One surprise was given to me yesterday... My friend who went to Korea together last month called my cell and told me "tomorrow, we might have to make presentations!!"
"What's the presentation!? I didn't know it at all!! Oh, my god!!"
I knew it was my problem that I didn't know when I had to do it, but tomorrow!!?? That was too soon!
According to her, it was our turn to do presentations today(this Friday) for sure. However, last week we didn't have a class because of our school festival, so there were some other classmates who didn't (couldn't) do last week. We guessed today would be their turn and we wouldn't have enough time to do ours.
Still, we weren't sure we had to do them or not. ....Finally, we gave up(><)! and dicided, promised each other to get ready for them.
This early morning, I finished mine at last. I made it! I went to another class and advanced this blog. I was taught how to link my friends on my page and so on. It was fun to know new things.
At the beginning of the class which I was supposed to do my presentation. The professor told us to change the schedule and of course ours became next week!
I was happy about it but I got tired...(><)
Friday, November 17, 2006
My First Book Review
Finally! I can tell you about a book.
Its title is "Kitchen Table Talk". (by Kay Hetherly)
Its author is an American and she came to Japan. She found many interesting differences between the U.S. and Japan which people usually don't realize. In this book, she tells them with short stories.
I liked her short stories because they were very casual but something new to me. They gave me more ideas I didn't know before. Also her writing style is full with a warm, comfortable mood. While I was reading, it made me comfortable, too.
You can borrow this book from me anytime if you want. Just let me know!
Its title is "Kitchen Table Talk". (by Kay Hetherly)
Its author is an American and she came to Japan. She found many interesting differences between the U.S. and Japan which people usually don't realize. In this book, she tells them with short stories.
I liked her short stories because they were very casual but something new to me. They gave me more ideas I didn't know before. Also her writing style is full with a warm, comfortable mood. While I was reading, it made me comfortable, too.
You can borrow this book from me anytime if you want. Just let me know!
Monday, November 06, 2006
the Blank for a month...(><)
I'm so sorry... I didn't write this blog almost for a month.
After I wrote the last my blog, I left Japan and visited Korea for ten days. It was for teaching practice. My major is English but I'm also taking the class of teaching Japanese for foreign people.
Actually this course was one of my biggest reasons I decided to enter my university. I wanted to study not only English but also teaching Japanese. That's why I'm here.
In Korea, I did my plan twice, the same one but to the other students. It was hard! difficult! But I think I did my best and it became a good experience to me.
Through ten days, I had a lot of chances to enjoy Korean beer! It's very cheap to drink in Korea. I went to drink five nights after all. Every time I met new friends and it was fun to talk with them.
I came back to Japan last Monday. The next morning when I woke up, I found my throat was strange. I caught a cold!! I don't know why.... Anyway my teaching practice is over.
My cold stayed for a week but now it's gone. I'm fine!
Now I have to write something about a book!!!!! I haven't done it yet.... During this week!
After I wrote the last my blog, I left Japan and visited Korea for ten days. It was for teaching practice. My major is English but I'm also taking the class of teaching Japanese for foreign people.
Actually this course was one of my biggest reasons I decided to enter my university. I wanted to study not only English but also teaching Japanese. That's why I'm here.
In Korea, I did my plan twice, the same one but to the other students. It was hard! difficult! But I think I did my best and it became a good experience to me.
Through ten days, I had a lot of chances to enjoy Korean beer! It's very cheap to drink in Korea. I went to drink five nights after all. Every time I met new friends and it was fun to talk with them.
I came back to Japan last Monday. The next morning when I woke up, I found my throat was strange. I caught a cold!! I don't know why.... Anyway my teaching practice is over.
My cold stayed for a week but now it's gone. I'm fine!
Now I have to write something about a book!!!!! I haven't done it yet.... During this week!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
volunteer
I'm done another busy weekend. From last Thursday night to Sunday I couldn't sleep enough. The Thursday night was my fault. I didn't get ready to do a presentation till just a night ago. I was planning in my mind but didn't write it out or finish it in advance. That's me. That's not new, no surprise to me. As a result I did it good at the presentation so it's okey.
From Friday night to Sunday I joined camping program as I told you here before. I helped kids to make bamboo planters, to visit a nursing home and so on. I stayed there for two nights and I noticed one thing. It is, after kids got slept in, we volunteer had a lot of things to do! Every kid had a notebook which they wrote about each day. We had to write something for each kid. There was another paper to put anything we noticed about kids. It took us so long to finish for every kid. Also at Saturday night each of us got a square paper to get messages from everyone there. We didn't have enough time to finish it so we did it after kids went to bed. Then on Sunday only kids messages they need to collect.
Like this I don't know this volunteer sounds like hard or not, it was so fun to me. Next camping is in next February! I can't wait for it.
From Friday night to Sunday I joined camping program as I told you here before. I helped kids to make bamboo planters, to visit a nursing home and so on. I stayed there for two nights and I noticed one thing. It is, after kids got slept in, we volunteer had a lot of things to do! Every kid had a notebook which they wrote about each day. We had to write something for each kid. There was another paper to put anything we noticed about kids. It took us so long to finish for every kid. Also at Saturday night each of us got a square paper to get messages from everyone there. We didn't have enough time to finish it so we did it after kids went to bed. Then on Sunday only kids messages they need to collect.
Like this I don't know this volunteer sounds like hard or not, it was so fun to me. Next camping is in next February! I can't wait for it.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Fun Fun Sign Language
I had a sign language lesson tonight. We call it a lesson but almost all the time we just talk about something new with of course a sign language. We've done this lesson since June of 2003 when we were in the first year of the university. I love this lesson! To communicate with using a new tool is so fun! Our teacher is a woman who can't hear or speak. When we just started this lesson we used gesture and writing on a white board. By the way, she is so cute! She also looks so young. To express her feelings she uses muscles of her face very well. We think that's why she doesn't have much wrinkles!
Last year I couldn't join them because I wasn't in Japan. Even in Canada I looked for a sign language club or something like that but there was no chance to use it.
Just before I left Japan, I passed the third grade of the sign language exam. It required more difficult words and reading skill so I studied hard. Now, after an year without any studying, my sign language skill got bad... Although, I still like it and think I want to get better so first, I want to get my skills back! I'm always looking forward to coming Thursdays!
Last year I couldn't join them because I wasn't in Japan. Even in Canada I looked for a sign language club or something like that but there was no chance to use it.
Just before I left Japan, I passed the third grade of the sign language exam. It required more difficult words and reading skill so I studied hard. Now, after an year without any studying, my sign language skill got bad... Although, I still like it and think I want to get better so first, I want to get my skills back! I'm always looking forward to coming Thursdays!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Volunteer Day
This after school I went to the library to get some books for making a teaching plan. In two weeks I'm going to Korea to do some teaching Japanese trainings. Before that I have to show the plan to the class. It is this Friday! I'm still thinking about the plan. It is very difficult! I'm sure I won't be able to sleep till Friday...
Another thing I did today was a kind of volunteer. I helped some kids. There is a sort of camping(?) program for kids. They stay at a big house(?) for four nights to learn some social skills with the other kids. They cook own meals and do everything by themselves. Tonight is the first night. I tried to remember thier names and helped to make their own team name&flag. It was my first time to help them so I didn't know what I should do. But I tried to speak to them and finally they finished their task so it was good. Just before I left there, when I told some girls I was leaving to go home tonight, a girl told me not to go home and to stay over night. I was very happy to hear that. I won't go there tomorrow but will go on Friday after the class. Now I'm very looking forward to meeting them again!
Another thing I did today was a kind of volunteer. I helped some kids. There is a sort of camping(?) program for kids. They stay at a big house(?) for four nights to learn some social skills with the other kids. They cook own meals and do everything by themselves. Tonight is the first night. I tried to remember thier names and helped to make their own team name&flag. It was my first time to help them so I didn't know what I should do. But I tried to speak to them and finally they finished their task so it was good. Just before I left there, when I told some girls I was leaving to go home tonight, a girl told me not to go home and to stay over night. I was very happy to hear that. I won't go there tomorrow but will go on Friday after the class. Now I'm very looking forward to meeting them again!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Busy Day
It was a busy day today. I worked at my university for Teaching Japanese Society(this English name could be wrong). This meeting was held yesterday and today but I only worked today. My job was to record the presentations with cassette tapes and to keep the time for each presenters and let them know how long they still have left.
It's very difficult to use a machine which I've never touched before! And... I did wrong.... I didn't know once the tape was over then it started to go backward! That was okey, I understood it recording on the other side.(Is this right??) But!! When the next person started and I put another tape and pushed "play & record" at the same time as I was taught, the tape went backward again! and again and again............. I tried to find out what was going on but I couldn't find why it kept going backward!
Finally a lady who was a chair found a button witten "reverse direction". Right after that I could start to record but I missed first five minutes. That was a sweat.
It's very difficult to use a machine which I've never touched before! And... I did wrong.... I didn't know once the tape was over then it started to go backward! That was okey, I understood it recording on the other side.(Is this right??) But!! When the next person started and I put another tape and pushed "play & record" at the same time as I was taught, the tape went backward again! and again and again............. I tried to find out what was going on but I couldn't find why it kept going backward!
Finally a lady who was a chair found a button witten "reverse direction". Right after that I could start to record but I missed first five minutes. That was a sweat.
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