My hero

 Miyazaki Hayao is Japanese cartoonist and direction, and he established Studio Jiburi. Do you know Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) or Mononoke hime (princess Mononoke) ? He made these famous movies. Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi is story about a girl whose name Chihiro. She works in the strange public bath, because she wants to help her parents who were changed pigs. Finally she noticed her own feeling. Mononoke hime is the story about a girl whose name San. She is a human but she lives with Japanese wolfs. She doesn’t like human because her wolf friend was killed by people. This movie speak to us how to live with animals and nature. He made a lot of movies until now and he won many prizes in the world. Why he is hero? Did he help someone? No! Did he protect someone ? No!! There are many cartoonist in Japan, but every Japanese know him like Obama in America. And His movies are very beautiful scene. He always write forest, sea or river. It’s very mysterious. Why he always write nature in his movie is he wants to take a strong stand for the audience that people destroy the natural world. I was reflected when I watched his movie so I think he is my hero. I agree with him because people destroyed the natural world too much until now, and maybe from now on.

                                                                 

Cheesecake

We went to cheese cake factory before!!!!!! with Tamara's class♡

gateway arch!!!!

Festival de Español !!!!   

I can't understand about politics :'(

     There many difference about politics between Japan and America. I’m not interested in politics so I don’t know about politics. First, in Japan head of state is prime minister but in America head of state is president. I don’t know what is the difference between a president and prime minister so I searched. According to the site the differences between a president and a prime minister largely depend upon the country to which one is referring. A president and prime minister may have relatively equal powers, but this again is dependent upon the type of government a country employs.
Second, in Japan we can vote from 20 years old, in America they can vote from 18 years old. The diet discussed about the age of we can vote before. Someone suggested we can vote from 18 years old but it didn’t change because Japanese considers adult over 20 so 18 considers child and they can’t think about politics. I think so too because I’m 18 years old now and I can’t understand about politics and I don’t want to learn about politics.

Third, about immigrants. In Japan Currently the constitution of Japan defines voting rights as only for citizens. There are many countries immigrants can vote in the world for example Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia, Lithuania Sweden, Denmark...etc. In my opinion we need not to prohibit immigrants to vote. If the government prohibit them seems to discriminate in racial. To vote only Japanese it will be a parochical viewpoint. Japan needs opinion not only Japanese. From foreign people point of view, Japan might be better than now.
　 Recently Japanese prime minister is changing a lot about per a year. Last change is 2 of September 2011. This month!! I don’t understand why they change so. I think it’s too hard for children to remember the name all of them. I can’t remember the name even now. Japan is crazy!! Japanese people hope anyone who can rule a country for long time and who has ideas everyone can live happy.

about new things in USA

 Today I wanna talk about new foods and miss foods.
I ate sweet rice when I went to International Festival. Sweet rice is Thai food. When I ate sweet rice, I surprised at first because the rice is similar to Japanese rice but its taste was different. I’ve never eat rice which taste sweet. I like sweet food, for example cotton candy, snickers, kitkat and starch syrup so sweet rice makes me so happy. I like Thai rice more than Japanese rice. When I bought in the International Festival, the rice was in the bamboo. I cracked and scaled the bamboo for eat it. I also drink Thai coffee and it was also sweet. I can’t drink coffee without sugar and milk. I always put in sugar a lot. Thai coffee is so sweet so I could drink. I think Thai foods are very sweet so I love it !! This is URL what is sweet rice and how to make sweet rice. 

 I like American foods but I like Japanese foods more than American foods especially ramen is the best. Ramen is noodle soup. I wanna eat it so much!! I saw ramen in American supermarket when I went but it is not ramen it’s other food that just pour the hot water and wait 3 minutes. It’s also ramen but I want to eat is not precooked Chinese noodles. I heard that there have Japanese ramen restaurant in Chicago so I want to go there but it’s too far from here. I want American people to eat real Japanese ramen. If you eat real ramen you will not able to eat instant. I recommend you to eat soy sauce ramen in Japan.
I also like jagariko. It’s Japanese snack. Jagariko made from potatoes. Deep-fry the potatoes like a French fries but jagariko is more hard. It has many kind of taste for example salad, cheese, butter, soy sauce etc... I ate it almost every day so my friend will send me it a lot. She said “ you can’t live without jagariko”. It’s true. It’s too hard for me to live without jagariko for 4 month!! I’m so happy. I want to eat it right away. I can’t wait my sweet baby:9

This is picture of Japanese Student Association in 9 Sep. There many people who likes Japanse or Japanese cultures. I ate sushi at there:D

I want to know MORE!!

 Hi! Did you read my first blog? ...Yes?! Thank you: )♥ This time I would like to write about my experience as a student in America.

First, I feel that are few students in the class in America. My ESL class has only 6 students!!! I thought I have to speak a lot when I went to First class! I can’t speak English so, I don’t want to speak a lot!! In Japan, there are students at least 30 in one class so, we have time before answer the question but now, I can’t relieve if I answer the question because my turn come around immediately. One of the class which I took in Japan has over 250 students in the class. Every students have to speak in the class in America but in Japan we just listen. Speaks just our teachers. I can’t speak a lot in the class but I want to speak what I’m thinking before I’ll return to Japan.

Second, many people who come from foreign country in the class.Obirin University which I went in Japan accept many foreign people. I thought Obirin University is very cosmopolitan school but I came Webster University and I thought Webster University is by far more cosmopolitan than Obirin University. I’ve never take the class with foreigners in Japan so, I surprised at this school. I’m taking class with American, British, Spanish, Chinese, Taiwanese, African, India, Saudi Arabian and more...!!! What real country is here?! But I’m so happy because I can meet many country people every day and I can talk to them so I can know foreign country cultures!! I’m interested in international cultures so I like American class.

Third, I had trouble in tip. We need not pay tips in Japan but in America we have to pay. But I didn’t know how much should I pay. I had to give tips when I lived in Spain. In Europe we always give tips 2~5 no matter how many dishes I ate. But in America I heard we should give tips about one tenth of the count. When I went to the restaurant at first time, I didn’t know this so I give tips only $3. Well, anybody didn’t teach me!!! We don’t know American culture yet so we learn it from failure.We should more mistake!! If I go that restaurant I give tips add rest to last time: P
I have more things I thought and surprised in America. I want to know about America while I’m staying in America.

This is picture of Japanese FES!! I'm glad American to know Japanese cultures:D  9/5/2011

 I taught American how to make ORIGAMI★ It was hard for me to teach ORIGAMI in English!! But I enjoyed so much.