Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Something special I did during this vacation

  Something special I did during this vacation was to go to America. I went to Minnesota for a month. And I experienced home stay. I stayed Hoskins family. Hoskins family is 5 people, mother and 2 brothers and 2 sisters. My host family is very kind and friendly.They took me to Great Lakes. It took 2 hours and it was hard drive. But I talk to my host family, so it was fun too. And Great Lakes were very big and like ocean. It was so beautiful and there were many Tourists. I met French couple and German family. So there is good sightseeing area and there were many restaurants and clothes stores and history museum.

  During I stayed in America, I went to Bethel University. It was so big and there is lake. Bethel University's teachers are very friendly and everyday one of teacher taught us American joke. The joke made us laugh. We went to many place and could experienced. I tried horse riding and canoe. These experiences are my great treasure.


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Good and Bad point about summer

   Summer's good point is that it has long vacation. So I could go to America for a month, and I could meet my high school friends. I went to many places with them.

  And Summer has many festival and we can see fire workes in each places. And we can do BBQ. I like it, because I can feel summer and it is very fun. Other good points are that we can swim in the sea. I like swimming and sea. During summer, there are so many people in the sea.

  Summer's bad point is too hot to live. When I am in building, many building are cool because they use cooler. But when I leave building, outside is very hot. I don' like hot better than cold.

I like summer, but I like Winter better than summer.


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How I study during the vacation

   During this vacation, I went to America. So I had many time to talk to foreign people. So during I visited in America, I tried to speak my host mother, sisters, brother and their friends and teachers. When I had questions, I asked them as soon as possible. Everyday Bethel university's teachers gave us question homework. So I had to talk to my host family. Through this homework, I could learn American life style, thinking, culture and different from Japan. It was very interesting.

  After I came back in Japan, I study English in TOEIC and Testing English Proficiency. November I will take TOEIC and Testing English Proficiency, so I have to study harder. I want to take good score.


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What classes I will take next term

   This term I changed 3 classes. I will take carrier design class and affair of British class, history of Japan class. Because I am interested in Japanese history. Especiary I like Edo period's history. First history of Japan class, I learned middle ages. Spring semester I took history of England class. It was very fun for me, and I thought that I want to learn harder about British. So I decided to take affair of British class. I will take a carrier design class, because my friends said the class is good for me. So I decided to take the class. And my friend said the class is very popular and many students will take it. So I want to study harder in this term.


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My summer vacation plan

  My summer vacation plan was to go to America for home stay program for a month. I went to Minnesota in America from July 22 to August 20. Through this home stay program, I could learn American life style and their thinking. And I could make many friends in America and Tokyo.

   My host younger sister is 18 year-old, and she has many church friends. And she took me to many places with her good friends. I went to Twins game, movie, bowling and party with them. And old host sister is 19 year-old, and she took me to near lake. We went there and swam many times. So I could make many friends. 

  After I came back in Japan, I went to my grandparent’s house, because I want to give American souvenir for my grandparents and my cousins. When I gave their, they were very glad. And my grandmother asked me many questions about America. So I showed her a lot of pictures which I took in America. 

End of August, I met many same high school friends. And we went Yatsushiro and Ashikita for drive. Other day, we went dinner and bowling, karaoke, and talked a lot! Every day I was very fulfilling.


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