A Christmas Carol

A main character in this story is Scrooge. He is a old man and mean man. He is known to have cold heart by everyone. He runs his office with friend but his friend was died 7 years ago. Even on the Christmas, he does not celebrate it and goes to bed. In midnight, his friend apeears to his side of the bed. 'You are too mean to people but you have chance to change. Three spirits are going to visit you. You can learn from them.' As his friend says, three spirits visit Scrooge in the night. He sees how people think of him, his employee's poor, his sad future. After seeing his past, present and futere, he starts to change himself. He gets chance to restart the Christmas. He is a nice man now. At first, I do not like Scrooge too. I want my anchestor to send three spirits too. I want to see my future!

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after Kaigaikensyu

1. Introduction

I went to Minnesota this summer. I think Japanese have many images of American. For example, American eat heavy food each meal, American are independent, and American have cheerful character. What I thought about these images after I went to Minnesota, it is same to Japanese. Japanese are said to be serious and polite. But it cannot say to all Japanese. There are Japanese who have cheerful character, and some Japanese are not so serious like me. It is same to American, there are shy people and there are people who eat less food than me.

2. Difference between American and Japanese thinking

The biggest difference that I thought between Japanese and American is that American do not care others’ eyes. I like this thinking, because I like to try any clothes. I wear short pants and short skirts even if I know I have fat legs. Third weekend, I visited host mother’s mother. It was hot day. They were all wearing no sleeve shirts. I was wearing a T-shirt. They were all surprised at me and said me ‘Aren’t you hot?! ‘You should change your clothes!’ I know it’s rude but I cannot say they are skinny by any standard. They are living simply. Because it is hot, they ware short pants and no sleeve shirts. In the same situation, I was asked ‘why do Japanese girls wear leggings under short pants even it‘s hot out in here.’ To answer this question, we wear leggings for hiding our legs we don’t have confidence in ourselves legs having some worries or just it is chilly outside. They do not know meaning of being ashamed.

One day, I was watching TV show with my host mother. She has young mind, I like to do almost same thing to her. She is 38 years old though. She likes to watch dating shows. The dating show was held in dark. After first meeting in the dark three women and three men, he or she asks to go on date his or her favorite person. Then, if they want to meet again, they can meet a few times in the dark. If they think they want to go on date outside, they decide after looking each other’s appearances under the lights. If she or he still thinks I want to go on date with him or her, they will meet outside and can go on date. Even if they like each other’s character, if they don’t like each other’s looking they won’t meet outside. It is a little bit dreadful show. In the show, I saw a woman who is a model. She has good looking, and she knows it. She said ` I know I am beautiful. I want to be loved by my character, not by my looking.’ When I heard this, I was surprised and asked my host mother. “She said ` I am beautiful.’?” I asked her this question laughing. She answered my question ` Yes’ with her face `why are you laughing? It’s normal.’ Japanese think modesty is virtue. Even if you are smart and you know that you must not take attitude which show you are smart. It will make your position bad. You are probably said your bad things behind your back. In addition, even if you have good looking and you know that saying by people, you must not say ` I am cute.’ These are prohibition words.

In class, our teachers told us American’s attitude for class. For American, It is so rude to chat in the class. I think it is same as Japan, but it is ruder than Japanese think in the U.S. He said `In some classes, if you chat in the class even little chat, you will be told get out of the room.’ Instead of this, asking question in class will please teachers. It means you were listening to teacher’s lecture properly. Even the lecture is held in a big place which contains 200 or 300 people. American students ask questions to their teachers in front of hundreds of people with no hesitate.

The evidence for this, we were asked that ` Do you have any question?’ every after the class. That is difficult for us. Japanese cultures prefer to be quiet and just listen to speaking or lecture. Of course some people are not listening to their speaking. And if speakers say ‘Do you have any question?’’ most of the people hesitate to ask question caring other people’s eyes. I thought that culture cause stereotype of Japanese, ‘Japanese are quiet’.

It is known to almost all of Japanese through dramas and movies, American is good at expressing their feeling. They express ` I love you’ obediently. If they feel stage dramas which they saw they shout ` Wonderful’. The word `tacit understanding’ is showing how Japanese think. Japanese think even if I do not say thing straight, other people will get their feeling only their attitude. It would be not understand by other people in other countries. I think Japanese should follow this custom.

3. Conclusion

To understand people who have different culture and language is so difficult. Even if we think it is normal, probably it is not normal for other people from other country. Through this home stay for a month, I have learned other thinking and should try to communicate to understand each other not worrying make a mistake. And if I was reborn I would be an American.

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podcast episode 5

The fifth episode of podcast is available now.

Christmas Eve

It is Christmas Eve! I like Christmas atmosphere though i have part time job today and tomorrow. But day after tomorrow, I am going to Fukuoka and meet friends. I am looking forward to it. It is the last day illumination in the Canal city. In the TV show, I saw beautiful illumination there. I am excited!! And I was said from my dad I could get christmas present from him. I am happy. I probably get money from him. I am thinking what I am going to buy!

podcast episode 5

I am going introduce Ai Miyazato. she is a professional golf player in Japan. She is from Higasi village. Higasi is near from my home Kin town. I feel a sense of closeness to her. I have heard about her childhood. She was making effort so much. I have liked her since I heard her story. She is the third children in Miyazato family. Their older two brothers are professional golfer too. Her name 'Ai ' was named because it comes top of the dictionary and wished she become top of the golf player. Their family have flourished in golf. My friend was good at doing an imitation of her.

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podcast episode 4

i am going to introduce Garage Sale. They are famous comedian. It's member is Gori and Kawa-chan. They are friends from junior high school. They started activity as volunteer stuffs in comedy theater. At that time, they guided Kokoriko and London boots and so on! After that they were admitted to show their comic dialogues at the stage. They are very famous now. They became big work as emcee in TV show. I do not like them using local dialect when I was in Okinawa. But now, I feel relieved when I hear their local dialect. I love them.

interview

On Saturday, I took a simulate interview. It was a fake interview for real airline interview. I was so nervous. Because I am easy to forget everything because of nervousness. And I am poor posture, so my hip started to hart by being good posture. As I thought, I had hip ache next day. I am happy to finish my simulate interview. Many exciting things are waiting for me. I am going to go to Fukuoka and have happy time next week. In January, I have coming-of-age ceremony with my classmate from junior high. After that we have drinking party! We are planning many thing while I am staying in Okinawa. I am excited to see my friends and chat and laugh!

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The Long Shot

I read ' The Long Shot'. This story is little scary for me. Not scary for like ghost, but for human! Rikki and Tony are first grade in Howard high school. They like playing basketball and very good at it. Howard high school is famous for basketball. Many boys want to join the basket club. And to be a regular player, they have to take a test. Most of right for regular player are taken by senior. Of course, Rikki and Tony take a test. One day, There is a leter in them locker from some one. The letter said, Stop to take a test or bad thing will happen. They thought it was just threaten. After that, e-mail written same thing as letter are sent to them. They worry about it. Unfortunately, Rikki is atacked by the red car. He broke his legs. They thought it was done by basketball player jeolousing them. They hold a party and Tracy who is a frind of them heared senior Poul and Kyle were talking. They did to them! Principal punished them. Rikki got better of his injure and played in the important game. He made a shoot and because of him shoot his team won the game. I thought the same thing happens in Japan, but the seniors are so terrible!! They should win the right for regular player not by violence, by their effort!

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podcast episode 3

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podcast episode 3

I am going to introduce Yui Aragaki. She is a young actress in Japan. She has clear skin and big smile. I like her not only because she is from Okinawa, because she is cute ! She started her job when she was in junior high school as an model. She was said to be a graduated Nicora model of legend. As for representative movie, 'Koizora' is raised. I did not so expected to the movie, but it moved me to tears. One of my friends was from same school to her. She said many of her older grade are not so kind, but Gakki was so kind with tender smile. Hearing the story from my friend, I liked her more and more.

Destiny calls at Taransay

This book seemed little scary story, but actually it was not. One day, McKinry family went to Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park to take pictures of wild animals. Father David was so excited to see the animals and had a car accident. The guide of them, George and David was died. When mother, Susan opend her eyes, she could not understand what was happening. She lost her memory. But she could see car crashed, then she called police. After calling police, she was missing. Her young san Samuel 2years old at that time was missing too. Fortunately, He was cared by mother elephant and found safely. He grow up with his adopted family. 16 years later, Samuel went to island for chality. In the island, one woman lived. When She saw Samuel's barthmark, she was surprised. She remembered something. She was Susan. They compished touching reunion. I was sohappy to read this story's end.

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Weekend

I had a busy saturday. I woke up at 8o' clock and went to school in hurry. I took a TOEIC. Every TOEIC I have taken, I could not finish every reading part, but this time I could do all question leaving 5 minutes. I do not know I did well in the test, but I was satisfied. After that I had class in washignton school 30 minutes after TOEIC, so I hurried to go there. I could be in time, and took 3 classes 90 minutes long. After classes, I hurried to work at my job place. The day was so busy because of Enkai season. I was soooo tired when I got to home. I am sleepy now.

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