The wind orchestra club which I belong to have a skiing camp every spring vacation. But I can't join the camp this year. So, my seniors took me skiing with some members of the club.
I tried funski which is a kind of skiing using short boards and no stocks. We can turn easier. Other people are very nice skier. They said to me that "the best way to improve skiing skill is to keep up with good skiers." I glided as hard as I can. But by the time I got back to home, I could get better if I do say so myself.
On the way home, we took a hot spring bath. We gave massage not to have mustles ache. After our bodies became warm, we had a full stomach with chinese noodles.
In Australia, I would not see snow. I don't have a plan to go skiing right now, this time may a last looking of snow. Instead of skiing, I want to try to enjoy marine sports!
2007/12/23
Drinking party
A drinking party was held yesterday. Some Japanese students who are interested in foreigner, international students (Englishman, German, Australian, Italian) and one of my English teacher who is from Scotland) took part in the party. Which seat can we sit were decided by lot to communicate with foreigners. I sat in front of and next to Englishmen. We talked about many things drinking and eating Nabe. Sometimes, I talked to them in English. Then, they answered in Japanese. It seemed that Japanese beer is weak than British beer. They drunk so much that I couldn't keep drinking pace with them.
What I felt the most was that they are very aggressive to study. When we choose a drink, a Englishman challenged Calpiswari which is a kind of Shotyu diluted by Calpis that he hadn't drunk and is popular in Japan. If I said the word that they didn't know, they took a memo or asked me the meaning. If they couldn't make a phrase in Japanese, they asked me how to use a phrase naturally. One of them who has been to Australia taught me some good places in Australia. The other one who has a girl friends advised me something about long-distance love. I also made efforts to talk about their interests of Japanese.
Thank them very much for having nice time! I want to talk with them more next time without getting drink power.
What I felt the most was that they are very aggressive to study. When we choose a drink, a Englishman challenged Calpiswari which is a kind of Shotyu diluted by Calpis that he hadn't drunk and is popular in Japan. If I said the word that they didn't know, they took a memo or asked me the meaning. If they couldn't make a phrase in Japanese, they asked me how to use a phrase naturally. One of them who has been to Australia taught me some good places in Australia. The other one who has a girl friends advised me something about long-distance love. I also made efforts to talk about their interests of Japanese.
Thank them very much for having nice time! I want to talk with them more next time without getting drink power.
2007/12/21
Realization and Imagination
Today, I got an airplane ticket with my friend who will go to Australia with me. We investigated many plans and chose the flight which is fit our schedule and finance. What we could learn is that prices of airplane tickets are different according to seasons and airplane companies. It took much times to choose one.
Also, I wrote the application form of homestay. I can fill in my hope for host family. For example, do I prefer a family with children, am I willing to live with a family that has pets, and so on. I wish I could live with family who have children and no pets. (I want second brothers or sisters. I'm not natural with animals.) It gives me a lot of fun just to imagine lives with host family. I have had a homestay in Australia for only two weeks. Then, the host family treated me as a member of the family. But this time, I will stay with them for 10 months! So, I can't help imaging!
We got round- trip ticket. The leaving date has been set in February 7th. When I saw the date, I finally began to realize that I leave Japan for a while. I should be in Australia within two months!
Also, I wrote the application form of homestay. I can fill in my hope for host family. For example, do I prefer a family with children, am I willing to live with a family that has pets, and so on. I wish I could live with family who have children and no pets. (I want second brothers or sisters. I'm not natural with animals.) It gives me a lot of fun just to imagine lives with host family. I have had a homestay in Australia for only two weeks. Then, the host family treated me as a member of the family. But this time, I will stay with them for 10 months! So, I can't help imaging!
2007/12/20
The last club activity
I belong to the wind orchestra club in this university. Yesterday, we held a Christmas Concert for lunch time in front of Seikyo. It is one annual events of our activities. We performed Christmas songs to make audience feel the coming of Christmas. After the concert, we take a winter vacation.
So, the concert is the last activity in this year for all members. At the same time, it is the last activity for me before leaving Japan. Because I have to prepare to go to Australia. Other members will practice in January. But I decided to suspend the activities of the club until I come back to Japan. I have practiced musical instruments since I was a junior high school student. It is the first time for me to live with no practice. I must miss not being able to perform with members...
If there is a wind orchestra club in the university which I will go, I want to belong to it. No matter where I am, I will always be close emotionally!
So, the concert is the last activity in this year for all members. At the same time, it is the last activity for me before leaving Japan. Because I have to prepare to go to Australia. Other members will practice in January. But I decided to suspend the activities of the club until I come back to Japan. I have practiced musical instruments since I was a junior high school student. It is the first time for me to live with no practice. I must miss not being able to perform with members...
If there is a wind orchestra club in the university which I will go, I want to belong to it. No matter where I am, I will always be close emotionally!
2007/12/18
My Birthday♪
Today, December eighteenth, is my birthday! I became twenty years old.
My family and friends cerebrated me. I spent very happy time.
At the same time, I think about my myself. I am still childish... I should behave more maturely...
While studying abroad, I should do all the more! It is the first thing for me to live separate from my family more than half a year because I have lived with them almost all the day. In Australia, I will home stay. Although I can live with the second family, I would face many trial. For example, how to communicate, how to live, and so on. In addition, what I should do and want to do depends on me. However, I want to change these trials into chances to live my own life.
Thinking such a thing, I made the vow to grow up.
Besides, I am old enough to drink, I drunk cocktail with my family. I felt realization of being adult a little!
My family and friends cerebrated me. I spent very happy time.
At the same time, I think about my myself. I am still childish... I should behave more maturely...
While studying abroad, I should do all the more! It is the first thing for me to live separate from my family more than half a year because I have lived with them almost all the day. In Australia, I will home stay. Although I can live with the second family, I would face many trial. For example, how to communicate, how to live, and so on. In addition, what I should do and want to do depends on me. However, I want to change these trials into chances to live my own life.
Thinking such a thing, I made the vow to grow up.
Besides, I am old enough to drink, I drunk cocktail with my family. I felt realization of being adult a little!
2007/12/12
To get money...
It costs a lot of money to study abroad. Until now, I spent on taking TOEFL tests, getting a student's visa, receiving a medical examination, and so on. From now, we have to pay much money. For example, expenses of plane tickets, costs of living...
So, I thought I should earn pocket money even though it is a little. Because I depend on my parents to spend almost all money to study abroad. I have worked at Western restaurant as a waitress since this summer vacation. My pay is not expensive. But I work keeping the proverb "little and often fills the purse." in my mind.
However, manager of the restaurant called me on last month. He said to me that "you don't have to come the restaurant to work." I was so surprised that I asked him what happened. Any trouble seemed to happen at the restaurant. I couldn't work and earn any more... So, I often read job magazines and wanted advertisements in case the restaurant wouldn't open.
About a month was passed, yesterday, manager finally told me that the restaurant reopen! I really felt relief at the news because I intended to work in winter vacation only at the restaurant. I will consume much time working. Naturally, I will study English hard...
So, I thought I should earn pocket money even though it is a little. Because I depend on my parents to spend almost all money to study abroad. I have worked at Western restaurant as a waitress since this summer vacation. My pay is not expensive. But I work keeping the proverb "little and often fills the purse." in my mind.
However, manager of the restaurant called me on last month. He said to me that "you don't have to come the restaurant to work." I was so surprised that I asked him what happened. Any trouble seemed to happen at the restaurant. I couldn't work and earn any more... So, I often read job magazines and wanted advertisements in case the restaurant wouldn't open.
About a month was passed, yesterday, manager finally told me that the restaurant reopen! I really felt relief at the news because I intended to work in winter vacation only at the restaurant. I will consume much time working. Naturally, I will study English hard...
The first post!
Hello!
I started this blog as a part of English presentation class. In class, we shared our blogs about ourselves or several culture with American students. Writing a blog in English was useful for me to learn English and differences of culture between America and Japan.
By the way, I will study in Australia from next February to November. On this blog, I want to write about preparation in Japan to study in Australia and my daily life in Australia!
I started this blog as a part of English presentation class. In class, we shared our blogs about ourselves or several culture with American students. Writing a blog in English was useful for me to learn English and differences of culture between America and Japan.
By the way, I will study in Australia from next February to November. On this blog, I want to write about preparation in Japan to study in Australia and my daily life in Australia!
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