Plans for Winter

Winter break is coming!
And I am really looking forward to it!
I want to go to Universal Studio Japan this winter to see chiristmas tree because this winter will be the last time for USJ to have the cristmas tree.
So I can't miss it!
And I want to go and see the first sunrise of the year.
So I will go to the top of a mountain by car on New Year's Day.

But there is one thing that I worry about this winter.
Now I have become a university student and I am wondering whether I can get Otoshidama!!

Country

I want to travel as many countries as I can in the future.
I have been to only Australia and America before.
I went to Australia to study English and visited America as a school trip.
Both of those countries were nice for me and I could have very good time there.

And now, I have applied for study abroad programm as an exchange student.
I am thinking to go to a university in America.
It will be hard to study in a foreign country but I will do my best and I want to have a great experience.
After I finish study abroad programm, I will be good at English probably.
Then I want to travel many countries which I have never been to before like Canada, England and the other.

Misunderstanding between men and women

Men are often said to be fickle and have affairs.
And they say that as if women were always faithful to their men.
Men are always bad and women are always sad because of men.

Is it true?

Ridiculous!

No way!

I have many friends whose girlfriends have affairs with other men!

A friend of mine has a girlfriend.
And they have associated with each other for more than 2 years.
I thought at first that they were really loving each other.
But his girlfriend doesn't love him as much as he loves her after all.
His girlfriend had an affair with other boy.
She stayed at the boy's house.
Of course he doesn't know the fact at all.
And they are still a couple now.
What a poor man my friend is!

And I also have had a bit similar experience with a fickle girl like him.
It was when I was a high school student.
One day, I found a very very pretty girl in school.
(She was said to be the cutest girl in my school!)
She was a year my junior so I had never seen her before.
She was so so cute that I started to appeal to her.
My appeal meant just looking at her intentionally, not talking to her or anything like that.
Don't forget that I'm shy please ;)
After a few days later, the girl came to see me and gave me a note which her e-mail address was written on.
And after that, I took her on a date.
We had a very good time together.
But in fact this girl had her own boyfriend at that time.
Of course I knew the fact because my friend let me know it before ;)

Now, I think you understand what I want to say.

Women also have affairs as many as men!

And the problem is that women are cleverer than men so women can keep the facts secret very well and men usually can't notice them!

Fall

I love fall.
Leaves change their color in this season.
Colored leaves are very beautiful.
That is why I love fall.
By the way, I like Kyoto very much.
I have visited there many times.
As you know, Kyoto is a very good place to see fall colors.
The other day, I visited Kyoto with my friend.
But leaves have not turned red enough yet.
So I will visit there again in the end of this month.
Kiyomizu Temple will be illuminated soon.
We will be able to enjoy wonderful scenery.

My type

She can play the piano very well.
She has beautiful hair.
She works at a cake shop.
And she has an innocent mind.

I love such a girl.

New trend in Japan.

More and more people are tend to learn English today in Japan.
In this globalizing world, English ability is getting more necessary than ever these days.
So, many people start to study English.
This trend is can be seen in Japanese universities.
The increasing number of schools regards English as important.
For example, Kansai University found a school of Foreign Languages last year.
Our KG university also set up a school of International Studies this year.
And Doshisya University will establish a course of Global Communication next year.
English has played a very important role in this international world.
We should recognize this trend and have to study English harder.

Unusual Costom

Japan has many unusual costoms.
For example, Japanese say "Itadakimasu" before eating something.
This phrase means appreciation for cooks and farmers.
In fact, this custom is very unique for other countries.
But I thought that every country had the similar custom to Japan's at first.
So I was very surprised to know that it was not true.
I think this Japanese custom is very good.
There are some countries which doesn't have enough food.
Some people can not eat enough food every day.
So we have to appreciate that we can always have enough food.
I hope that this Japanese good custom will spread all over the world.

Technology

The technology which is important for me is a cell phone.
A cell phone have made our daily life very useful and convenient.
We can always contact our friends, our families or our teachers by using them.
We are also able to keep in touch with friends who live in foreign countries.
Today cell phones play an important role in our life.
If it were not for cell phones, we would have many troubles.
We will not be able to contact someone.
Though we can use computers to make contact with somebody, but computers are not so convenient as cell phones, especially in terms of carrying with us.
One of the best points of cell phones is that we can use them when we are out.
If there is a traffic accident, for example, we can call the police or an ambulance by cell phones immediately.
That may even save one's life.

Cell phones are very valuable tools.
We can't live comfortably without them.

My summer

I had a lot of good times during my first summer as a university student.
I had many pleasant and new experiences and I will show you one of them.

I went to my high school and participated in a class as a guest speaker.

One day my teacher called me and asked to come to his class.
I was very surprised but I accepted his offer willingly.

When I came in a classroom I got very surprised because there were so many JKs!
There were only two boy students!
I thought how wonderful this place was!

By the way, I talked mainly about my high school time in the class.
And I also had many questions from them.
It seemed that they were interested in Kangaku.
I'm looking forward to seeing them in our university!

I appreciate my teacher giving me this valuable experience.

My summer

Long time no see!

Our summer vacation is ending soon.

How was your summer vacation?

Did you have a good time?

I had a very happy time in this summer!

Too happy!

Every day was so wonderful!

The only one thing I regret is that I couldn't go surfing in this summer.

I haven't got my driver's license yet!

My first semester

My first semester of Kangaku university was very happy and also it was a bit hard for me.
I met many new people there and I could have very good time with them.
But studying was very hard for me.
There were many tests, reports to write and presentations.
They made me very busy and tired.
Though they were hard works for me, I could feel very satisfied when I finished all of them.
And recently I checked my school grades on Kangaku website and found that I could get all credits!!
In fact I felt the economic test very difficult and I was worried about whether I could get my credit of economic class.
So when I looked at my perfect grades, I was very happy.

I will do my best in next semester too!!

My summer plans

I have two plans for this summer.

First, I want to surf!!
I go to a driving school now.
Getting my driver's license, I want to go to the sea with my friends by my car.
I want to enjoy surfing with my friends and I want them to know how wonderful surfing is.
Some of my friends said to me they want to surf.
That's good!!
If you want to surf please talk to me.
Let's enjoy surfing together.

Second, I want to go to Australia and visit my friend.
He is Japanese and we have known each other since we were in elementary school.
We are very good friends.

By the way, I am not as good a English speaker as my classmates.
So I have to practice English.
And it is good chance for improving my English to stay in Australisa for some days.

These are my summer plans.

Souvenir

When I go abroad for my home stay I want to bring my pictures taken in Japan for my host family.
The reason why I choose pictures as souvenirs is simple.
Because pictures are interesting.
I can talk with the host family about the pictures and they can know both about Japan and about me.
It is a good way to become good friends with them soon.

What can tell the host family about Japanese culture, like chopsticks or Origami, are also good for souvenirs.
To know each cultures is to know each other.
When I was a high school student I went to Australia for my home stay.
And I brought some souvenirs for my host family.
One of them was Origami.
I taught my host family how to enjoy Origami.
They looked very interested and we had very good time.

Souvenirs are important to communicate with new people.
So we should decide what to bring for souvenirs carefully.

Love

I am sorry but this topic is too difficult to write for me.

There is a saying " Love is blind ".

Love is good thing but sometimes it can be dangerous.

So we have to be careful when we love someone.

My favorite person

I love Ozaki Yutaka.
He was a musician.
He was born on 29 Nov 1965 and died on 25 Aip 1992. (I was born in 1991)
Though He is not in this world now, he is loved by many people today.
When I heard his songs for the first time, I was shocked and moved very much.
He sang to pursue Love and Dream and criticize the absurdity of society and schools.
His songs always cheer me up and give me the power to live in this world.
But sometimes some people misunderstand and criticize him because of the violent words of his song and his too severe life.
In fact there are some people who think he is a just bad man.
That is a bit sad thing but I don't care such people.
I don't think that I want them to change their opinion about him and love him.
I love him.
That's enough for me.

Do you know Ozaki Yutaka?
If you don't, please listen to his soul.

My these days

It is warmer and warmer these days.
And I feel like having a trip with my friends.
I want to go somewhere which is far from here.
I became Kangaku student this spring and I got many new friends from many places.
For example, I have a friend from Hiroshima.
I have been to Hiroshima when I was a junior high school student.
He talks a lot about Hiroshima and I come to want to go there again.
I will go there with him soon and he will show me many good place in Hiroshima.
It sounds great doesn't it?

Why don't you have a trip on such good days?

Shopping in Nishinomiya

Talking of Nishinomiya , there is a very good place.
It is a shopping mall called Nishinomiya Gardens.
We can enjoy shopping, having dishes and watching movies there.
It is very close to Hankyu Nishinomiya kitaguchi station so we can use train to get there.
I used to go there when I was a student of school in Nishinomiya.
Of course, I often go there now too.
Yesterday, I bought a book there.
It has many shops and stores so we can get almost everything we want.
And there are also many restaurants so we can have various dishes.

If you haven't been to Nishinomiya Gardens, please visit there with your friend.
I'm sure you will be like it.

My place

When I was a high school student , I went to Australia for homestay.
Though I stayed there for only 2 weeks , I made a lot of good memories.
It was my first trip to foreign country.
So Australia is a special country for me.
I want to visit there again in this summer.

If you haven't been to Australia , please visit there.
I'm sure you will be able to make many good memories!

My hometown

I was born in Amagasaki.
Speaking of Amagasaki , I think of TSUKASHIN first.
It is a shopping mall in Amagasaki.
We can enjoy shopping , play in amusement arcade , play sports and eat lunch or dinner there.
Though I don't live in Amagasaki now , I sometimes go there with my friends.
It is a very good place.
Why don't you go there?

My dream

I haven't decided what to be in the future yet clearly.
But I want to get a job using English.
I want to travel abroad on business.
To realize my dream , I have to improve my English ability.
I do my best for my dream.
Probably Kangaku will help me to realize my dream!

My teacher

When I was in high school , I had a wonderful homeroom teacher.
He had been my homeroom teacher for 3 years , all of my high school life.
Actually I was not a good student very much.
My bad behavior always made him worried and angry.
But he never gave me up.
He took care of such a bad boy very hard.
However I didn't like him at first.
"What an annoying teacher he is!" always I thought.
Oneday he said to me "How about taking an entrance exam for Kangaku? Pass the exam and show people around you what you can do!"
I did not like studying.
I knew nothing about universities.
Even I did not know Kangaku.
But I wanted to show what I can do and surprise people.
So I decided to go Kangaku.
Studying was very hard.
When I was tired He always cheered me up.
He believed me all the time and I believed him too.
I could do my best thanks to him.
Without him , I wouldn't be here in Kangaku I think.
He changed me.
I can't thank him enough.
On the day for a graduation ceremony , He said to me "You were terrible but interesting student! I never forget you! You are my Son! Thank you!"
I was very happy to hear that.
I will never forget him.
He is my wonderful teacher.

My first impressions of college life

Every day is fun.
Everybody speaks English very well so I'm a bit nervous.
I made many good friends in this school.
They are very kind to me.
There are a lot of classes which I can choose.
They are very interesting.
I will study politics , economics , German , business , Christianity and other.
There are also many clubs in this school.
But there isn't a surfing club.
Anyway I enjoy my college life very much.