Haagen-Dazs♪

I met my friend last Wednesday after a long time. Her name is Miyuki. She goes to a technical college. I have known her for 9 years. She was same class with high school students and me when we were elementary. She is friendly and cool!

Last Wednesday, first of all, I went to "J cafe" with her. There is in front of the PALCO. It is a cozy cafe and popularity among the young women. I ate "hamburger" and "New York Cheese cake". I liked it so much. And she ate "Karaagedon". I chatted with her about 2 hours!

Then, I went shopping to the PALCO. I bought a pierced earring. Next, I went to an ice cream shop. It is a "Haagen-Dazs". We ate each 7 kinds of ice cream. To my surprise, it cost 500yen!!! We can choose our favorite ice cream. It is a special menu only every Wednesday. After that, she drove me home. I came home at 10:00p.m. I had a good day!!!

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Golden week plans

My Golden week plans are so hard!! Because, I have part time jobs. I will work 5 days. So my holiday is only Sunday. I will go to Misato town on Sunday. Because, this town has Japan's the longest stone step. The numbers are 3333!! I will go up there. I'm looking forward to going there. And I want to refresh. But, I will probably get muscle pain. Because, I'm lack of exercise.

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Essay 1-01b Who am I

BR1-04:Stories of Robots

Today, I read "Stories of Robots. This story contents are chapter1 from chapter 3. Chapter 1 is "The terrible Tidybot", 2 is "Robot robbery" and 3 is "Robot races. My favorite chapter is 1. This is a lazy boy and the incredible tidybot story. The lazy boy's name is Luke. He was always playing computer games and his room was messy. So he decided to clean it and to use the robot. [73words]
Sims, L. (2004). Stories of robots. London: Usborne Publishing.

BR1-03:THE MONSTER GANG

I read “The Monster Gang” today. The characters are six children and a monster. Their names are Ben, Ruby, Lee, Ellie, Mickey, and Tas. They had amazing experience. They were so good friends and always playing. One day, they played many games and drew pictures of monsters and aliens. But they didn’t know what to do.
Ben caught up a fantastic idea. It is to become gang. So they thought that good name as a monster themselves. They wrote their ideas about monster of gang on piece of paper. They decided good name. It was The Monster Gang. They thought it was a perfect name. The next morning, six monsters gathered in their secret places. They wore their costume, so they didn't know who you are. Six monsters played as a usual. After that, Ellie came too late, because she had to take her dog for a walk. They are surprised to see her!! They look for the monster. But it already had vanished. The real monster mixed with them.
This story is very surprise to me. The monsters are pretty!! I want to read it again.

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Part time job and good day

I had a part time job from 4:00p.m to 10:30p.m today. So I worked for 6.5 hours today. It is a restaurant of yakiniku. I worked here for a year. I'm tired and sleepy now. But today was good day! Because, I chatted to my customers. They came from Hawaii. But, they are no Hawaiian, they are Japanese. They can speak both Japanese and English. They decided to make a permanent home in Hawaii. They said there is good place. I heard it, I want to go Hawaii and see a beautiful beach. They are going to "Osaka" tomorrow and come back home the day after tomorrow.[107words]

My dog♡♥

Today, I will introduce to you my lovely dog. She is a golden retriever and her name is "lime". She is very cute, but her weight is 30 kilograms. She sometimes steps on my foot. I feel pain. So she is big and gluttonous dog. She likes vegetables. Her favorite foods are Japanese white radishes and tomatoes. She likes people, but she hates cats. She mostly take a nap. Because she is old. I want her to live a long life. [81words]

My hobbies

My hobby is to play sports! I enjoy playing that, especially I like to play volleyball and table tennis. I like badminton too, but I'm very poor. I want to be good at it. My interests are reading fashion magazines and comics. My favorite magazines are "mina" and "non-no". I sometime buy it. And my favorite comic is "NANA". I have complete set of it. It is recommend comic book!! [70words]

Today's classes

Today's classes were "Writing" and "Korean". Writing was difficult for me, but I did my best. I learned to read and to write the Hangul alphabet in Korean class. So I can write my name in Hangul. I'm glad!!

But it began to rain on my way to home. I hope the wither will be clear!! [56 words]

Startup Labels

books, brainstorms, drafts, essay prep., essays, free-writing, graphics, links, media, movies, outlines, quickposts, reviews, typing, websites

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Essay 1-01a: introducing myself to a home stay family

I will go to Minnesota in America for a month in this summer. Because, I will participate in kaigaikenshu. It is overseas study in Bethel. I have never been to America, so very excited to go to there.

I want to work for a travel company after graduate from University. So I need English skills and decided to participate home stay program. I don't have any confidence in my English. But I want to enjoy talking with foreigner in English.



I will introduce my hobby, pastimes and likes and dislike in foods for my host family. First, my hobby is playing sports, especially I like to play volleyball. I'm good at it. But I'm not good at to play badminton.
Second, I have a dog. She is 9 years old and golden retriever. Her name is "lime". I often take her out for a walk in eveing about for 30 minutes. So I like dogs so much.
Third, my pastimes are shopping and watching TV. It's make my happy and refresh!! I like Korean and American drama. My favorite drama is "Heroes". Do you know it? This story excited and attract me. I want to watch the season 3.
Then, I like chocolates and fruits but I don't like cheese. I'm looking forward to eating American foods. [216words]

BR1-02:The sun and the wind

This is the sun and the wind story. They always competed about everything. One day, they had the game. There was a man who wore a coat. They decided will become winner if the man takes off the coat by the sun or the wind. So the wind was blowing hard. He thought that hard blow the man take off it. But he felt cold and hid in building. The sun shined. He appeared and took off his coat after a short time. Because he became hot. Finally, the sun was winning!! It is interesting story for me.

[98words]
Sims, L. (2007). The sun and the wind. London: Usborne Publishing.

Busy and full day

After school, I went to a hospital, because I had my ears pierced. It cost of ￥4000 yen. It was my first time, so I was a little nurvous. But, a doctor and a nurse were very kind. I listened to about attention from them. To my surprise, it all happened in an instant!! I felt no pain, so I felt happpy.
And I went to go shopping with my mother. I bought a cardigan. It is a gray calor. I like it!

After that, I had a part time job in Uto near my house. It is restaurant of Yakiniku. I worked there from 5p.m. to 11p.m. Many customers came. So, today was busy but I think full and nice day. I will work all day long there tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.[136words]

1-01b: Who am I

I will answer your comments. First, I belonged to volleyball club when I was junior and high school. My position was "Right". So, I think it is the best sports for me. My favorite volleyball sports player is Kimura Saori. Do you know her? Her spike is very great.

And I also like watching to baseball games. I sometimes to play catch ball and to go to batting center. These are interesting and it makes me relax, but I'm not good at it. I think the way of get rid of my stress is to take exercise.
My hobby is shopping! My favorite shops are "Page boy" , "Lowrys Farm" ," Heather" and " Earth mucic ecology" There are many cute clothes in these shops. I bought a short- sleeved blouse at the Lowrys Farm in two weeks ago. I want you to teach your recommend shops!!

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Music I like

I like listen to music. My favorite song is "Someday". It is EXLIE's song. EXILE members are 14 people. I like them very much. Because they have many good songs and dance performances. And they are cool. I want to meet them! My recommend music TV program is "Music station". It is a live broadcast. I am looking forward to watching it every week.[64words]

Cold&Permanent

Today's classes was "Writing"and " Korean". Korean is the most favorite classes. Because, I went to Korea in last supring vacation. I couldn't understant the Hangul alphabet then. So I decided to learn Korean. It is my boom! But it is hard for me.


I finished classes at 2:30. After school, I went to the beauty parlor for a permanent near my house. It took me three hours! So I came home 7:30. I was very tired, but my hairdresser's conversation was interesting. I talked him many things for about three hours. It was about "springvacation","parttimejob","korea","alien" and "TV personality" etc...


I had a good time. But today was very cold, So I had a cold. I want to cure it as soon as possible. I will take medicine and go bed early time. Watch out your health![137words]

BR1-01:The musicians of Bremen

This is an animal's story and the title is “The musician of Bremen”. I know this story but I have never read it in English. That’s why I want to read it in English. The characters were donkey, dog, cat, rooster in this book. They were cruel treated by their master. So they were decided to run away and go to Bremen and join the band. They walked in night. At that time they saw a house of light. To their surprise, it is a hiding place of robbers. And they beat the robbers and run away. Finally, they liked the house. They lived together happily. This story was interesting. It was a great story.

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My first classes

My first class was "Writing". It was interesting. But I have to use a computer on this class. I am not good at it. So I want to study about both computers and English. And I want to enjoy "Writing Class". I will do my best about my classes. And I want to make friends more.[56words]

Spring semester is started!!

Hi, My name is Chinami. I studying English in KGU. Spring semester is started!! My aim is to get every credit. And I met friends today after a long time. I enjoy talking with my friends. Today's classes are " Writing" and "Korean". There are many many people in Korean's class and I learn greeting. I want to study hard more.[61words]

Home stay

Dear host family,
Hello! My name is Chinami. I am nineteen years old. I go to KGU in Japan. I am studying English. My hobbies are playing volleyball and baseball. I like sports very much. So I want to play sports with you. My pastime is go shopping. I am optimistic about everything. And to tell the truth, I have never been to foreign country. I am very excited to go abroad for the first time. I will study about your country. Every country’s are different. But I want to get along with you. I don’t know what to be careful about. So please teach me. By the way, Japan has a mild climate. How about your country? Is it very hot? What kind of clothes should wear? What should I bring? And I want to know about your family. How many people are there in your family? Do you have a pet? What kind of house do you live in? I can hardly wait to see you. So I intend to study English hard. I want to make gradual progress in English. I don’t have any confidence in my English. But I will do my best. I want to enjoy talking with you in English. It may trouble you, but please teach me many things. I am going to bring Japanese goods and foods for you. Do you like Japanese foods? I think that you will like them. I am looking forward to seeing you. Take care of your health. Thank you your reading. Please to your family. See you.

From, Chinami. [262words]