to be kind to people like her.

Reference

Davidson, Susanna. (2004). The Princess and the Pen. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-07: The Incredible Present (Harriet Castor, 2002)

 

Review

 

Favorite line: "Slowly, she opened her last present." p.29, l.1

There are some presents which are very interesting. The last present is the bag which are something the human want. It is like dream. I want that bag. The girl hoped the parents come back. I was surprised at their parents really came back. I was very glad when she looked happy. I think she was lonely. So Their parents coming back must make her happy.

 

Reference

Castor, Harriet. (2002). The Incredible Present. London, Eng: Usborne Publishing Ltd.



 





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HW 2-15: The candy I hate

The candy I hate is "Umeboshi candy". I don't like umeboshi. I think its taste is strenge. My friends like umeboshi candies and give me them. However, I can't eat them. My friends say " I can't believe that you don't like umeboshi candy. It is very good. You should try again!!!". But how many times I tried, I couldn't eat them. I want to eat them. I want to know how I eat umeboshi and umeboshi candies. I like almost all the Japanise food, and my mother, father, little sister can eat them. So I think I will be able to eat them someday. I will never give up. I want to say "Umeboshi is delicious!". Umeboshi is very good for health. My grand mother eat them every day. She is very health. I want to be like her in the future. I will reserch the way of people's becoming to eat umeboshi.

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HW 2-14: My favorite place I’ve been

My favorite place i have been is Yufuin. There is in Oita. There are a lot of springs and shops. I went there with my friends. She i from Oita, so she guide me there. First, I look around a lot of shops.We found cute key holder, so we bought them. We can put the letters, so we put "Flumpool". It is our favorite musician. I was very glad and it is my treasure. I want to bring to their concerts. After that, we went to lunch. We found cafe, so we entered. The dishes were very good. There are famous for chicken, so I ate that. We rested there. I stay in the ryokann. There was very beautiful. There was two types hot springs. Both were very good. I could be relaxed. We had the good time there. Yufuin was very good place. The atmosphere and buildings were nice. If I were able to go there, I want to go there with my friend again.

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HW 2-13: My favorite TV/movie star

My favorite movie star is Mukai Osamu. He is very famous actor. He is so cool and kind, so he was loved by a lot of women. He is very tall and slim like fashion models. His acting is very good. I become to like the character whom he act. I like his smile too. It makes me happy. He is good at cooking. He cooks everyday. I watched his dishes in TV. It looked delicious. His arrangement of food is wonderful. He is also smart. He know a lot of things which is history, biology, and more. He goes to a lot of country. He try to understand other countries, so I respect him very much. Recently, he got married. I was shocked when I heard that news. However, I like him no matter what may happen. I  also like Kuninaka Ryoko who got married with him, so I was glad. I hope his happiness and successful.

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HW 2-12: My favorite elementary school memory

My favorite elementry school memory is school trip. We went to Nagasaki. That was the first time I went to there, so I was very happy. I remembered that I couldn't sleep last night. We went to "Dezima". We took a lot of pictures there. Tour guide told us the history. We had the free time. We walked the street of Nagasaki. When I watched Chinese street, I was very surprised and moved. We took pictures. We wanted to buy food, but teacher said "Don't buy anything!". We could do only watching, so we were sad. However, the last day we could buy "Omiyage" for family. We talked about many things until midnight. I was very glad. In hotel, I had the good time with my friends. I have pictures then. When I watched those, I recall school trip and I think I want to meet friends. I want to value these pictures and memories.

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HW 2-11: My favorite dessert

My favorite dessert is "Dorayaki". It is Japanese dessert. It is not too sweet. I don't like too sweet dessert, so dorayaki is very good for me. When I was child, I often ate that with my grandmother and father. I liked that time to talk with eating that. I often ate Dorayaki with green tea. That combination is very good, I think. I recommend you "Kokutou Dorayaki". It is very delicious. My father sometimes bought me. That is my favorite. If I eat that, I am very happy. My family also like that, so we eat together. There are many kinds of dorayaki in the shop which we often go to. However, I have never tried other taste. So, I want to eat others. I may found new favorite dorayaki. I want to know other Japanese dessert shops. If you have the favorite shop, please tell me. And I want to tell you my favorite shop.

 

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HW 2-10: My favorite book

My favorite book is "Shokubutu Zukan". It is love story. The woman, her name is Sayaka, met the man. His name is Itsuki. He was tired and he didn't have money to buy food when Sayaka found him in the way. She took him in her house. After that, they live togater, and they were fallen in love. Itsuki know about a lot of plants. They go out to find plants which people can eat. They took them, and cook well. Istuki is good at cooking. Sayaka loves his dishes. But Istuki went out somewhere. Sayaka was very sad, but she still loved him. After a year, he came back. He finished things which he had to do. Sayaka was very happy. They were married. After I finished reading this book, I was very happy. And I want to eat Istuki's dish.

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HW 2-09: The class I hate

The class I hate is Listening. I can't listen to English. When I was junior high school student, I started learning English. However, I didn't be good at listening. I thought Listening to English was difficult when I was high school student. That was different from English which I learned in junior high school student. I didn't like listening, but I thought to speak English well, and to talk with English were very cool. So I practice that. I watch movies in English, and listen to westen music. I don't practice hard, so I have to do more harder. Now, we learn about English which is spoken in England at listening class. It is more difficult than American English. However, I am interested in that. I want to be good at listening to English, so I will listen to English everyday.

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HW 2-08: My favorite sport to watch

My favorite sport to watch is volleyball. It is very easy to understand its rule. When I was elementary school student, I liked them very much. My mother taught me how interesting volleyball was. Now, I watch that with my mother. My mother and I are always excited when we watched that. Points are gotten quickly. The rally is often continue, I am tensed up. I have  the favorite player. She is Kimura Saori. She is good at plying. She is very tall and very cute. In 2013, she became the captain of the Japan team. I think her heart is very strong, and she has talent of the captain. I like her and her play style. I want to go to watch volleyball in stadium. I think it is more interesting than to watch TV. My mother also says that, so we go there together.

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HW 2-07: My favorite animal

My favorite animals are dogs. They are very cute and kind. There are many kinds of dogs in the world. For example, bulldog, chihuahua, dachshund, poodle, and so on. I like small dogs better than big dogs. I like watching small dogs run. It is very cute. It is easy to take them some places. I like chihuahua the best of all the dogs, because I have the chihuahua. His name is Moco. He is very cute. When I am tired, he makes me relaxed and happy. My family loves him very much. My father often takes a lot of pictures. Everyone say "you are cute!" to Moco once or more a day. I like the time to stay with Moco very much. He is not pet. I think that he is family. I want to treasure the time to stay with him.

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HW 2-06: My favorite high school memory

When I was high school student, I was a member of Kyudo club. I like that time to take it easy in the dojo after we finished practicing. We talked about what happened that day with lying down. We sometimes played card games. Everyone did that our best, so it was very fun. I often eat snacks the outside. It made us happy because we were tied by practicing.   We also took a lot of pictures. We wanted to make many memories. We stood in various poses. Those were very funny, but I like these pictures very much. We were like the family. If I hadn't met them, I couldn't have had such good memories. These are my favorite memories. I want to make a lot of memories with them more, so we will together if we are adults.

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HW 2-05: My favorite TV show

My favorite TV show is Music Station. It is music program. There are many kinds of musicians every Friday, so I am looking forward to watch that. I can listen to songs which I know. After watching that TV program, I often find these songs on Internet. I like listen to music, so that makes me happy.

 

Sometimes, my favorite musician appearance. I am exciting then in front of TY. It is like going the concert. I am very happy to watch my favorite musicians, so I check which musicians appearance. The performance is very cool, and I am glad that people watch and listen to the songs of my favorite. I want a lot of people to like them.

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HW 2-04: My favorite flower

My favorite flower is cherry blossom. There are very beautiful. I think all Japanese people like them. I like spring because it is warm, there are a lot of flowers. The Chinese character of my name means flower. I like my name very much.

I like cherry blossom the best. Because its color and shape are very cute. Cherry blossom makes me relaxed.

Cherry blossoms in the Kumamoto castle are so wonderful. If you see them, I think you can't forget that. I want to recommend that for people who live in other area.

I also like "Ohanami". It means that people enjoy watching cherry blossoms with eating food or talking with family and friends. It is very fun.

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HW 2-03: My favorite drink

My favorite drink is coffee. Its smell and taste are very good. When I was elementary school student, I couldn't drink that. Coffee was very bitter for me. Growing up, I could drink it. There are a lot of coffee shops which I like. For example, there is Starbucks. There are many kinds of coffee. I like dark mocha chip frappuccino the best. It is not too sweet, so it's easy to drink for me. The normal coffee is also nice.

I also like Doutor Coffee. The coffee in that shops are delicious. I often drink the cafe latte. It is very mild. I like drinking it with eating cake.

I think I can't live without coffee. Before I study, I drink it. I can concentrate by it.

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HW 2-02: My favorite country

My favorite country is Australia. I have wanted to go there since I was junior high school student. When I was elementary school student, I was a member of blass band. We played the song. Its name was "Barrier Reef". That song was about Great Barrier Reef.

When we practiced that song, our teacher told us the story of Australia. It sounded like very fun. He also showed us the picture of Great Barrier Reef. It was beautiful. I was fasinated with its beauty. I decided I went there someday.

There are many good point in Australia. There is good nature like Great Barrier Reef. There are squirrels around the university.

The food sounds like delicious. Australian seem to like meats. I like them too, so I want to eat them. There are a lot of cafes. I want to go to many kinds of cafe.

 

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HW 2-01: My favorite movie

My favorite movie is "Swing Girls". It is about blass band. They play many jazz songs. When I was elementary school student, I watched it. It was very interesting for me. There were a lot of gags, so I laughed. These characters were very nice. I like Takenaka Naoto. His role was good and very funny.

Their plays made me moved, because those were so wonderful. They played songs merrily. Some of them turned the trumpets. It was very cool. I liked jazz very much by watching this movie, and I became to be a member of blass band.

I learned how importand we try something without giving up. I also learned how important friends were, and how wonderful music was. This movie made me happy. If you have free time, you should watch this movie.

 

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HW 2-E: Something special I did during this vacation

I went to Yuhuin, in Oita. This is my frist time to visit there. I went there with friend whom I became friend in Osaka. Her name is Misa. She is from Oita, but she go to university in Toyama. That time, she guided me to Yuhuin. First, we found spa for legs. It was very good for me because I was very hard. We talked there for about 15minutes. After that, we went around the town. Thre were a lot of shopes. I bought ice cream, key ring, and so on. We visited many places with talking. I enjoyed everything with her. That day became the special day for me.

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HW 2-D: Good and bad points about summer

Good point about summer is to be able to swim in the sea or river. It is very cool and fun. There are some waterfall in Kumamoto, so we can go there soon. In addition, ice cream is tasted good. When I eat them, I feel cool. Bad point about summer is too hot. There is so hot in Kumamoto. I can't live without air conditioner. I don't do anything because it is hot in summer. There are also a lot of insects. I don't like them, so I don't like summer. Therefore, I like winter better than summer.

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HW 2-C: How I study during the vacation

I want to watch foreign movies. I took class which was literary history of England. We watched some movies. For example. we watched "Othello", "Pygmalion", "Mrs Dalloway", and so on. That was my first time to watch them. I thought it was very exciting for me to watch foreign movies. They are difference from Japanese movies. I am interested in foreign movies, so I try to watch them. I am able to listen to English. If I watch them, I remember lines. I want to imitate lines. I also want to listen to Western music. When I have free time, I do that. I want to sing Western songs in karaoke.

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HW 2-B: What classes I will take next term

I will take almost same classes in spring. I can get all credits in spring, so I want to take same subjects. I also take literary history in America. When I knew that subject, I thought it was difficult. However, literary history in England was very fun for me. Therefore, I think literary history in America will be fun. My friends also take that class, so I am glad. I study hard with them. I also take teaching course, so it is harder than spring. I have to buy new textbook for new classes. I study hard to get free time in next year.

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