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.