I can't wait!

Two days later, I will go to America on kaigaikenshu!!!
I haven't finished preparing yet!!^^;
Now, I have hopes and fears.
In Minnesota, I want to experience many precious things!
This is my first time to stay with a family.
I'm really looking forward to meeting my host family!!!!
I can't wait!!!

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★Kumamoto★
I love Kumamoto very much. Kumamoto has a lot of spots to visit. I'll introduce them on my blog.

otemoyan

A girl, "otemoyan" is a famous character in Kumamoto.

This statue is placed in the center of Kumamoto city.

In summer festival, we dance the Bon dancing in "otemoyan" music!

It's a funny dance!

Book Review 1-13

I read Carnival.

Jake is 18 years old. He is in London alone to look at the Notting Hill Carnival. Jake sees a tall beautiful girl at the carnival. Their eyes meet and she smiles at him. He is in love with her. Then, he runs after her desperately!!

It's a funny story!! When I finished reading the book, I laughed in spite of myself.

△watermelon▽

The watermelon is a special product of Kumamoto.
Ueki town of Kumamoto ships it most in Japan!
The watermelon is the things Japanese of summer, and it's the most delicious now!!
I ate it today. Maybe, I will eat the watermelon many times during summer.

Book Review 1-12

I read "Let Me Out!"

John is 30. He lives in an apartment with his dog, Sam. John makes a robot and calls him Nolan. Nolan cleans John's apartment every day. Nolan washes John's clothes in the washing machine and makes John's food. Nolan can do anything John wants.

One day the case happens....

John likes Sam, but he doesn't like Nolan because Nolan is just a robot. Therefore Nolan hates Sam. Nolan fails Sam from a window of the apartment! Sam died....

In the end, Nolan shuts John in to the bathroom. Then, Nolan closes a faucet which stops all the water. John has no food and no water! 5 days later, John died.

It's too tragic!!!!!

★Kumamoto★

Today, I'm going to introduce two sightseeing spots of Kumamoto.

One is "isshingyou-no-oozakura".

It's a very big cherry tree. In spring, they are at their best, so many people visit there to feel spring.




The other is "shirakawa spring".

There is surrounded by nature.
The fresh water spring from there. It's too cool and nice!!
Some people of Kumamoto use it for their life.
You can take it home.

Book Review 1-11

I read Shooting Stars.

Lisa and Alice go to an island in Greece on holiday.

The film stars, Matt Lepardi and Claudia Carman also are in there.

They are making a film and are shooting some scenes.

Lisa and Alice are the fan of them.

One day, Lisa finds them in the hotel. Lisa is very frightened because Claudia is shooting Matt!!

However, Matt is not dead! They practiced their scenes of film in their hotel. Lisa felt relieved.

This book was written by Polly Sweetnam.

I like his book because the book which he wrote is interesting all.

passion☆

Today I went to STARBUCKS COFFEE in youmetown hikarinomori.

I drank Mango Passion Frappuccino because my friend who worked there recommended it.

I wanted to drink it very much.

In fact, I don't like mango very much, but the mango juice was delicious!^^*

I liked it. Next, I want to drink Raspberry Cassis Frappuccino!

Essay 06

My favorite movie

I like to watch movie very much. Three years ago, a movie theater built near my house, so I often go there. I have many favorite movies. Today, I’m going to introduce one of them.
It’s “GLADIATOR”. It was released in 2000. It won 73rd Academy Award. I watched it for the first time four years ago, because my brother strongly recommended it to me.

The scene of the story is laid in 180 the Roman Empire. A hero’s name is Maximus. An old emperor wants Maximus to take the next emperor. The old emperor‘s son, Commodus knows it, and he kills his father. Commodus becomes a new emperor. Maximus’s wife and son are murdered by Commodus. Then, Maximus deepen a desire for revenge to him. At last, Maximus become a gladiator, and he fight against Commodus for revenge and a peace of the Roman Empire.

Russell Crowe played Maximus. I was moved to tears by his acting. It was really good. He has played a lot of movies. His popular movies are “The Insider”, “A beautiful Mind” and “Master and Commander”. He was born in New Zealand in 1964, and he grew up in Australia. He married an actress, Daniela Spencer in 2003. Now, they have two children.

“GLADIATOR” directed by Ridley Scott. He is a famous director. His popular movies are “Alien”, “Hannibal” and “Kingdom of Heaven”. I have not watched them yet, so I do want to watch them.

Now, I have a lot of movies which I want to watch. In this summer holidays, I will watch them after I will return from America to Japan.

Book Review 1-10

I read Photo Finish.

Lisa and Alice work at the same company.
They are going to go abroad on holiday, so they must go to the Post Office and get their passports. They go to there, but Lisa doesn't have her photo for passport. Then, she goes to the photo booth in the bus station. There is nobody there. She takes her photo there. When she is waiting for her photo, some photos are coming out of the slot. However, they are not hers. There is a man in the photos. The four photos show a murder!!!! Somebody is holding the man's scarf tightly!!! There are a snake ring and a bird tattoo on murderer's hands.
Lisa and Alice go to the police station and tell their story to the police. Then, Lisa goes to the photo booth with the police. A man is standing there. Lisa sees the snake ring and the bird tattoo on his hands!! He is the murderer!!! He is caught by the police.

I can poll!

One piece of postcard reached my house yesterday. It was addressed to me. It was an admission ticket of the polling place of the election.

I became 20 years old in last month, so I got a voting right! I was glad at it!

The date of the election is July 29. I will not be in Japan on that day because I will be in America for kaigaikenshu. I have to do absentee voting before I go to America.

I'm full!

I have a dinner with my family and my brother's girlfriend at downtown of Kumamoto city.

We ate many dished!! For example, we ate slices of raw fish, slices of raw horse, and tempura.

I was full!

We drank very much, and we talked very much.

We had a very good time. After that, we also ate Chinese noodle.

I was very very full!!!!!!

Book Review 1-09

I read HANNAH AND THE HURRICANE.

Hannah is sixteen and lives on island. She is on holiday from school and is working for Mr. Duval on his glass-bottomed boat. They take people to look at the beautiful fish and the coral reef under the sea. Mr. Duval can only pay Hannah a little money, but she likes working for the old man. Mr. Duval's boat is the only glass-bottomed boat on the island, but one day, a new glass-bottomed boat appears on the island. It is Max Marker's boat. He is very rich and has a big house on the island. Tourists don't take Mr. Duval's boat, because a fare of the boat is more expensive than that of Max Marker's. It's a Max Marker's trick!! A few days later, Max Marker sinks Mr. Duval's boat under the water! Hannah and Mr. Duval are very angry!!
One day, a hurricane hit on the island. Max Marker's big house falls down by a work of the hurricane. Max Marker is buried under debris. Hannah helps him. He thanks her very much, and he understands that money isn't everything.

Book Review 1-08

I read In The Frame.

It's the end of Lisa and Alice's holiday. They are on the airport bus. They are leaving Greece and are going home in England. Vera is on the airport bus too. She has two children and a lot of luggage. She is very worried about her husband because he is ill in England. Lisa and Alice feel sorry for Vera, and they want to help her.
Lisa, Alice, Vera and two children are in a cafe of England Airport. Suddenly, customs officers and police officers appear in the cafe. One officer is searching in Vera's pushchair. He finds out a frame. Vera is an art thief! She stole a painting of island's museum!! Actually, Two children are not Vera's. They are her sister's children. Vera is arrested. The customs officers have the stolen painting. They are very pleased. Vera's sister has her children. She is very pleased too.

I was very surprised at the shocking ending of the story.

sea☆★

I stayed overnight at Amakusa with members of the club last Saturday. It took three hours to there by car.

On that day, it rained in buckets at Kumamoto city, but it did not rain at all at Amakusa. We were so lucky!!!!

We had a barbecue, soaked in a hot spring and went to the sea!!

We enjoyed them. I want to go there again in this summer holiday!

Book Review 1-07

I read 'The Lost Ship'

The Captain and his men are sailing between Cuba and Florida.
They look at the strange ship. There's no name on the ship. There are no men on deck. Where are the ship's men?
The captain and two men row across to the strange ship to look for the men on the ship. He cannot find them. The captain goes in a cabin. There is nobody there, but a photograph is on the table. He looks at it, and he is very surprised. It is a photograph of himself!! He runs up on deck. He looks around, but he can see nobody. He is alone......

I thought it's a strange story.

☆my hometown 2☆

Do you know Kasumi-so??

Kasumi-so is a well-known flower in Koshi city.

It's called 'baby's breath' in English.

It's often used as the supporting part of a bouquet or a flower arrangement.

It's a very small and cute flower!!