ONE-WAY TICKET

I read this book, ONE-WAY TICKET SHORT STORIES. Have you ever read it? This is stories happened in the train. There are three stories in the book. These are strange stories little bit. But it's very interesting. When I read the book, I had fun very much.

One story, which The Girl with Green Eyes is about woman and man's story. One woman got on the train with her husband. She with green eyes is so quiet girl. On the other hand, her husband like talking with strange. When they were in a carriage, the husband talked with a man in the brown hat all time. It's a boring for her. She doesn't like talking, so she was little angry with them. And in the carriage, other four people were in. A mother, her two boy and girl children and tall man. The tall man sat down in front of her. He was also quiet guy. She was reading newspaper all time while two men was talking. She and he never talked each other. But what surprise... she and he got off the train togethrt. And her husband was surprised and angry. He thought why they got off together withougt talking. Sometimes, love need no talking, I thought.

I like this story the best in the book. Second story is unreasonable story, so I don't like it very much. If you are interested in the book, please read it!

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Fall!

Fall is coming, so today's dinner was full of fall!

We ate chestnut with rice, Pacific saury and fried eggplant. In Japan, these are season foods. I like fall because I can eat a lot of yummy foods :) In this fall, I'm eating pears, peraimmons, grapes and so on!

Fall are season of sports, season of reading books and season of eating. To me, fall is... of course, sason of eating! But, I like to sport and reading books. But I'm enjoying season foods. Today's dinner was so yummy. Actually, my sister hadn't liked eggplant since her childhood, but today, she became to like it because fried eggplant was so yummy. We ate very mush until we were full.

What's fall for you? Season of sports? Season of reading books? Season of... EATING!?

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HOKOH!

Although today was holiday, I went to the school because I must have attended two 職業概論 classes. I took this class with my friends. In the class, we heard about working lecture. After about two years, I'll work. In Japan, there are many problems about working. To get jobs, we must take interview, and we must tell companies ourself. This was so hard to me. Telling about myself looks easy, but actually, it's very hard. So in the class, we must have interviewed each other. I interviewed my friend, Saki. She could tell me about herself. I could understand her, it was awesome! I worried about my future. But teacher said "sophomore have enough time, and you must not compare you and other people." So I noticed that I should like and know myself very much. In this class, I noticed one another thing what it's short time while I'm collage student. So I must enjoy my campus life! ... and I must study very much to my dream come true. This class was awesome.
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Mona Lisa Smile

I watched this movie, Mona Lisa Smile. Have you ever watched it?
Julia Roberts and Kristin Dunst played in the movie. Recently I usually watch the movies what Kristin plays. I like her movies.
This movie was about women's collage, Wellesley College's story in '50s. Julia is a feminist teacher. In the time, women didn't work very much, women must have married and worked at home for their husbands and children. This Wellesley collage was the school for rich women who would marry rich men. At first, when Julia came there, many students were in trouble and they didn't like her, especially, Kristin Dunst. But Julia's class was so exciting, and she told her students about feminism through art. She was an art proffesor, so she taught them art by new viewpoint. So students became to like her and her class more and more. And they became to notice what women should be... except Kristin.

This is about Mona Lisa Smile story. In the movie, Julia played a strong-willed woman. Many people criticized her because she was a feminism. Of course, she was sad, but she didn't change her mind. I respect such her. If I was her, I couldn't stay in the collage. I might change my mind. She has the mind I don't have. She is one of women I'm respecting. This was nice movie!
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I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU

I'll write about my favorite song, I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU. I think everyone know Stevie Wonder. When I was kid, although I didn't know Western music very much, I knew his songs. His songs are very popular in the world, so many people know him. I like this song very much. I like this melody, words, and his voice! This word is very simple. The most important thing in the song is saying I love you. He just called to say I love you. No New Year's day, no cereblate day, no first of spring, no song to sing, he just called to say I love you. This word is very straight. When I first listen this song, actually, I couldn't understand this word because I was a kid. But now when I listen this song, I think what a nice song! Saying I love you is very important thing to us. Of course, we should say it to family, to friends, to boy friend or girl friend, to your dog :D This song make you notice important things. So please listen this song!
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Part-Time Job

I got a new part time job today! Yeah :D
I'll work at the restaurant in hot spring. This spa is close my house, so I can go there by bicycle. I'll bring foods and clear the table at dinner party. In Japan, We call 宴会(enkai) what people eat and drink with their friends or coworker. The spa thet I'll work has the place people can enkai. So it'll be busy at the end and start of the year because Japanese hold enkai very much.
It's first time that I work at restaurant. So I'm very looking forward to working, but I'm nervous little bit :( I'll do my best!
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Musicians I like

●OneRepublic

●OASIS

●YUKI

●CHARA

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Journal

About two weeks ago, my school started! Actually, I like the school because I can talk with many friends. Of course, I also like to study English. Do you like the school? Recently, I can wake up early time. It was very hard to me in this spring. But in MN, I must wake up early time, so I can wake up now!

Today is Friday, so tomorrow is usually holiday. But I must go to the school because I have two classes. I will attend the 職業概論 class. So I must wake up as usual. Today is Friday. Every Friday, I usually watch some movies in midnight. You know, I like to watch it in midnight! Tonight, I'll watch MONA LISA SMILE. Do you know this movie? I have never watched this movie, so I'm looking forward to watching it. If it's nice movie, I'll write about it as movie review. Recently, I usually watch the movie that Kristin Dunst plays. She is my favorite actress. 

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LOVE or MONEY?

I read this book, LOVE or MONEY? This book is about mysterious muder case. A woman was killed by someone. She was a mother of four children. But children didn't like their mother because she wasn't kind. She was rich but she didn't give money for her children who were in trouble. In them, a woman, Jackie liked her. Only she lived with her mother in expensive house. One day, when everyone met in her house, she was dead. Who killed her? It was Jackie!

This story tell us what's important to us, love or money. Three children needed money, but Jackie needed love. She loved a man, but her mother didn't like him because he was poor. Jackie was only one her children who looked like her. But she killed her mother. Only she needed love. While I was reading this book, I became sad because I thought why people like money. Of course, I like money. If I have money, I can buy many things. But I think I can't live without love. This love means to family,to friend, to important person. Everyone need love, I think. In book review books, this book made me think seriously.
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Typhoon~

It was rainy, today!!! Moreover it was heavy rainy while I was going to the school!!!! So my shoes got wet lol I was shocked~
Typhoon is coming now, but typhoon will not come to Kumamoto. I know typhoon is bad for people, it'll cause many troubles. But if it'll be heavy rainy, I don't wanna go to the school~ Will the train run tomorrow??? Can I go to the school~? :D
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ULFULS

I'll write about my favorite singer, ULFULS. Do you know them? ULFULS is a Japanese rock group. I like them since I was a junior high.
Tortoise Matsumoto, Keisuke Ulful, John B Chopper and Sankon Jr. are ULFULS. Their names are little bit crazy~ Haha :D But I like their songs. I like バンザイ～好きでよかった～ the best in their songs. Tortoise Matsumoto's voice is so cool and wild! He is good at sing very much. I have watched one TV show that he went to New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz and gospel. Then he sung at important stage! American people were enjoying his songs very much. His voice is also powerful. This song is love song for his wife. I like this straight words. His love for her is very big and strong, I think. Although I like his voice, I like his character. He has a very clear-cut personality. His fashion is very unique. He is very interesting. But he is also a steady man. I like such him! And I like his band, ULFULS :)
If you are interested in this song, if you are in love, please listen it! Then your heart will be warm and happy.
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Rainy Days

Today, it was rainy! Do you like rainy weather? I like.... rainy weather :D Of course, I don't like to walk in the rain because my shoes gets wet lol But I like rain:) I like to watch rain through windows, then listen rainy sounds. And I like the rainy smell especially~ Haha! We can see another view only rain day. I like this view.
BUT! When I'm going to the school, I become not to like rain. A weather forecast says that it'll be rainy in this week. It's hard to go to the school to me. So I don't wanna go my school tomorrow... I wish it's not be rainy while I'm going to the school, and please rain when I'm in the room! I must make teruterubouzu (てるてる坊主)!
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Hana and Alice

I'll write my favorite Japanese actress, Yu Aoi. Do you know her? I like her since I first saw her movie, Hana and Alice (花とアリス) . Have you seen this movie? This movie is very cute movie! Hana and Alice are closed friends. Anne Suzuki perfoems as Hana, and Yu Aoi performs as Alice. Hana is a cheerful girl, and Alice is little bit spunky girl. One day, Hana falls in love with Miyamoto. He is little strange boy. He has a very clear-cut personality. Hana loves him, so Hana tells him a lie, "YOU ARE MY BOYFRIEND!" when he faints. He believes this word, so he becomes her boyfriend! Of course, although Hana thinks it's wrong, but she loves him. So she is happy :D Alice knows this things. But Hana and Alice are good friends. So she also tells him a lie, "YOU ARE HANA'S BOYFRIEND!" Then Alice helps Hana's lie. But one problem happens! Miyamoto becomes to like Alice lol This story is about love triangle among two good friends and a boy. Although the story of love triangle, this movie is interesting! And the love story of high school girls and a boy is so cute :) This movie reminds me of my love story when I was a high school student♪ Haha :D

In this movie, Yu Aoi dances ballet, she is good at ballet. She plays in many movies and many dramas. She is 3 years older than me, but she looks so young. She is a good actress, I think. She creates an nice atmosphere because she is a mild-mannered woman :) Her movies are nice movies, she usually plays individual movies~ I also like such individual movies, so her movies are very interesting to me!

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Alex and Emma

I saw this movie, ALEX and EMMA today. Japanese title is あなたにも書ける恋愛小説. Have you ever seen it? I had seen it once before I saw today. But I saw it today, actually I forgot having seen it before lol and I borrowed it again! So at first, I thought it was not interesting because I forgot about its story. But it's not correct! It was nice movie... I wonder why I forgot the movie!?
This movie is a love story about Alex and Emma. Alex is a writer, he borrowed money, and his computer was broken by debt collectors. Then he must pay back money for them, so he must write novel and make money. But his computer was broken, so he employ a woman, Emma as a stenographer. He must finish this new novel for 30 days because debt collectors will come to kill him! And they started to write the novel. At first, they were not friendly... but as time went by, they became more friendly :D
I like this story. She was a square, she usually insisted on better work his novel. She didn't like a hero in his novel because he loved a woman with only enthusiasm, not sincere. Emma looked have strong mind, but sometimes she cried and she felt sad. Such she was so cute, I thought. At first, she was square, but she became cute because she fell in love with him. When girls fall in love, girl become more cute!
I thought when I saw this movie.
After seeing the movie, my heart became warm why I don't know. Now autumn is coming, it's little chilly, but I like this season the best why I don't know~ The one of my favorite things is seeing movies like this love story in midnight. This movie will make you happy! If you want to be happy, please watch it! :)
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Bring It On

I saw this movie, Bring It On. Japanese title is Cheers!.
This movie is about cheerleader's story. Kirsten Dunst plays in this movie. I like her! She performs in many movies, for example, JUMANJI, Marie Antoinett, SPIDERMAN, Mona Lisa Smile and so on. She is pretty woman. I like her smile :D I wanna be pretty woman like her!
In Bring It On, she is a captain of the cheerleading group. Her group is the best in US. But very strong team came! So her team practice very hard... And It was nice!
When I see this movie, I felt that cheerleaders cheered me! :D Torrance (Kristen Dunst) were troubled with her club and love. But she did these hard, and she successed both! I'm not sick, but sometimes I have trouble something. So If I saw this movie when I have a trouble, this movie will help me, I think. If you have trouble, this movie will cheer you! But if you have NO trouble, this movie will cheer you!! What I wanna say the best is.... YOU SHOULD WATCH this movie~
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Pocahontas

I read this book, Pocahontas. Have you read it? Before I read this book, I have seen this movie, Disney Pocahontas. But book and movie were each different. I think book Pocahontas is sad story.
This book is about native American, Pocahontas's story. She was a native American in Verginia, native American lived in America with beautiful sky, forest and animals. One day, English men came here from England to reclaim land. Native Americans and English men were not friends because English men has guns and Native American were not friendly. But a daughter of king of native American, Pocahontas loved talking with English men, and she loved an English man, John Smith. But sad story were waiting them.
I like this story, and I think Pocahontas is cool and nice woman. She is a woman who has been to England in America. And she is a American woman who marry an English man. At first, she couldn't understand English, but she became to more and more understand. She loves him very much, I like such her, and I respect such her. I think she has great inner strength. People must have courage to go to another country, and she went. Moreover, she was a first woman.
I think people should know about her, cool woman, POCAHONTAS!!
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SPA-chan!!

Today, I saw SPIDERMAN. Did you see? I have seen this movie sometimes, but this time, I fell in LOVE with him! He is so cool:D He is strong and kind man. At the last of SPIDERMAN 1, I fell in love with him.
He loves a girl, her name is MJ. After fighting with Goblin, she confesses Peter, actually he is spiderman. But he says that he can't be her boyfriend, he and she will have being friends forever. It means he refuses her confession. Peter loves her, and she loves him. But he refuses because he is spiderman, he must fight with Goblin's son to protect his important people.
I like him because he is sincere, and a strong-willed man. And he is cool! Spiderman is very exciting movie! I wanna see SPIDERMAN 2 and 3! So I'll rental these sooner.
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I found this link, SeeqPod.
If you go this link, you can search and listen your favorite songs.
Let's go~

My Summer Vacation

I'll write about my summer vacation :D
I went to Minnesota in U.S.A as kaigai-kensyuu. It was important experience to me. At first, I'll tell you about my host family. In my Minnestota time, I spend time with my host family than my teacher, friends. They were very nice to me. They have three girls. The girls are young, 4, 5 and 6 years old. Although they are young, they are very reliable and very cute! When I worried, they helped me anytime. They speak easy English that I can understand. When I couldn't understand, they taught me until I can understand. They are my good little English teachers. And we usually said "WE CAN DO!" when we were discouraged. When I couldn't do anyting, girls said "YOU CAN DO!" to me. And when they couldn't do anything, I usually said "YOU CAN DO!". So we have never abandoned anythings :D After leaving MN, we usually send mail each others.
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My Favorite Friuts

These are my favorite fruits! Which one do you like the best?

Apple
Strawberry
Peach
Orange

I like most fruit... BUT! I DON'T LIKE BANANA :(
When I was child, I liked it. But now I don't like banana~
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人-PERSON-

I saw THE BEST HOUSE tonight. Did you see this TV show? And have you seen this CM? This is Panasonic's CM, The Mail To Heaven. When I saw this CM, I cried~~~~. A grandma started to learn computer in a hospital, her daughter is pregnant. But before a baby is born, the grandma died. She wanted to hold her granddaughter, go to the sports festival with a baby. One day, mom opened grandma's computer, then she found something. This was mails to the baby from the grandma!! She wrote mails to her granddaughter. And she wanted to take pictures with her granddaughter, so mom made pictures as if the grandma held her granddaughter by using Panasonic computer. It was so moving CM :D Please watch it!!
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I did it~~~~~

At last!! I could attach YouTube :D
Actually, I haven't attached movie because I didn't know how I could attach. So I asked my friends how can I do. So my friends told me, and I tried! It was easy~~~
So I attach my favorite song, Ever Ever After. Please listen it!(50words)

The Surprised Birthday Party Project

Today is my mom's birthday! :D
So I and my sister presented this cake and photostand. My mom usually said that she wanted to have photostand. So I looked for it yesterday. When I looked it at one shop, I loved it very much! So I bought it soon. And after my sister working, she got this cake, ice-cake. It was so yummy. This was our sister's The Surprised Birthday Party Project :D Haha!!
And it was perfect!! My mum was pleased this project. It was nice party!
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Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp

I read this book, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. I knew this story when I was a child, but I didn't know the detail this story. So this time, I tried this book! This story is about a boy called Aladdin. He was a poor boy living with his mother, but he got a magic lump by bad old man. He could everythings by using this lump. So he became a rich man.
While reading this book, I became to NOT LIKE him! Because he was a lazy boy, he didn't have works, just PLAY!! But his mother worked very hard... And after being a rich man, he fell in love with a princess. So he had his mother go to a king to ask that he wanted to marry with a princess, not Aladdin going there. I don't know it's custom in Arabia, when son want to marry with girl, son's parents must go girl's parents. But it was strange to me. If boy want to marry with girl, boy must propose!! Although I don't like Aladdin, I like this story. Please read it!
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Marie Antoinette

I saw this movie, Marie-Antoinette. Have you seen it?
I think you know her, she is from Austria to France to be a bride of Louis 16 when she was young. So at first, France was strange for her. But she became used to French life. She loves talking, eating and clothing! She got many new dresses, shoes and accesories. She went to dances and she enjoyed her life all day. And she met real love. But a nation don't like her because she wasted! So I think you know, she was executed.
Kirsten Dunst played her. She is so cute, I like her smile :D In this movie, Antoinette was so innocence girl. She enjoyed her life. I can see that her dresses, shoes, room are so cute, and foods looks so yummy. I like pictures on this movie! But on the other side, I also think about why she was died. Her life made a nation be angry. They couldn't eat enough foods, but she could eat more food. I think people who are on the top of nation must think anout his or her nation. This movie made me think many things. But I enjoyed this movie. She is so cute! Please check it!!
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Ever Ever After

I like this song, Ever Ever After. Do you know this song?
This song is a theme song of ENCHANTED. Do you know this movie? This movie is Disney movie, and it's nice movie. I like this movie's story and music in the movie. Especially, I like Ever Ever After. Carrie Underwood sings this song. She is cute and nice singer. And I also like this music promotion video. This PV has a nice story. There are some love storys in the city as if people are enchanted. Recently, I'm practicing to I can sing this song in perfect English! :D But it's hard to me... so I must practice more hard! If you are interested in this music or you have seen ENCHANTED, please listen EVER EVER AFTER.
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SUNSET

I took the walk with my dog at evening, p.m. 6 oclock. Then I could see pretty sunset, so I took pictures. It's pretty! Isn't it!!?? I like to watch the sunset. I live in country, and my town has a big forest near by my house. I can't go in this forest because there are steep path, weeds, big and deep pond, many snakes. It's dangerous. In my childhood, I wanted to go there, but my parents said DON'T GO THERE. So I have never gone there. Although I have never gone there, I love this forest. This forest is so mysterious for me. Becoming the night, a strange bird is crying for few years from the forest. And I think there are some strange and rare animals in the forest. Somedays I want to go there.
I can see the sunset though this forest. The sunset with the forest is pretty scenery. I want to tell many people this pretty scenery!
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A Life Less Ordinary

I saw this movie, a life less ordinary. Have you seen it? Ewan McGregor plays as Robert, and Cameron Diaz plays as Celine. Celine is a daughter of a rich president of company. Robert had worked at his company as a cleaner, but he was discharged. So he went to a president to protest, but then, he has kidnaped Celine! And two angels wanted to make courple, Robert and Celine. Robert had no idea about kidnapping, so Celine taught him about it. At first, they hadn't got along, but they became more and more get along very well. Two angels pursued them as killers who were employed by a president, Celine's dad. And Robert and Celine ran away from them.
This movie is love comedy. I like Ewan and Cameron. Ewan also has played in BIG FISH. He is nice actor, I think. And Cameron played in many movies, especially, I like HOLIDAY. Her smile is very pretty! She is one of my favorite actress. This movie is so nice, please see it!:D
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Stop and Stare

Hi, I'll wright about my favorite song, Stop and Stare. Do you know this song? OneRepublic sings this song. Actually, I have never listened their other songs except Stop and Stare. But I'll try to listen other songs. I knew this song when I was in MN. In MN, I went to the school by bus everyday. It took very long times, but in the van, we enjoyed our driving. When we took the van, we listened the radio sometimes. At the time, I first listened this song. And I have listened it in my host family's car sometimes.
This song is little bit sad and painful, but this song encourage me. This song sings about a man is going to start new life. Stop and stare, they sing. Now I'll start new life, so I must stop and stare, and I must go forward. This song told me a important thing.
This song is very nice, so please listen it!
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Pretty Blue Sky

I'll write about Minnesota. I spent my summer in Minnesota. Minnesota has huge blue sky, you can see this picture. I love this sky. When I saw beautiful scenery in Minnesota, my host family and my friends usually said "Pretty~~". I hadn't known that "pretty" means beautiful by the time. I had thought "pretty" means only "cute". But it's wrong. We can say pretty when we see beautiful scenery, so since then, I usually said "It's pretty!"
In Minnesota, I have saw many pretty scenery. My host father said "it's pretty morning" every morning. That's right! Minnesota's morning was so pretty. It was little bit chilly, but some here and squirrel were running in his yard. And I saw a haming bard sometimes. It was pretty morning. When I woke up and went downstaires, my host family said "Hi, Yohko. How are you?" every morning. Although my English was poor, I loved to talk with my host family. I was happy in MN. My host family and friends usually said pretty. The other day, I chatted with my American friend. She said that Minnesota had thunderstorm, and she said thunder was very pretty~. I laughed when I heard it. Minnesota's thunder is also pretty! It's good thing! Actually, I hadn't say きれい in Japan very often by I have gone to Minnesota. But now, I felt that a lot of scenery is pretty. "Pretty" is the best word, I think. I wanna be a pretty woman :D
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The Adventures of TOM SAWYER

I read "The Adventures of TOM SAWYER". It made me excited! I think you know TOM SAWYER. He loves playing and having adventures, but he doesn't like school and being tied! He and his friend, Huck Finn love having adventures.
One night, they visited to the graveyard to saw ghost. But they saw not ghost, a murder case! They saw a real murder, but polices arrested other man. Tom and Huck worried if they told people a real thing because they were afraid of a marder. But Tom was a bravery boy. He told people, and an arrested man was saved. But Tom's adventure wasn't finished.
Tom and Huck found treasure whereabouts. While Tom and his friend, Becky were lost in the cave, he found real whereabouts. And Tom and Huck got treasures!
I love his adventure story. He is a boy, so he is small, but his brave is so big and cool!
Tom doesn't like the school, but he is smart. And he is innocence, so he can enjoy his life. When I read this book, I was excited as if I also had adventures with him. I love his story, please read it :D
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SEX AND THE CITY

I went to the movie, SEX AND THE CITY. It was excited movie! Women come to NY to find two L, lable and love. This movie is about 4 women's love story. They are good friends, who can talk each other. They live in NY. (One woman, Samantha live in LA, but she usually comes to NY to talk with her friends!) In this movie, a woman writter, Carrie missed her marriage! And her friends also had problems about their husband, boyfriend and so on. They were worried, but they helped each other. What women should have is not only love but FRIENDS! I thought when I saw this movie. This movie makes women beautiful, exciting and happy.
After seeing it, we talked many things, for example, I wanna live in NY~~:D Someday I wanna visit to NY!
Actually, I had never seen TV show, SEX and the CITY. So I want to see it sooner! Please go to the movie:)

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EMI:)

She is EMI! Emi is a fashion magazine model in Japan. Do you know her? I love her since my junior high~
She is so cute, cheerful and has a good figure. She is 30 years old now, but she looks so young and she is very active. She loves running! She ran Honolulu marathon last year. Her fashion is so cute, and I love it.
She is one of my ideal women~ I wanna be a
woman I love me~:))
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My Crazy Hobby~~

Collection of movie post cards is one of my hobby. I love watching movies~, so I began to collect these post cards since my high school. I decorate these on the wall. I wanna get many post cards, but it's too difficult to collect all these I wanna get. In post cards store and other stores, they don't have many movie post cards. So it's hard to collect these... But I love collection! In these post cards, my best favorite card is... "SCISSOR HANDS"!! Because Johnney is sooo cool!:)) But I also love other cards!! My hobby is little bit crazy lol Hahaha... but it's goood, I think.
If you know nice post card store, please tell me~
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Dwarf

I got this dwarf! This dwarf is so cute.Why did I get it? Have you seen French movie, Amelie? In this movie, girl takes pictures dwarf in many countries. This movie is soooo cute movie, and I love it. So I got this dwarf imitate this movie:) I know I'm little bit crazy...lol But I love exciting things! So I'll take this dwarf when I'll go anywhere~ But I have no plans to go anywhere, so I think he must stay home by time I go. I wanna go many countries~~
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HAIRSPRAY

Have you ever seen it? This movie is "HAIRSPRAY". I'll tell you about this movie.
This is musical movie. John Travolta, James Marsden and Nikki Blonsky perform in the movie. Tracy who is cute, nice singer and dancer, fassionable girl is heroin. But she is little bit overweight. She is just high school student, but she wanna perform her dance in TV show. So she takes audition for performing on TV. And she pass it! but there are many problems. In this movie, time is 60'. So there are still racial discrimination. On TV show, black people can't dance and sing with white. Some white don't like black. But Tracy loves black! Because her black friends are kind and nice dancer. So she fight proud white woman who is boss at TV company for black can dance on TV show.
The music in the movie is so nice, story is also good! When I saw the movie, I had a question. Do you know James Marsden? He performes in "ENCHANTED". Of course, he also performes in this movie. I think he looks like Yoshio Kojima(小島よしお):))Please check it!
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★☆Rainbow☆★

I saw rainbow today. Did you see it? Today, I went to shopping with my good friends. And on our ways home, we saw it! It was so nice because it was pretty, big, and... we could see the right side and the left side! It looked like arch. I wanted to take pictures the arch, but it was too big to take pictures. So I took one side and the other side. And can you see? On left picture, there are two rainbow! Big and clear rainbow, and over the rainbow, there is other rainbow. But it was hard to see.
Today, I could see nice seeing, so I'm happy girl♪
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Sing, Harlem, Sing!

I got a "Sing, Harlem, Sing!" ticket^^

Do you know? The musician from America will perform their music at this concert.

I'm very looking forward to seeing it. I love music, and I love this kind of music, gospel. I'll go to the concert with my best friend. I and she joined to music club in our high. Now she is collage sudent, her major is music. I don't see her long time, so I'm happy to go with her. I have the other best friend, she is also collage student, and her major is also music. I wanna go the concert with 3. But she lives in Okayama, so she can't go to the concert with us. I'm sad. But we will meet this summer after my test. I'm happy!!

I wanna go the concert soon!!

Today was soooo happy day because I got tickets.

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Cute Girls

I'll talk about my host sisters.  They are good my little English teachers^^
They are very reliable girls. I learned not only English but also many important things from them. They are friendly sisters. Their age is very close, so they are as if friends. If some problem happen, they think together. If someone cry, they help each other. And when I didn't understand, they taught me easily to understand. One month is so short time, but we got along very well as if real sisters. When they go to beds, I read books sometimes. They heard happily my poor English. I was very happy. The night before I left Minnesota, I read books for girls. This book was "MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN". Do you know? It was nice book. It showed about things mom wanted to show her children. For example, how big nature is. How scary dark is. And how I love you. When I read this book... I cried!! And I said "I LOVE YOU" for girls. Girls also cried. We cried and said "I LOVE YOU" each others. We looked be strange... I think^^; But I was soo happy because girls also love me!! They are the best sisters in the world, I think!!^^
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HEROES

I usually watch HEROES recently.

Because....... it's very exciting!! Have you ever seen this?

My host father suggested that I should watch this. So I began to watch this recently. This is soooo exciting. My dad and my sister also love it (Of course, I do, too)

But I have big issue!! Actually, from next Monday, my test will start...  so I must study now.

 

But from now, I'll watch it^^

Because it's soooo exciting and mysterious story.
YOU SHOULD WATCH IT!!
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Thank you!!

I went to Minnesota in America for this month.

 

I learned many things in Minnesota. Icould not only study English but also learned new things. A living in America broadened my outlook.

 

In Minnesota, there are big cities, Saint Paul and Minneapolis. On the other side, there are many forests, lakes and so on near the cities. And in there, much kind of animals live in. I think it's so pretty.

 

And I got the impression that American spends many times for their selves. For example, they eat and read books outside and take a walk. In Minnesota,the sunset is late, so people can spend more time outside than Japanese. I love it!!

 

In Minnesota, many strangers spoke to me friendly. In Japan, such thing is rare. I thought it's so good because people can make friends with strangers.

 

My host family was so nice people. Especially, my three host sisters were so cute and good my little English teacheres. They taught me English and many games. I have no young sisters, so they were as if younger sisters. It was a valuable experience.

 

In this project, I have changed. Now, I can speak to people. Before, I couldn't because I didn't have any confidence in my English. But now, I try to speak to many people. Next, Ican have positive thinking now. In America, I lost confidence sometimes. Then I remembered my teacher's words "Just ONE MONTH. Do your best!!" So I could recover because I had positive thinking. At the end, I now want to study English more hard. Before, I studied English hard, but now, I realized I must study English more hard to be good at English.

 

In the month, I couldn't tell what I wanted to say because my Eglish skill was not enough. So I had regrets sometimes. This experience made me realize my poor English. So now, I want to study English more hard. And I want to visit Minnesota someday and talk with my host family.

 

This month was my precious time to change my life. Thank you for many people, my friends and my dad and mom.

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Online Dictionaries

Good morning!!
I pasted links on my blog with Mr. Lavin this morning.
I checked some online dictionaries, Longman Online Dictionary, OALD, and Cambridge Dictionaries Online.
THey are very good!! Please check them out! And you can see more dictionaries on this.
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AMERICAN LIFE

I read this book, AMERICAN LIFE.
Have you read? This book is about real AMERICAN LIFE as its title.
As I wrote last blog, I'm going to stay in America in this summer. So I read this book to know American life.
In university, I study about America. America has many its histories. There are good and bad points in there.
In this book, I was interested about the race problem. There are many kind of people in America, White, African American, Hispanic, Asian and so on. And there are differance of salary between White and black, men and wemen, the book showed. I have some doubts about it. Also in Japan, this problem is. It's one of big problem, I think.
This summer, I'll experience real America. Going to America was my dream since my childhood. So I want to do my best, and I want to learn many things.
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The Blue Sky & The Breeze

This morning, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. because it's Sunday!!
Last night, I went to a restaurant with fellow workers at my part job from 0:00 a.m. Because we finished our job at 0:00. They hold a meeting for me, I'll resign from my job.
So I woke up such a time. In this morning, I was waken up by a breeze.
As I wrote last blog, there is a bow window in my room, and I love it. From there, a breeze was flawing, and I could a blue sky.
I love a blue sky. When I was sad or in low sprits, if we look up a blue sky, we'll be fine. And if the breeze flow, we'll relax.
I'm very busy recently, and I'm very tired. So I was in low spirits...
BUT, this morning, I became very happy for the blue sky and the breeze!!
I realized everybody has bad days. So I don't need to worry.
I must do I can now. I thought such a thing in this morning (^^)
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Rich Man, Poor Man

Today, I read this book, Rich Man, Poor Man. While I was reading this book, I was very sad.
Have you read this? This story is about a poor man. He lives in a village far from a town. In his childhood, there weren't a school in the village, so he couldn't write or read. His only son works in a foreigne country. And his son gave a money order by his salary. So poor man, old man went to the town to change money. Then in the town, his ignorance caused many problems.

When I was reading this, I thought a ignorance caused gap.
In this world, I can say such a thing. For example, there is the North-South problem. The ignorant people can't live for the ignorant. If there are schools, people may live. If people know about sick, people may live.


Now, rich people have an advantage over poor people. But I don't think money is the most important thing. But in the real life, it isn't so. I think people must think about this problem.
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This Summer

Recently, summer is coming, I feel. This morning, I heard the chirp of a cicada. I like summer. In this summer, I have a kaigai-kensyuu. I'm looking forward to staying America. As I wrote last time, I'll stay at good family. They are a family of five, a father, a mother and three girls. The girls are 3, 4 and 5 years old. I don't have younger sisters, so I'm happy for having host younger sisters. The other day, I went to shop to buy somethings for them. I wanted to buy jinbei for girls. The Jinbei is Japanese clothing, so I bought them. I'll be happy if they are glad. I'll bring Japanese clothing, yukata to America. But
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

I read this book, A Midsummer Night's Dream. To tell the truth, this book is little difficult for me. Because there are many people in this book and they are each important person. But I managed to read it. William Shakespeare wrote this. After reading, my image of him was changed because I thought he was a tragic writer. His literary, Romeo and Juliet is nery tragic story. But this literary is comedy, so I enjoyed while I was reading. Of course, I like Romeo and Juliet, too.
This story is about marriages. There are some problems about marriages. In ancient, there are political marriages. I don't think it's good. And the political marriages are the cause of problems.
This story is very exciting!! But I couldn't understand very well... So I'll watch the movie, A Midsummer Night's Dream (^^)
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Someone followed me!!

The other day, I went on foot to my part job. I hurried there because I had no time by starting my job. I ran very hard. I ran and ran... But someone was following me, I noticed. What's!? I thought. And I looked back at the someone. It was.......... a DOG!!!! Moreover, it was so cute Chihuahua (^^)I love dog, so I tried to touch him. But when I looked back, he turned. I was so sad. But I couldn't run afterhim because I had no time. So I began to run again. Then he began to folllow me again. So I also tried to touch. But he ran away as a short time ago. So I began to hurried my part job. But he followed me again!! After all, I couldn't touch him!!!!
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Summer Vacation Plans

I'll go America for a month. I'll stay at home in Minnesota. A family I'll stay is very good family. They are a family of five, a father, a mother and three daughters. The girls are three, four and five years old. I was given some pictures. They are so cute!! They like to swim, and I like, too. So I'll swim with them. In Minnesota, there are many lakes. The family also live by a lake. So we can visit some lakes, my host father said. I'm looking forward to visiting there. I want to become proficient in English this summer.
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What I think about blogging

Now, I'm writing my blog for writing class. When I heard I must write blog, I thought it was little trouble. But I don't think such a thing now. Of course, it's very difficult for me. Because I don't have enough time to write blog, and I often forget to write. But blogging is very good way of studying English. By now, I didn't have any chances to write something in English. But I'm writing in English since I began to write blog. Then I remembered many idioms. It's wonderful!!
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My Introduction

Hi, I'm Yohko.  I'm 29 years old now. I'm enjoying my life, I married my best partner, and I work very hard.

When I was 19 years old, I wanted to get a job as a tour conductor. So I studied English and about traveling very much.

And at last, my dream came true when I was 23 years old. Then I guide many countries. And when I was a university student, I wanted to travel around the world. And this dream also came true!! Four years ago, I was traveling around the world with my present husband. He is kind and reliable. We get along very well. So I love him (^^)

 

We have a three children, a elder brother and a younger twin sisters. A boy is 3 years old, and twin girls are 1 years old. They are naughty children, but kind boy and girls. I wish they grow good boy and girls.

Now I live a full life with my love husband and children. And my parents and elder sister are fine!! Of course, my dog, May, too. She is 15 years old now. She is so old dog, but she is fine. My father takes May out for a walk everyday as 10 years ago.

 

I have a dream now. After my children marry, I and my husband will live in another country. I don't decide which countries yet. But I want to live in wonderful nature. I wish my dream come true. 

 

 

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All about my keitai

I'll introduce about my keitai. My keitai is white color because I like white. And my keitai is simple, I don't paste seal on keitai. And I don't fix many charms, I fix one charm, it's my favorite charm. I bought this charm when I went to Universal Studio Japan. It's SNOOPY's charm.

I have been using my keitai since I was freshman. So my keitai is one years old now. I like it. Its screen is a picture that favorite painter painted. Its picture is little odd dog. This dog appears in a French movie, Amelie. Do you know Amelie? Do you know its picture?
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Using the Computer

I usually use a computer. When I use a computer, I can many things. For example, I can do my homework using a computer. I can research things I want to know using Internet. It's good for me because I can research things easily and speedy. But there are many problems. Using Internet is dangers for everyone. There are some wrong things. We can use Internet easily, so everyone can do bad things. I usually hear bad news. On Internet, there are many problems of bullying. We can write bad things about someone.
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Stories of Princes & Princesses

I read this book, Stories of Princes and Princesses. There are four stories about Princes and Princesses in this book. My best favorite story is fast one, The clumsy prince. Colin is very clumsy prince. And a princess fell in love with him, but his father didn't allow their marriage. He tried to pass test her father gave. But he didn't pass any test. One day, he helped the worrying princes. And her father allowed their marriage!!

I like this story because I can feel their love. The prince was so clumsy, but the princess loves such him even if her father didn't allow them. I want to love someone such them!! It's wonderful love, I think.

If you have never read this book, please read this☆
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The Evening Wind

Recently, summer is coming, I feel. But the evening wind is still chilly. I like this wind!!
This picture is a bow window in my room. My bed is near by the bow window. I usually sleep with the window opening. The evening wind is blowing, it's so good. Sometimes I read book as the window opening, then I can relax.
Please do it tonight!!
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A Christmas Carol

Hello!! I read "A Christmas Carol" in Japanese recently. Because I must read five books for English literature class(英文学概論). I like to read book, so I enjoy this class.
The other day, I read "A Christmas Carol" in English as Book Review. Then this story became my favorite book. I like this story. Christmas makes everyone happy, I believe.


Scrooge is hero in this story. He is so ill-natured man. So he has no friends, he is always lonely.

One Christmas Eve's night, one ghost appeared in front of him. The ghost was his old friend, and he said that three ghost will appear in front of Scrooge. As he said, each three ghosts appeared, and they guided some Christmas nights. In there, Scrooge remembered some his past, sad past. Then he recognized that he was so ill-natured man, and he decided to change your mind.
Lastly, he spend best Christmas day in his life!!

This is about "A Christmas Carol"'s story.
How do you think about this?
If you have never read this, you should read this!!
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SPECIAL GIFTS

I read "SPECIAL GIFTS". Have you read this? This story is about three girls, Lily, Rosie and Tess. Lily and Rosie are sister, Tess is their cousin. They are sharing Aunt Lucy's attic while their parents tour the world for a year. They are as thick as thieves. One winter day, they visit Mrs. White who is a old woman to learn sew. Then they spend good winter days. And their aunt's boy friend spend good days with them!!

When I read this book, I wanna spend my childhood again.
They look so enjoyable!! This summer, I'll visit America for kaigai-kensyuu. And in there, I'll stay at my host family. My host parents have three daughters. They are so young, 3, 4 and 5 years old. So when I read this book, I wanna visit there as early as possible I can!!I think they are a thick as thieves like this cousins. In this book, they are enjoying their childhood. Now I'm 19 years old, I'm very busy. Of course, I'm enjoying this time. But I have many things I must do. So I can't spend my time like my childhood. In my childhood, I was enjoying to play. I usually played with doll. It was very fun!!
Reading this book made me look back my childhood.

If you read, you'll look back your childhood.
Please read this!!(^^)
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