The Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is a range in England. A fertile natural environment has been in the range. Also many old houses colored honey are been keeping with pretty nature. The Cotswolds is so pretty range as if it appears in fairy tales.

Helen Beatrix Potter who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit was born and grew up in the Cotswolds. She wrote stories that animals appear with much nature. She loved the nature and animals living in such environment in the Cotswolds. From her stories, people can see how pretty the Cotswolds is, and how she loves the Cotswolds is.

The Cotswolds are popular as sightseeing because tranquil time is flowing there. Something that people can’t feel in city is in the Cotswolds, I think. The Cotswolds is special range for people.

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My Best Friends

I met my friends who are since my elementary days.
At first, we went to a karaoke. We were same elementary school students, and we used to play together. Now, one of the friends is living in Okayama. She is a collage student, and the other one is also a collage student. We are each different collage students, so we can't meet only few times in a year. So today was so happy day because we could meet and talk a lot!

After karaoke, we went to a Joyfull that is popular fast food restaurant in Japan. We ate and talked. On January 11th, Seijinshiki will hold in a city we live in. Seijinshiki is Japanese traditional culture. When people become 20 years old, they are celebrated. And at each cities, Seijinshiki are held. At there, people can meet their friends in childhood. Almost girls wear furisode that is a kind of kimono. At Joyfull, we talked about our Seijinshiki a lot. We will attend an alumni after Seijinshiki. We are looking forward to meeting old friends.

After long talking, we drove in midnight. It was so cold and dark, but we enjoyed our driving. During drivimg, we saw a ferris wheel in an amusement park. It's so pretty, isn't it?? :) In the night, there were no stars, so we were little bit sad. However, we were glad to see the pretty ferris wheel. It was nice driving.

The day was so awesome day!

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ELIZABETHTOWN

I watched a movie whose name is ELIZABETHTOWN. In the movie, Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst played. It's awesome movie, I think.

Orlando was in a big sadness. He lost his dad, his job, his girl friend, and he tried suicide. He was really tired his life. To dad's funeral, he went to one small town, Elizabethtown in Kentuckey. On the way, he met a woman who had positive way of thinking. It's Kirsten Dunst. She is a really pretty and active woman. She jokingly told such sadly him, and handed her telephon number. During telephone, they talked about many things, and they met again. They talked face to face without sad things.

In the movie, she who had really positive way of thinking encouraged him who was in the biggest sadness. At one scene, she told such a thing to him when he was in very very big sadness.

You have five minuites to wallow in the delicious missey.

Enjoy it, embrace it, discard it... and proceed.

She thought that sadness was easier because it's surrender. She said, makes time to dance alone with one hand wavimg free if you were in sadness. When I heard her words, I was inspired. Sadness comes everyone. If it coming, what should I think and how should I act, is important, I think. In the movie, he noticed it, and he overcame his sadness.

As she telling, it's easy to wallow in sadness for long time. However, a life is just one time. Then it's the best way of life that living without negative way of thinking.

If you are in sadness, please watch this movie. It's sure that you'll become fine.

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SMILE

I watched this movie, SMILE. The movie is Japanese one, and a Japanese actor, Mirai Moriyama plays in the movie. He is my favorite Japanese actor.

The story is set in Hokkaido, the north of Japan. In there, Mirai who hadn't never experienced ice hockey became a ice hockey manager to marry with his girl friend. He couldn't play ice hockey, so he managed the children ice hockey by tap dance. Actually, he was good at tap dance. At first, children didn't obey him, but they gradually came to friendly.

In the movie, Mirai showed his tap dance. He can various dance. Also, his acting is good. He is an actor who has a very clear-cut personality. I like such him.

The movie is interesting and moving movie. I think you came to like it if you watch it!

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Merry Christmas!

Today is December 25.
So... Merry Christmas!!

How about your Christmas? Do you eat any Christmas cake?
I like the day because my heart becomes warm. When I was a child, I was very looking forward to coming Christmas. Of course, now, too. Christmas dinner makes me happy. Christmas cake makes me happy. Christmas song make me happy, so what I want to tell the most thing is that I like all of Christmas :)

I wish everyone have nice Christmas!
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Happy Birthday to the other YOHKO!!

Today is my friend, Yohko's birthday! Happy birthday :)
We met when we were high school students. Now, we are studying in same major, English.

Yesterday, in after school, we held her birthday party. Six friends who major English came the party. We took dinner. After dinner, a waiter brought a birthday cake!! It was our surprise :D Yohko didn't know coming the birthday cake, so she was surprised very much! Our plan was successed ;)

She is our nice friends. I'm glad to celebrate her birthday with good friends.
Happy Birthday to the other YOHKO!
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Miss Potter

I watched a movie, Miss Potter. Have you ever watched it?

Even if you have never watched the movie, you might have seen this picture, isn't it?

Miss Potter wrote the picture, Peter Rabbit. This movie describe her life. Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor played in the movie.

During I was watching the movie, I was carried away by her life. Her life was as if a fairy tale.

She successed as a picture book writer. And she met a man she loved. But she experienced his dead... And, she continued writing picture books.

I became happy while I was watching the movie. A way of her life is a fairy tale that she wrote, I think. I like pictures she wrote because these have warm something. My heart become warm. Also, she has warm something. Her life is beautiful.

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About my chosen country...

In answer to these questions...

Please answer a country that I'm writing!

1. In the country, scone is famous because they like tea. Also, roast beef is from the country. Last famous food is... fish-and-chips!!! It looks so yummy, isn't it?

2. In the capital city, a red double-decker is running. We call the capital, London. The population is 7,756,600.

3. 244,820 square kilometers (It's smaller than Japan.) 

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5. They like afternoon tea. 

Country Resources

I'm thinking to decide what country I want to go. I have two countries I want to go, these are US and UK. I have been US, and written essay about Minnesota, so I decide to write UK this time.

I'll write about Cotswolds in England. I knew it on a TV show.

This village is very pretty as if it appears in a fairy tale. Cotswolds is a charming area.

I'll look for the informations by these sites.

• The Cotswolds
• COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL ONLINE

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Winter Vacation

I'm busy recently because I have many homework! I must hand in these next week, so I'll be in home weekends.

A winter vacation is coming soon. I'll work very much because there are many parties in the end and start of the year. I'll be busy, but I like my part time job, so it's okay. By the way, I have a plan on winter vacation. You know, I like watching movies, so I'm going to watch movies everyday! You may think it's just kidding, but I think I'll do and I can.

I like watching movies in midnight. Also, I watch it alone.... no! with my dog ^^

I have no plan what movie I'll watch, so I'm thinking what movie is interesting. I'm really looking forward to watching movies.

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The Magic Finger

I read this book, The Magic Finger. Do you know this story?

Roald Dahl wrote the book. I had read his books and watched movies, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I like these story, so I wanted to read The Magic Finger, this time.

It was funny story, but I considered about life.

A girl had a magic fenger, and she used it to her friends who like hunting. He went to hanting with his brother and his father. The girl didn't like hunting, so she told them stop it. But they didn't listen her saying. After getting angry, she uses magic finger to his family. Then, they became ducks, and ducks became human...

This book is for children, but I think anyone including old man, adult, young people can read pleasantly. This book can tell people how important life is. Of course, this is funny story.

I like Roald Dahl's book. His books are unique stories. Charlie and the chocolate factory was my first book I had read in his book. This story is funny story, but some times, the book tells people what is important. For example, friendship, familyship and so on. Tim Barton who is my favorite director made movies from his books. These are also nice movies!

I'll read more his books.
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