June 29th

Good evening, everyone. Today, it is suddenly raining. I hate rain because I have a migraine. By the way, I want to introduce about my high school and my memories in high school this time.

Until two years ago, I went to Hitsuyukan high school. My high school was rebuilt three years ago, so my high school is very beautiful. There are elevators, a pond and a rooftop pool.

This picture is corridor in school. Corridors in school is very large, so it is terrible to clean the corridors. This picture, I and my classmates jumped at corridor in front of our classroom. I like this picture very much. This picture is my favorite one.

This is my class room. The desk which put black bag on is my seat when I was third grade. My class is 3-5. I like this class the best. Everyone in 3-5 are very good !! Everyone is interesting !! When I was third grade, I laughed everyday (^O^) The best memory with friends of high school is attended my class teacher's wedding ceremony. After we graduated from high school, my class teacher married. We went to wedding ceremony wearing school uniform!! I didn't think that I could wear school uniform again after I graduated from high school, so I was very happy and excited. At the wedding ceremony, we sang a song "Samba of ladybug." We had a very good time.

 

Left picture is my classmates in 3-5. This time, we held sports meet. We gathered at Yu-suichi, and we played tag, volley ball, dodge ball, and so on. I was very very very enjoyed !! Then I think " I love everyone!!!!"Right picture is I and my classmates in 3-5. From left, Rina, Marina, I and Chisato. Chisato goes to KGU. I occasionally meet her in KGU. The other day, I went to Shimotori with Chisato and Ayumi. Ayumi goes to KGU, too.

This picture was taken at athletic meet. In this picture, I was a second grade student. In my high school, when we are second grade student, we make folk clothes. Wearing the folk clothes, we dance with friend. This was good memory, too.

When I graduated from my high school, I was very sad. I didn't want to graduate from my high school. I love Hitsuyukan high school. When I entered to KGU, I always want to return to high school, but I don't think so now. I love KGU, especially Eibei student. I enjoying my university life with friends of Eibei. I'm glad to see everyone in Eibei. I want to make a lot of memories with friends of Eibei.

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BR 1-20: Scat, Cats !

Cats ! Cats ! You came back ! (p. 22)

Cats of this book is very naughty cats, but they are very cute. The cats are very naughty cats, so the owner is in trouble. I have two cats, so I can understand feeling of the owner. My two cats always runs everywhere in all over the house. So my room is always scattered around by my cats.

My cats are always scattered around my room, but I don't hate my cats. Whatever my cats do, I don't get angry. Like this book, If my cats suddenly disappeared from my house, I would very sad. When I was an elementary schoolchild, I had a cat. I was very good to my cat. But one day, my cat suddenly disappeared. I was very sad. I want my cats to stay in my house all the time.

Holub, Joan. (2001), Scat, Cats! New York, N.Y: Puffin Books.

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BR 1-19: The Four Seasons

It's winter. I see snowflakes. (p. 8)

I like fall the best of all seasons. The reason why I like fall the best is I don't feel too much hot and cool. I think fall is the best comfortable season. I don't like summer. There are many interesting things in summer, for example, sea bathing, firework, and so on. But I'm not good at hot temperature.

Not only I like temperature of fall, but also I like fashion of fall. I want to be a fashionable dresser person. I like my friend's fashion in fall, so I often refer to her fashion. When it is fall, there are many beautiful scenery near my house. I can see colored leaves from my house.

Williams, Rozanne Lanczak. (1994), The Four Seasons. [np.], N.Y: Creative Teaching Press.

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Essay 1-02c: University Life

We are going to introduce about good point of this university. There are many good points in this university, for example, students, teachers, buildings, and so on. We think that this university is the most wonderful university all of university in Kumamoto. We have some favorite places in this university. This time, we want to introduce about good point of this university for exchange students.

First, exchange students will need to know is KGU liner. It is bus cervice of KGU. This cervice began since this year. You can take the bus which runs between KGU and Kumamoto Station. Surprisingly, a fare is only 100 yen! It is very useful for student.

Second, exchange students will need to know is English Lounge. You can interchange with different country people at there. There several Japanese staff and exchange students and English teachers. I have gone to there only one time. I could talk with many people, especially foreigner. At the time, I had a very good time with my friends and exchange student. Not only you can enjoy with many people, but also you can learn foreign languages. If you want to improve your speaking Japanese ability, I recommend to go to there. The English Lounge is the most suitable place to interchange with foreigner and to improve your speaking Japanese ability.

Third, exchange students will need to know is a convenience store. It is LAWSON. It is on the first floor of the students' hall. It is very convenient. You can buy all-around things there. For example, you could buy a battery in LAWSON if you need to charge battery of your electronic dictionary. They have every conceivable kind of merchandise in LAWSON. When you have lunch, you should come there to buy lunch. You can choose many kinds of foods such as noodles, rice balls, breads, salads, and you can buy many kinds of confectioneries. Confectioneries wait for you when you are a bit hungry. There are many drinks, magazines, stationary, of course. You can do not only the shopping but also the use of the photocopier in LAWSON. There is also a photocopier in MARUZEN, but when you are near by students' hall, you should use one in there.

We gave you a word MARUZEN a little while ago. It is a bookstore on the first floor of  the building No.12. They sell a lot of books, magazines, technical books and comics at there. There are not only books but also stationery and confectioneries. You can read books, magazines at there without buying it.

Forth,  exchange students will need to know is library. The library of KGU is a very big scale. You can do many things there. You can borrow books for two weeks if you want read novels. I often borrow books. It is good for us to read books. You can use a desk, a computer and printer if you must write reports. There are a lot of books becoming the document to write reports. You can watch DVDs if you have a free time until next period. Many kinds of DVD is prepared for the library.There are a lot of staffs in the library. They are all kind. You should ask them if you have some questions. I often go to the library. It is an ideal place to study because it is very quiet. The library is very useful for students.

There are many good point in this university, but we want more elevators. we think we are short of elevators. An elevator is crowded with people who use elevator to go to next classroom, so there are people who is late for class. There are some stairs, but we tired before class if we should go to seventh floor by stairs. It is unfairness for students who is late for class because of couldn't step into elevator.

And we think we need a small bulletin like a guide board. This university is very large and there are many buildings, so many people are lost. When we entered to this university, we were always lost. we didn't know which direction we should go . If there were guide board, we could know direction we should go. Of course, we have a pocket notebook which written building's number, but it is troublesome to take out a pocket notebook. If there were guide boards, we could spend comfortable time.

KGU has a lot of things for us else. Please find and make use of them. We couldn't introduce everything. You will thank to them during campus life. They make you more happy in your campus life!

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Beginning of template I co-authored this essay with Sakura Shimizu. We used content from our previous, individual essay posts (1-02a-b).

Individual essay posts (1-02a-b)

Essay 1-02b: University Life (2012.5.22) Essay 1-02b: University Life (2012.5.23) Here are links to each of our co-authored essays:

Joint essay posts (1-02c)

Essay 1-02c: To enjoy KGU Life (2012.6.21) Essay 1-02c: University Life (2012.6.21)

BR 1-18: Ice on Earth

There are ice sheets, ice caps and ice shelves. There are also icebergs and sea ice. (p. 6)

The reason why I chose this book is picture of this book is wonderful. The ice of cover is very big. By reading this book, I could know different kinds of ice on earth.

For the first time, I knew ice shelves and icebergs. Icebergs are big lumps of ice that float in the sea. It is very big and high. I want to touch the iceberg. Ice shelves are big ice forms on land and on water. It look like a wall of ice. There are many kinds of ice on earth, for example, small one and big one. I could know various ices, so I was very excited.

Brasch, Nicolas. (2006), Ice on Earth. South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson Learning Australia.

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BR 1-17: Chance of a Lifetime

The job won't be very difficult, and it's a wonderful chance to travel and see more of Europe! (p. 5)

By reading this book, I thought that I should live each days neatly. In this book, a woman get a chance of go to foreign country. But she is worried about go to foreign country. After all, she went to foreign country. If I were she, I would go to foreign country without undecided.

I have a lot of things I want to do, fo example, go abroad, work, marriage, and so on. I want to live a full life. I don't want to regret, so I'm going to challenge to various things. I think it is important for us to challenge to things.

Iggulden, Margaret. (1992), Chance of a Lifetime. Harlow, England: Longman.

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BR 1-16: Down Comes The RAIN

All clouds- big ones and little ones, gray ones and white ones- are made of billions of tiny drops of water. (p. 6)

I don't like rainy day because I feel humid air when it is raining. In rainy day, my feeling is depressed. My mother always says, "Don't pull such a long face!" So I trying to dispel my gloom. When I want to dispel my gloom, I play the piano and listen to music. While I play the piano and listen to music, I can forget that my feeling is depressed.

I don't like rain, but I think it is important to raining. If it wasn't raining, plants are  dead. And people who work at farm will be in trouble. Rain is an important thing for farmer.

Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. (1997), Down Comes The RAIN. New York, N.Y: harper Collons.

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Typing Speed Homework 13

I'm going to travel to various places and play with my friends in summer vacation. I and my friends planning to go to Kyoto. Kyoto is the best place which I want to go. I want to visit many temples. If I visit temples, I think I can be composed my feeling. And I want to eat sweets in Kyoto. I like green powdered green tea. I think there are many powdered green tea food in Kyoto. I want to go to Fukuoka, too. There are many my friends of high school. I want to meet to them very much. And I'm going to go live of Ayaka. Ayaka is Japanese singer.

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Typing Speed Homework 12

I like to write my blog. I have two my blogs. One is blogger's blog. Another is DECOLOG. I made an account of DECOLOG when I was a high school student. But I seldom write my article because I have not enough time. I have my part-time job and a lot of home works. When my friends send to comment about my article, I'm very happy. I receive various comments from my friends. I often send comment to my friends. When I write my blog, I always publish in pictures in my blog. I want everyone to see my everyday with pictures.

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Typing Speed Homework 11

I use my mobile phone everyday. I often use e-mail. I usually send an e-mail about twenty letters a day. I sand to e-mail to my friends, my boyfriend and so on. I seldom use functionof telephone. I'm not good at phone someone. I bought my mobile phone about four years ago. I want to change my mobile phone. I want a smart phone because I think smart phone is more useful than mobile phone. Recently, I always use my iPod. By iPod, not only I can listen to music, but also I can send an e-mail, application and a videophone.

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June 8th

Today's soccer game is very very very superb !!!! Did you watch this soccer game ? If you didn't watch this soccer game, I think you suffer a loss. I was very excited. Japanese team won  this soccer. Score of this soccer game is 6-0. Japanese team victories in a row and a clear victory. Today, Ryouichi Maeda, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Yuzou Kurihara made a goal. They are excellent.

Today's starting member were
GK: Eiji Kawashima
DF: Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida, Yasuyuki Konno, Yuto Nagatomo
MF: Makoto Hasebe, Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa
FW: Ryouichi Maeda
They were same starting member of Oman competition. I think this is the best member. These days, Shinji Kagawa is traded to another team. He will play in Manchester United. The team is very strong, so I hope he play an active part in the team. And I want him to make a goal today. From the soccer game strart, I was very excited.

I always think that I'm envious of children who enter to pitch while walk hand in hand with Japanese's soccer player. I want to be the childeren !!lol
Ryouichi Maeda made a first goal. Supporters cry out excitedly. I cry out excitedly in my home, too.
Second goal was Keisuke Honda. Not only he made a second goal, but also he made a third and fifth goal. His fifth goal was a penalty shoot-out. He achieved a hat trick. When he made a third goal, he looked like very joy. He is wonderful. a forth goal was Shinji Kagawa's goal. I think everyone could hardly wait for his goal. Of course, I could hardly wait for his goal, too. My favorite soccer player, Atsuto Uchida mada an assist for his goal, so I was very happy.

On the way the game, Maya Yoshida was hurt his right knee. I'm very worried about him because after four days, Japanese team is going to play a match with Australia team. I don't want Japanese player to injure. The second half of the game, Shinji Kagawa look like hurt his thigh. I wish he don't injure.

I have a dream. That is to go to watch the World Cup qualifying rounds in this year. I haven't watched the soccer games on my eyes. And I want to watch foreign soccer game. I really like soccer. I want to meet soccer player and watch soccer game. In this year,  and my friend are going to sports bar. We are going to support Japanese team there with other people. I'm looking forward to it.

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BR 1-15: Barney Bear, World Traveler

Barney Bear took a trip around the world. (p. 1)

In this book, Barney Bear take a trip various places. I'm very envious of Barney Bear because I want to  take a trip around the world like Barney Bear. I haven't gone to foreign countries, so I want to go foreign countries.

I especially want to go Europe because buildings of Europe are very beautiful. I want to  see the Eiffel Tower in France on my eyes. A country which is the most interesting for me is Germany. The reason why I want to go to there is there is my favorite soccer player. I want to meet him in Germany and watch the soccer games.

Callella, Trisha. (1996), Barney Bear, World Traveler. [np.], N.Y: Creative Teaching Press.

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BR 1-14: THE STORY OF ROME

The city of Rome, in Italy, is over two thousand year old, ant its beggining is cloaked in mystery. (p. 3)

I'm interested in history of Rome, and I like Rome. So I chose this book. I really like buildings of Europe, especially Rome. In this book, on page 17, very large and beautiful building is written. I wonder there were the building like this book in Rome.



I liked to watch movie " holiday in Rome" before. I think everyone knows this movie, and there are no person who don't know this movie. Rome has a lot of histories, but I hardly know the histories. So I want to know it. By reading this book, I think I could know some histories of Rome.


Dicking, Rosie. (2006), THE STORY OF ROME. London, UK: Usborne.

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BR 1-13: The Surprise

Gran came to visit "Come here, Pip," she said. "I have a surprise. It is for you."(p. 2)

This book's cover is very interesting. A girl who an expression is very real is written in this cover, so I chose this book. This book's illustrations are very realistic, especially a portrait. A person's face is written realistic.

Like this book, I like realistic illustrations. I like surprised my friend, and I like to be surprised by someone, too. I usually hold surprise party. The other day, My friend became twenty years old, so I and my friends held surprise party for the friend. She was overjoyed. I was happy,too. I like surprise party because I can see my friend's happy face.

Marks, Ashley. (2004), The Surprise. South Yarra, Australia: Macmillan Education.

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BR 1-12: Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog

Mr. Putter & his fine cat, Tabby, lived next door to Mrs. Teabierry aand her small dog, Zeka. (p. 2)

I think the fine cat Tabby is a jealous small dog Zeka because when Mr. Putter is very good to Zeka, Tabby become less energetic. I have heard that animals are jealous. I have two cats. When I'm very good to one cat,another look like jealous.

I like animals very much, especially cats. I think cats is the cuteiest all of animals. My cats are very cute, so my family are very good to their. We are very good to their equally. I think animals has effect of pleasant. I want my cats to live a long life. So my family want to very good to their carefuly.

Rylant, Cynthis. (1994), Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog. San Diego, U.S: Harcourt Brace & Company.

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BR 1-11: HALLOWEEN: Magic, Witches and Vampires

Typical Halloween food is nuts, popcorn, pumpkin pie, sweets and candied apples. (p. 19)


In Halloween, everyone says " trick or treat". Of course, I say this word, too. I like Halloween because I'm given many many cakes, pasties, candies and so on. When I was a child, I made Halloween's ornaments in school. I like to make ornaments. I use folding paper, drawing paper, color pen, I enjoyed Halloween.

I especially like pumpkin's ornaments. At that time, I used real pumpkin. I used a spoon, I hollowed out pumkin to make eys and a mouth. I made various faces's pumpkin. Various face pumkins were decorated in school. I liked to watch it.

Reinhart, Kelly. (1998), HALLOWEEN: Magic, Witches and Vampires. [np.]: Black cat.

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BR 1-10: The Magical Book

As he spoke, the butterfly fluttered its red and yellow wings and flew out of the book. (p. 19)

I like magical things, for example, magical story, a witch and so on. I want to experience magical things. When I was a child, I wanted to be Cinderella because I want to be cast a spell on a me. Cinderella is cast a spell on her by woman, then Cinderella become beautiful woman. Cinderella was admired by me before.

This book's illustrations is very fantastic. I like illustration such as this book. Colors of blue and white is used a lot of. I like these colors. Looking at a cover this book, I pleases it, so I chose this book.

Nesbit, Edith. (2007), The Magical Book. London, UK: Usborne.

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Typing Speed Homework 10

These days, I use computer everyday to do homework. I became second grade, the opportunity of use the computer is increase. I'm not good at to use computer before, but recently, I'm little good at to use the computer. Last year, I took license of MOS. MOS is Microsoft Office Specialist. I took license of Word. At first, I thought I can't take the license. Not only I use computer to do homework, but also I use computer to watch web sites. I like watching a dynamic moving image. I always make use of You tube. I especially watch Goosehouse's dynamic moving image.Goosehouse is my favorite group.

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Typing Speed Homework 9

I have two favorite movies. First is "Mimi wo sumaseba". This is Japanese movie. This movie crested in 1992. This year, I just was born year. And this movie was created by Hayao Miyazaki. He is famous for ziburi movies. In this movie, I like Seizi Amasawa. He is very cool. He plays the violin. Second, I like "ROOKIES". This is Japanese movie, too. In this movie, my favorite actor, Takeru Sato, is appears. This movie is baseball of high school story. Actors who are appear in this movie are very cool. 

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BR 1-09: MY BEST FRIEND THINK I'M A GENIUS

Yes, I'm good with electronics and computers, and I do like to invent things, but, they always go wrong. (p. 4)

If my best friend said " I'm a genius", I would be surprised at it. I don't know what to say. But When I was a junior high school student, There was friend who said "I'm a genius" in school. The friend is interesting person, so I thought he said a joke.

Even if my best friend say "I'm a genius", I don't become hate my best friend. Like a this book, Miles and Gary, whatever happen, I want to get along with her. My best friend is Tomoko. She went to same school. She understands about me very much. I want to get along with my best friend all the time.

Ivahoff, George. (2008), MY BEST FRIEND THINK I'M A GENIUS. South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson Learning Australia.

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BR 1-08: Christmas Fun

It is the night before Christmas and Elena, her sister Carola, her brother Mattew and their grand ma are decorating the Christmes tree with lots of beautiful decorations. (p. 2)

I like Christmas because Christmas makes me happy. Still I was nine years old, I believed the Santa Cruz. When I was a child attending kindergarten, Santa Cruz came to me. Santa Cruz gave a keyboard to me ! I was very happy. I think now, to tell the truth, my parents gave it to me.

Not only I like to get presents in Christmas, but also i like Christmas songs. Christmas is drawing near, I alwasy sing Christmas songs. In this book, a Christmas song "Jingle Bells" is written. And pictures of Christmas tree, ornaments and reindeer are written, too. You will be excited.


Hill, Robert. (2007), Christmas Fun. [np.]: Black cat.

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