My Language Learning Story: Map & Outline

My language

• tongue
  • family
  • neiborhood
•  
• childhood
  • family
  • friends
• elementary school
  • games
    • word
  • teachers
    • word
    • grammer
  • songs
    • word
• junior high school
  • theachers
    • grammer
    • speaking
• high school
  • teachers
    • grammer
    • speaking
  • ALT teachers
    • speaking
  • foreigners
    • speaking
    • cultures
  • friends
    • speaking
• college
  • English
    • teachers
      • reading
      • listening
      • writing
      • speaking
      • grammer
      • news papers
    • friends
      • speaking
  • French
    • teachers
      • speaking
      • grammer
      • text books
  • Japanese
    • teachers
      • grammer
      • sentence
      • thesis
      • honorific
    • family
      • speaking
    • friends
      • speaking
• etc.
• TV
• books

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Best Friend

My one best friend in high school is Yukari. She is called Carry by her friends. She is a congeal friend to me. We have never before. We met at dormitory the first time. We feel like the family each other because we had stayed at same dormitory for three years.

We are very closed because we have many mutual interests. For example shopping, cooking, eating food, lady's magazine, DVDs, men's type and so on.
When we were high school students, we often went to go shopping. We like same clothes. So I like to talk with her.

When I was broken heart, she encouraged  me. We have a lot of memories.
I also like to talk with her mother. I often go her house in Amakusa. Then her mother is kind to me. I love her and her family.
Now, she lives in Kyoto, so I miss her.

Another my best friend in high school is Yuiko. We went to same junior high school and high school.  We lived same dormitory, too. Her house  has hot springs, and her house is owner of Ryokan. The name of Ryokan is Yumotosou. It is very nice place. I often go there and take a shower.

We have been closed since we were students in junior high school. We often studied together. We likes to sing songs. We practiced songs to sing at school
contest. It was nice memory to me. We could get gold medal.

Now, she lives in Fukuoka, but we often call. I like her very much.

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BR 1-12: GUCCI

Gucci is famous around the world for beautiful and expensive clothes and other products. (p. 5)


I had not known the president of Gucci is the man. I think Guccio Gucci is a great man. He has nice fashion sense. Gucci is the most famous fashion brand in the world now, but Gucci had a difficult time in the past. I think he is wonderful guy because he never give up. I respect him and very enviable. I want to buy something Gucci. But Gucci is too expensive for me. So, I want to buy in the future. Cool fashion look like Gucci makes me happy. I want to wear cool clothes.

Trimarco, Paola. (2001). Gucci business in fashion. Harlow, NY. Pearson Education

Book reviews

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BR 1-11: SHERLOCK HOLMES

"That's very interesting", Homes said. (p. 2)

 I have watched "Sherlock Holmes" on the movie. It was "Sherlock Holmes shadow game." I enjoyed to watch it in the movie theater. Holmes goes his own way, but he become cool when the incident happened.
 He is very wise, so he can solve a lot of incidents. The situation is always thrilling, so we enjoyed to watch the movie.
 Also, Sherlock Holmes is the most famous for crime fiction in the world. I like to read crime fiction, so I like Sherlock Holmes series very much. The movies concluded, but I want to read new one.

Berkeley, Jon. (1992). Adventures of sherlock holmes. Hong Kong, China. Oxford University Press.

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Essays 1-02c: University Life

Exchange students from overseas will needs to know is some things. we will tell you about KGU. First is what we can use a library of KGU. Second is what we can use a bus of KGU. Next is about English Lounge. Next is about a bakery of KGU. Next is about students’ dining hall. Last is about Lawson in KGU.


First of all, we will explain about library. There is a big Library in KGU, and the library has many books. we always go to there to do my homework. When you want to study or read books or do your homework alone or need research , you should come to there! There is fashion magazines renew every month, so we can read many fashion magazines. You can read it, and you can know Japanese fashion style. The other thing, there is AV corner in the library. There are many DVDs there. You can see movies in AV corner. Another one, there are newspapers of many countries there. You can read it of your own country, and you can get  information around the world. we suggest to go there one time, and to read comics. There are many Japanese comics, and it is translated English. So, you can read easily and interesting. My favorite comic is ONEPIECE. It is very nice Japanese comic!! If you are free, you should read it.


Next, you all can use a bus of KGU. This bus is servicing to KGU from Kumamoto Station. A purpose of this system is what KGU serve convenience for a day student. If it were difficult for you to go school by only yourself, you can use a bus of KGU. And you can go school easily! x) Please be sure to use when you go to school. :)


Next, we tell you about facility of exchange students. There is "English Lounge" at KGU. It place is for exchange student. There is the first floor of building No.1. It is the place what exchange students mix well with Japanese students. Lounge staff often held party for exchange students. It is very interesting. You will be able to make a lot of friends. If you go there, you will have chance to make many friends. and we can enjoy conversation, discussion and so on at English Lounge. And we can chat and eat snacks there. Moreover, we can have a party, game and so on. For example, Halloween party is planned in November, Christmas party is planned in December and the staff held BBQ and tour of Kumamoto Castle and so on. It will be interesting. English Lounge is the place of intercultural exchange. And you will be able to know about Kumamoto more. It is nice chance for exchange students. Open hours is 9:30 to 17:30. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is opening. Whoever is college persons can make use of English Lounge. (For example, student, the staff of KGU etc) English Lounge is surely funny place. Please go to and enjoy there. You will be able to spend a full time.


Next, we are going to introduce about bakery in KGU. The clerks of bakery bake a lot of kind breads at any time. They bake everyday, so the breads are very delicious. There are many kinds of bread which is what we can eat as a meal or tea and snack, some drinks and soft ice cream. Incidentally. There are about twenty seats. There are a lot of students and teachers and general people and child attending kindergarten at noon. So, we have to come to there a little earlier than usual. Or else, popular breads are often sell out and we can’t plop down into seats. Sometimes, they bake new breads there. we are looking forward to eating new breads. we are going to introduce my favorite breads. If you want to eat breads fresh from the oven, you should go there and eat breads. Let's enjoy a lunch there.


We are going to introduce about students’ dining hall in KGU. There is very broad. But there are a lot of students and teachers at noon. And, all menus are very cheap. Price is about three hundred yen. Foreign people can eat various foods what you aren’t able to eat in foreign countries. First of all, please go to and eat at students’ dining hall in KGU.


Last of all, we will tell you about Lawson in KGU. Lawson is very famous convenience store. The store sell various thing. For example, foods, drinks, magazine and stationery. We can get a meal, tea or snack and drinks at Lawson. Kind of food is rice dish, noodle or instant noodle, sandwich, salad, and so on. We can have hot to eat and cold to eat in here. Kind of tea or snack is cake, pudding, ice cream, chocolate, chips and so on. there are our lunch and snacks. There are a lot of goods at LOWSON. We can buy many goods cheaper. So, we often use there.


what we would like to tell you is KGU has many convenient and useful places. we told you about a bus of KGU, English Lounge, Bakery, students’ dining hall and Lawson. Those is interesting and kind places for exchange students. And we can use them freely. So, you shoud be active. We wish this information is useful for you. Have a happy studying abroad!


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I co-authored this essay with Ruri & Hinako. We used content from our previous, individual essay posts (1-02a-b).
Individual essay posts (1-02a-b)


Hinako' revised essay here (2012.05.23)


Ruri' revised essay here (2012.06.30)








Here are links to each of our co-authored essays:
Joint essay posts (1-02c)


Ruri's essay here (2012.06.20)
Hinako's essay here (2012.06.27)

Fireworks

We went river basin to shot off fieworks with my coworkers. The member were Ryo, Takeo, Ke-shi, Minoru, Nobu, Yuki, Akari, Momo. The day was Takeo's birthday. So, we cereblated for him. He drunk and said birthday comments. He is very unique senior, so he was liked by us. Happy birthday for him. Also, I shot off fireworks the first time this season. It was very brightened. I like fireworks very much. I want to shot off five works many time in this season. I am looking forward to enjoying summer.

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Beach

I had wanted to go beach in the night. Last fridayy, i asked my boyfriend " Can I take the beach now?" He said "Yes!! I wanted to go there, too." So, we went pearlsunbeach in Hiai at Amakusa after my part-time job. We arrived at a.m.2:00. We could see "lightning bug of sea" there. We went in the sea because lightning bug of sea is blighten after we inrritate them. It was very blighten and beautiful. I saw it the first time. I want to go to see " lightning bug of sea " again. I like the sea in the evening and in the night. We had good time there.

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Cafe

I went to eat lunch with my mother. We went "Tsuno cafe". I had never been to the cafe, and i wanted to go there since I watched information of the cafe. I ordered Pasta there. There is beauty of regitable in the Pasta. It was very delicious. My mother ordered risotto. It also was delicious. The cafe wasfashionable,too. We were chatting at the cafe. I want you to go there.

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Make dinner

I cooked dinner for my family. I cooked hamburger steak stewing. I like to cook but I can't cook recently because I am busy. So, I cooked after a long separation. I couldn't feel perfect, but my family said to me " It's delicious." I was glad to hear the words. I decided to cook more, and I want to be good at cooking. Delicious food can make many people happy. So, I want to be good at cooking, and I want a lot of people to eat my cooking. i want to challenge Chinese food and Japanese food and Western food and dessert.

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Sunflower

I was given flowers by my boyfriend because it was anniversary to associate with him. The flower were sunflower !!  It was very beautiful. I like sunflower very much because it is powerful !! It makes me cheerly. And, I connect to see sunflower with summer. So, I was very happy to give it. I appreciate what he have done for me.

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weeeeekend!!

I ate dinner with Nanako and Yurie. We often eat lunch, but we ate dinner together after a long separation. We went to "Kagetsu". There a lot of posters at Kagetsu. We can eat as much as we like for 3,000 yen at Kagetsu. First, we ate look like "Yakiniku". It was a hearty. We were talking  a lot of things while we ate dinner. We talked about amorous and fashion and TV personality and so on. We chatted long time there. Last, we ate dessert. It was delicious. We could take for a change, and we had good time there !!! I love them very much.

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BR 1-10 Marie Antoinette

 Stopping only to apologize for stepping on a guard's toe.  (p.63)

I had watched the movie about Marie Antoinette. She is very rich and wealthy, so she is very haughty. It was bad things, but I felt envious at her. She wasted money for her. I remember her line about " you could eat cake if you couldn't eat anything." All people of her country reproached her, but I thought she isn't bad woman because she apologized for stepping on a guard's toe.  I want to be like her, but I don't want to be killed.

Daynes, Katie. (2005). Marie Antoinette. London, England: Usborne.


book reviews

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picnic and sea

I was free until I would go to place of part-time job last Sunday. So, I called to my boyfriend. He was free ,too!! We met and talked about next plan. We were planning to go to watch the movie. But it was sunny! We want to go to drive, and we wanted to go to the sea.

First, we went Torihiro to buy lunch box. Torihiro sold Kara
age lunch box for 200 yen. It is nice for students and it is delicious. We bought them, and went to Kumamoto castle to picnic. We ate Karaage lunch box there.  There were a lot of family. Little children played there with their parents. They looked very happy and it made me happy, too. Anyone else, there were a lot of tourist  from foreign countries. I had not known the things. I wanted to go into Kumamoto castle next time. I have been to there once, but I was very little that time. So, I wanted it one more time.

 After that, we were driving and went to Amakusa. We arrived at Amakusa village. We ate syefa-pin there. It looks like Kakigo-ri. But it was delicious better than Kakigo-ri. I met across my old friend there. She is Misaki. She worked at Amakusa village. When we visited there she was busy because it was sunny. I can't talk with her long time, but I want to talk next time. Next, we went to beach. We couldn't swim there, so we watch the sea. It was nice view.

After we went to Amakusa, I had to go part-time -job. I was sad, but I worked hard. We had very good time. I want to have many memories in the future, so we want to go many place and make a lot of memories with him.

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BR 1-09 : Jack and the beanstalk

   With a hen that laid gold eggs and a beautiful singing harp, Jack and his mother lived very happily. (p.47)

   I read this book because I have not read this book ever, but I hear the title of this book. The ending of this book is happy, so I like this book. I like books of happily ending. I feel Jack is a very lucky boy. I envy Jack for having chances of very lucky things. I want a hen that laid gold eggs and a beautiful singing harp. I want a chance to meet an old man :) But if I can meet an old man, I will not change cow and beans. I suspect him. So, I will not be able to get them!!


Daynes, Katie. (2006). Jack and the beanstalk. London, England: Usborne.

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