The Last Day of My Second Year of University

It is the last day of my second year of university today, and it means it is the last day of IES. When I entered the university, I thought it would be very long and hard two year of IES. Indeed, in IES classes, I had so many homeworks, and it was very hard for me. However, i felt this two year were very short and fun. All people in IES b are really really nice and Im very haooy that I caould in the same class with them. We always cheer up each other and work hard together. I took pre departure classes in CIE in second semester and i was very busy. I was under a stress. However, they always cheer me up. Therefore, I could overcome therse things and I could go to Australia soon. We spent a wonderful time with them this two years and I had many many good memories. Many people are going to go to study abroad and we will not be able to see each other as now. It is really really sad but i know we are all very good friends forever. Im going to go to Australia soon and i feel very sad to think I will not be able to see them long time. I even cant believe this. Everyone, please dont forget about me and keep in touch with me.
I go to the last class of IES from now. I really want to say thank you to all of B's. I love B's!!! Thank you soooooo much for everything! korekaremo ganbaroune!!!!!
I'm really looking forward to go to ninnikuya tonight with them! I'll eat alot!!!!!! hehe

Study Abroad

It's already 26th and it is the last day of may second year of this university. It means the day I go to Australia comes soon. Im going to go to Australia on Feb, 13th. There are only about two weeks left before leave. However, i've prepared nothing and I even dont feel i'll go there soon. I have mixed feeling. I am excited because it is what I really want to do but Im also worrying about study things, homesick and so on. I think i will face many difficult things but through these things, I want to learn meny things and come back japan as grown up natsumi 1 year later. I want to experience many things which i cant experience in japan. It is very very sad that I leave from my friends of family.... Everyone, please dont forget about me and keep in touch with me!

Game in class

Yesterday, we had a game in Dareen's class. There were some kinds of categories of questions such as semester review, current events, foreign languages. We devided into two groups and I was in the "Inu group". And we won the game! We got chocolate from Darren! I was very glad! Thank you, Darren! Through many questions, I realized that i dont know about world. Our team won, and my team member knew nmany things, but I didnt know. So I thought that I should read newspaper. Also, I thought that we could learn meny things in class, through semester review questions. Darren said we have game in class today too, so I hope i can also win today!

Study Abroad Inauguration Ceremony

Yesterday, we had a study abroad inauguration ceremony after school. We got certificate to study abroad and listened some people's speechs. These speeches were great but that ceremony end at about 8 o'clock, so I was tired. I will go to Australia soon but I haven't feel that I will go there soon yet. I also cant believe that this semester will end soon. It will end soon, but I have some more works i have to do before the spring vacation such as Darren's paper. So I have to keep working hard(>_<)!

men's author and women's author

In Darren's class, we thought about why people read more books written by men's author than women's author. I like reading books, but i never thought about this and i even didnt realize this.
I think one of the reasons of this is the social problem. In the past, women had lower status than men and women could not get the enough education or opportunities to write books. Therefore, it was difficult for women to publish books. In school, we had to read little old stories which written by famous author like Akutagawa Ryunosuke or Natsume Souseki. At that time, it was difficult for women to publish books as i stated above. Therefore, such kinds of stories on the text books were written by men's authors. Therefore, more famous authors who are known by many people are men than women. However, situation changed today. Both men and women publish books as great writers. I think men and women often write books from a different poin of view. I want to enjoy both men and women's works.

♪Coming of Age Day♪

Jan. 9th was a coming of age day and i went to seijinshiki. i met many old friends who i havent seen long time. I had a very good time with them. I was glad to wear kimono but i found that it made me very tired. We are 20 years old now and considered as adults. However, i am very lazy and my mom did everything like prepare kimono for seijinshiki. So i felt that im dont independent yet...(^^; i have to independent and behave as an adult.
I was tired but i had a very good day!

☆☆Winter Vacation☆☆

Winter vacation was over and school starts again☆ Winter vacation was about three weeks and it finished soon. As soon as classes finished, i went back to my hometown, shiga. Because i had to do part time job in shiga. i worked as a casher in a super market. During this vacation, i worked a lot and i was busy for work. However, after the work or when i have no work, i could see my junior high and high school friends. i usually live in osaka, so i was really glad to see them. It was very short, but i really enjoyed the winter vacation. Classes start again and there are only about three weeks until spring vacation. I cant believe my second year of university finish soon. I will work hard and enjoy rest of my second year!

Race Relations

Hi! It's already December. How fast time passes! Winter vacation will come soon! Yahoo~~~!!!However, i think the rest of the days until winter vacation will be really really busy. I have to work hard. I want winter vacation comes soon.
Today, in Peter's class, Yuki and I had a presentation about race relations. I think it is very deep problem and is defficult to solve. We mainly talked about the situation in the United States, issues about native americans and whites people. I live in Japan and usually, i do not face the racial problems, but i think there are some but very serrous racial problems in Japan, like korean, ainu. It is wrong that certain group of people are discriminated or treated unfairly because of their race even though we are all same human beings. It is very difficult to solve racial problems but this problem have to be solved as soon as possible. As a first step, i think it is important know about people who are different race. By knowing them, I think we can realize that we are same and difference is only appearance. I hope that people see other people not by their appearance or race, but by their characteristics.

Harry Potter

Hi, it's too cold thesedays.... i dont like cold weather.
i went to watch a movie, HARRY POTTER on last Saturday. I liked reading Harry Potter books, but i watched only first one movie of Harry Potter. and,,, the movie was very good! When i reading or watching Harry Potter story, i always feel like i want to be in the Harry Potter world. In Japan, the sixth book of Harry Potter havent published yet. I want to read it very much! I'm looking forward to read it very much! I should read it in English....
Anyway, the movie was very good so i recommend to watch this movie(^^)/

Momiji in Kyoto

Last Saturday, I went to kyoto to see maple trees which turned into red with my friends. There are many famous places for beautiful maple trees in kyoto and many people came to see them. I went to Arashiyama, Yasaka shrine, and Kiyomizu temple. In every place, I could see really beautiful maple trees. We went to Kiyomizu temple at night. It was illuminated soooo beautiful. It was first time for me to go to Kiyomizu temple and see the illuminated temple. It was very different from that of daytime. That day was soooo cold, but I had a very good time. I could feel Japanese beautiful autumn.