My precious things

My precious things are words what my friends said to me before I came here. One friend told me what she likes me.Another friends wants me to come back as soon as possible.Another said I was important presense for her.It encouraged me to come here.The reason is that I was afraid to leave from my family and friends and live differnt environment.However, I realized who I am and how much my family and friends need me after they told me.At the same time, I thought I should do many thing by myself in here.Also, I thought I have to adopt to a new environment. I think I can do my best here,thanks to these words from my friends. I may feel nervous about school or my English ability during studing abroad.However, I feel like I can do if I remember what they told me. I feel like they believe me.
Futhermore, I think any words that my family give me are precious for me.I can be happy if I can just get the sentence that they are fine.Such a sentence is enough for me to cheer me up.Because I cannot see how they are.If I can know that they are fine, I can encourage myself.In this way, any words that family and friends gave me are vital for me to do anything new because these words make me feel ease.

Fluency Exercise#7

In my country, food is quite healthier than American food. I think American food contains much more sugarand salt compared to Japanese food. Many Japanese dislike too sweet and salty food. At first, I was so surprised, because rice is differnt between Japan and America. In my country, poeple eta rice almost every day. On the other hand, rice that we can eat here is hard. Also, it is fried when I eat it in the cafeteria. The taste is different. When it comes to desert, we have traditional desert. We call it manzyu. We often use boiled and sweet beans and rice cake. Althiugh it comtains sugar, they are healthier than cakes. Moreover, Japanese food is not spicy. When we eat sushi, we use washabi with it. Some Japanese don't like it, because it sometimes makes us cry.This spice is totally differrnt from other species.In this way,I think we have differnce between Japan and America. But I think both of them have good points. But I like Japanese and America. BUt I think both of them have good .BUt I think they are healthier and contained a lot of vegitable.

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Fluency Exercise#6

like traveling during vacation. When I was in Japan, I went to different regions to go sightseeing or look for rare food. What I like the most is going to a hot spring. The reason is that I can make myself relax in there. Moreover, there are some kinds of spa and sauna in there. It makes me excited. At the same time it makes me warm and comfortable. In addition to this, I like going around the street and taking pictures of buildings and rare food. I also like going to amusement parks like Disney land in Tokyo because it looks like the world of dreams. It makes me happy and addictive a little bit. In this way, we can enjoy ourselves and have great experience through trips.

Time is important.

In my country, We like both of them.Some people like spendind alone.Others don't like doing it.If you say you like it, people don't think you are strange.My friends often say that she doesn't like being alone. So, she makes schedule as much as possible like job or shopping.On the other hand,in my case, I like spending much time with friends.Because I can make me cheerful when I'm chatting with my friends.But I sometimes need time that I can spend alone.For example, when I exhaust because of job or assignment, I want to stay at home and relax there.Moreover,when I don't have much time to go shopping with friends, I go there alone.Although I'm sometimes confused when I go there.Because I don't know which clothes i have to buy.But I like going shopping alone.The reason is that I can spend more time by myself without caring about anything except for time.Also, I like wathing DVD alone. Because I can concentrate on the story. Also, if I watch them with someone when the story is sad, I sometimes can't cry in front of others.I can say same thing when I read comics and novels.I totally like being with my friends when I don't have any plans.But I need time to spend by myself.

Fluency Exercise# 5

The American election is different from a Japanese one in some ways. First, in America, citizens can choose the president. But in my country, we can't do it. The gorvernment appoints the candidate from their parties. Second, there are many negative campaigns to beat the cmpetition. We can see the speech on TV almost every day in America. On the other hand, in Japan we can't see the negative campaign. Moreover, after Obama won, many people in Carbondale were crazy at night. Compared to America, we don't care about the election so much. Especially, some of young people don't know who the prime minister is now. So, I was so surprised at the difference between America and Japan. Since I don't have opportunities to hear the speech of the president, I could learn what the policy is. I thought I want to learn more and more after the election.

My Small and Big Dream

I have a dream in the future. First one is working at the clothing company associated with foreign company. The reason that I wanted to work there came from the movie, " The devil wore PLADA". After watching this movie, I got big dream. And another reason is that I want to use English with my job. I think I will be able to enjoy my job. Because I like clothing and English. I also like communicate with people. But I think it is difficult to come true my dream. Because I don't have ability to use English fluently right now. And, I don't know how long I can work there. Because the company need young person and people have high ability. In this way, I feel fear about my dream. But I think I can't come true my dream if I give up trying to come true it. So, I must not frighten about it.
Moreover, I have small dreams now. I want to travel many places of America. Because, I can just do it during studying abroad. If I want to travel from Japan to America, it is so far and too expensive.Even if I travel anywhere, I have to feel fear about money. But now I can travel around America cheaper than I travel from Japan. So, I can come true this small dream in here.

Fluency Exercise#4

In my country, we don't have a holiday of Halloween. Always everything is surprising for me. For example, I can see many places where people decorate their house or supermarket. Also, everyone walks around the street or campus with costume, without caring about how others are looking at them. Moreover, I did not know that the riot occurred in Carbondale and almost all bars are closed on Halloween. I was surprised by that too.In my university, there are so many exchange students. Every year, they wear costume on Halloween. When I saw them at first, A was very surprised, but i thought I envied them. The reason is that it looks exciting for me, because i can put it on just this holiday and I can go the party or some event. So, I'm happy to be here and spend a good event with friends or foreign students.

Traditional Holiday

I envy American because they can spend good holiday on Halloween.Unfortunately, in our culture, we don't have Halloween holiday.In this time of year, November 3, we have a holiday. We call it "Bunka no hi". The meaning of the day is to love our nation and peace. We can take a break on this holiday. But we don't celebrate or go out with costume unlike Halloween.Moreover,we have similar holiday to Halloween. We call it "obon". This is a holiday that concern and respect the ancester. Many people go back their hometown in the middle of August. During this time, we go to the graves and give them flower. Also, we pray for Buddhist alter and put some food on it. Compared to Halloween, this holiday is also completely differnt.
This holiday is not for celebration like Halloween.Many years ago, people go back their hometown to meet relative and pray for ancesters. However, many people travel somewhere through this holiday.So, I think it is not more important for people than before.But I think this holiday is traditional.The more the society or world change, the more traditional ways are changing.I think we shoud take over traditional ways of the holiday because our ancester kept doing thet ways.