Tuesday, November 28

Last Sunday I went to Yozemi because I have to be a test tube of TOEIC. I arrived at there at nine morning and we preparated the test. The test started at one o'clock and during the test I checked the people and listening tape! It took two hours. After the test we should count many thing. It's over at 4 o'clock. I was really tired.

Book Review 10

I read a book whose title is The Doll. I’ll write about the story. There is a man whose name is Mr. Brown lives near the center of town. Mr. Brown worked in an office and it isn’t near his house, so he often went to work on the bus. He is a sad and lonely man. One day he decides to walk home. In one street there was a small shop and he looked at the window. He saw an old wooden doll with a sad face. Mr. Brown bought the doll and he takes it home. It was not only a doll. He put it on the table and he had his dinner. Then he went to bed and slept. The next morning, he opens his eyes. There was the doll on his bed. And then there are three letters but these are already open! The doll brings him bad luck so he took the doll into the garden. He made a hole in the garden and put the doll in it. Mr. Brown thinks that's the end of the doll but the night there is the doll in front of the door. It was dirty from the garden but it smile. Mr. Brown is angry and he takes it and goes into the garden, again. He gets some wood and he made a fire and lit it with matches. Then he put the doll on the fire. Suddenly there is a cry and people ran out of their houses. Someone said there is a big fire in Mr. Brown's garden. The people look all over the house and garden. They could not find Mr. Brown. But on the grass, beside the fire, there was a doll. It was not a pretty doll but it smile. The story made me afraid. Mr. Brown was dead in the fire? I don't want to recommend the story to you.

Saturday, November 25

I went to Aso with my friend. My friend drove her car. We saw a lot of people who ride a motorbike. The number is almost one hundred! I was really surprise to see that. I heard there are many people like that but I never seen the people. They were really cool. And then we ate ice cream top of the mountain. It was so delicious and we could see a nice view. I had a good time with my friend.

Tuesday, November 21

Today I took a walk with my mother at night. We saw this beautiful building. This building is Saishunkan. Many people came to see this decorate. Every year they decorate their building. It was so nice! Have you seen that? I think many people have seen that. I want to see it again.

Book Review 9

I read a book whose title is Lost Love. I’ll write about the story.
There is a man and he lived a city but he wanted to go the country. He had a little red car and he drove all night out into the country. On the way his car stopped and he noticed that he hadn’t any petrol but he didn’t know where is he. He saw a girl and he asked to her where can he find some petrol. She said come with her to her village. The village was small so it(s not on his map. He was surprised because people who lived the village are little strange. They cook their food over a wood fore and their clothes were strange, too. He asked her family about petrol but they didn’t understand. They didn’t know the petrol!
And then after the dinner, the girl and he went out into the garden in the moonlight. Her name is Mary. He falls in love with her. She is very pretty but her face grew sad. She said he must go now and she said good-bye. He didn’t understand what she meant and he said he comes back after he’ll find some petrol and he had gone. He got some petrol and he asked the name of village but the man at the petrol station gave him a strange look. The man said there was a village there, but it isn’t there now. He was really surprise and he cannot believe that. The man told him a story about the village. For one day in ten years, it lives again. Then it is lost again for another ten years. He has to wait ten years and he decides he will not leave this time.
I was surprised because he still loves her even he met her only one day. I think I cannot do that.

Wednesday, November 15

I'll write about on August 14.
The day we went to Capital of Minnesota. There was two capitals in Minnesota. These buildings are so beautiful. We took some picture there. After school my host mother Sandy picked Yuki and me up at the university but the day was special day. We held a cosmetic party the day so I invited Yuki and Sayaka and Sandy's friends. Yuki and I get on her car and we went to expensive store. We bought some meat for dinner. We ate dinner quickly at my house because the time my friends come was coming. We cleaned up our house for the party.
At 7 p.m. Sayaka was coming with her host mother and after that Sandy’s friends came. Sandy and her friend are good at make up and they know about cosmetics detail. They taught us how to apply make up! We enjoyed making up together. I had very nice time.

Tuesday, November 14

I'll write about the camp again. After the volleyball, we should clean up our bathroom and our room. And then we ate breakfast but Anders and Chris didn't come to the breakfast because they were asleep! At the noon they come to the kitchen for lunch but they look so sleepy. After the lunch we went to a river and we were canoeing. Hiroko, Yuki and I get on the same canoe with Kelly. Kelly was good at canoeing. She helped us with very kindly. At 4 p.m. we came back and talked together outside the kitchen and Chris and Anders were coming to us. Can you guess what Anders said to me? He sat down next to me and said he wants to play card tonight again! He is funny but the day was the last day of the camp and I like them so I accepted his older. We played card the night again but not all the night it was just until 2. They wanted to sleep because they were tired and I do. We were sleep a little the night.

BOOK REVIEW 8

I read a book whose title is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. I’ll write about the story a little. One day, two men are fighting in the factory. A man call his boss and the boss whose name is Hank Morgan try to stop the fight but a man who is fighting hit Hank in an accident. He fell down and he faints.
When Hank opens his eyes, he is sixth century England. A man riding horse is coming to Hank and he brings him to King Arthur’s court. King Arthur said Hank must die at twelve o’clock on the twenty-first of June. Hank is thinking about something and he remembers a really important thing. That is the sun goes behind the moon the day. Hank tells the King he can so magic the day. And then at the noon the sun is going away. People surprised and they want Hank to help them. Hank becomes the Boss of the country. Hank wants to make people’s lives better and he does a lot of things in that country. Sir Sagramor wants to fight Hank and they fight. Hank doesn’t any weapon and he just uses a rope. He wins and he’s their first cowboy. Sir Sagramor wants to fight again and Hank uses a gun at this time. A magician doesn’t like Hank so he killed Hank. Hank wakes up at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is now seventy years old. His family takes care of him until he wakes up. Is it his dream? I do not know but this story is funny.

Wednesday, November 8

I'll write about on August 11 in America.
The day was really cool day for us because we went to camp together. It took 3 hours from our university to the park. I went there with my teacher's son Grant by Linda's car. We were singing, talking and eating in the car. Linda's husband Joe drives a car, too. Linda fallowed his car at first but she wanted to pass his car. Joe was looking our car by his back mirror and he speed up. We could never pass his car but it was interesting. Joe and Linda are very good friends.
After we arrived there we cleaned up our room first. There was so dirty and water smelled bad but I'm okay because it's camping!
The first night we played card with Anders and Chris. Sometime we played Japanese card game and sometime we did American one. It was really fun and we played all the night! The morning boys played volleyball and I was watching them. I couldn't play with them because I was tired. The night was cool!

Book Review 7

I read a book whose name is STAR REPORTER and this book is a comic book so really easy to read. There are two men and they are talking about a red hair girl. She came to their town and a man whose name is Steve wants to see her. He is looking for her in his town. First he saw red hair girl at the shopping center and then he saw her any other place he went. She always takes some photographs. Steve is looking for a reporter for his father. One day she's coming out of his father's office. She wants to sell his father some photographs for the newspaper. And then he visited to a man's house and talking with him. He meets her again there because she is the man's daughter. They become friend and a week later, she takes photographs and Steve is a newspaper reporter.

Monday, November 6

I'll write about on Thursday, August 10. We had some classes every day in Minnesota and after these classes, we ate lunch at the restaurant in Bethel University. The day we went to a lake near the university. We walked almost 15 minutes with our teacher Linda. We can swim there. Linda said to me that her sons love the beach very much and boys were swimming. Clark is youngest brother and he is small so Linda was really worried about him. She called him and said come here and swim near her but he wanted to swim with his brothers. She allows him but she keeps watching him very carefully. There are a lot of lakes more than ten thousands lakes in Minnesota. People swim there in summer. It's nice!

Thursday, November 2

I'll write about on Sunday, August 6. I went to Mark's house and Mark is my host mother's brother. He has two children and their names are Noah and Nash. Mark brought me to the grocery store and he bought sushi for our lunch. Mark and his wife Catharine like sushi so much. We ate sushi at his house. His house is really large and beautiful. The evening we went to the museum with little boys. They were really exciting and running around. Noah always wanted me to walk with him so we were walking together. The museum was beautiful place and there were many, many flowers. After that we went to ice cream shop and ate large ice cream but Nash was sleeping. He was tired because he is only 3 years old. He is really cute. I had cool time the Sunday.