About my major

About my major

  I study medicine and health. People who get disease or injured go to hospital and are treated by Doctor . So, it is very important for Doctor to treat patients seriously and accurately all people when we get ill or injured. I think Doctor should have accurate and a lot of knowledge and good communication skills. I will study about medicine and human health very much when I am universally students. However, I am first grade student, I study medicine little. I want to study and learn about knowledge of becoming a Doctor. I study biology and physics and chemistry in first grade. It is because these knowledge is useful for studies after second grade. I want to help a lot of people in the future, so I have intended to be a doctor.
  15m1003 Jin Arai 

About My Major

  Hello, I would like to introduce my major, medicine. I'm from Odate in Akita Prefecture. Odate is an aging society with fewer children and is the city in shortage of doctors, so I entered the medical department to contribute to Odate.
  I haven't decide to become what medical specialists, but I'm interested in the lifesaving emergency physician. I study the basic medical sciences now to be a good doctor. In the future, I want to be a dependable doctor.

Thank you for reading.
15M1008  Wataru Ishida

About my major

My major is medical.

My grandfather is also doctor.
I often heard about doctor's good points.
Doctor treats the disease of patients.
He do it for them everyday.
But docter get their word "thank you so much".
I think that the work that is thanked in one's thing that we did is only "doctor".
So I want to be a doctor for people and myself.

Now I learn basic medical things.
In the future, I want to be a surgeon.

Thank you.

15M1050 Takuya Shimanaka

About my major

My major is medicine.

I have played basketball since a fourth grader and I did various injuries, so I often went to the hospital.From this time, I came to think that I wanted to became a doctor and I entered the medical department.

Now, I want to be an orthopedist because I want treat many athletes who have injuries.

We learn various basics about medicine now, but I want to do my best without being depressed!

Thank you for reading!

15M1024 Atsushi Ono

About my hometown

I'm from Iwanuma in Miyagi.Iwanuma is below Sendai.Iwanuma has good aspects of city and country. Iwanuma has a lot of shops that make our living nice.On the other hand,Iwanuma has a "Green Pia " which is the park on the mountain.It has a futsal court and a tennis court,a swimming pool and gym.In addition to it,a barbecue place is there.We can enjoy there.Finally,I want to tell you ramen shops in Iwanuma.There are many nice ramen shops in Iwanuma.Among them,Mengumi's ramen is the best.Mengumi was elected the best ramen in Miyagi.If you have a opportunity to come Iwanuma,you should check it.

About my hometown

I am from Tomakomai, in Hokkaido.Tomakomai os famous for HOKKIGAI, surf clam in English.But I don't like all shells.So I have no merit.

Also Tomakomai is cooler in summer and warmer in winter than other places in Hokkaido.Therefore the tempetature of Hirosaki is hard for me.

Thanks.

About my hometown

Hello,l'm from Hanamaki lwate.
I'd like to talk about my hometown.
Hanamaki is located in middle of Iwate.
The city forms a basin,so it is very hot in summer and they have a lot of snow.
Famous person from Hanamaki is Kenji Miyazawa.
He is a writer and his book is"The restaurant of Many Orders(注文の多い料理店)","Ame nimo makezu(雨ニモマケズ)".
Hanamaki has many and unique hot springs, example,the depth of water is1m20！
We have a lot of snow in winter.
Hanamaki has many sightseeing site.
Please come my hometown.
Thank you！

About my hometown

I'm from Iwamizawa city in Hokkaido. Frankly Speaking, Iwamizawa has no famous things. You may have ever heard such cities "Sapporo" "Asahikawa" "Hakodate" and so on.
I sometimes ask my friends "Do you know Iwamizawa?", but most of them answer "NO.".
There is only one thing I can introduce. Every year, about July, our city holds a music event, which name is "Join A Live".
Famous bands and singers comes to this event, for example, TOKIO, Sakanakssyon,and so on.
People who live not only Iwamizawa but also around towns and cities join this event.
Please come to Iwamizawa!!

About my major

  I'm majoring in medicine. We often feel medicine is near one for us, but hospital is usually far from our daily life. Medicine is necessary for all people when we get ill or injured. I want to help a lot of people in the future, so I have intended to be a doctor.
  Medicine is one of the science, so we are studying biology and physics though we have little studied medicine yet. Especially, biology is important because it becomes a basis for studying medicine. I'm looking forward to studying medicine.

15m1030  Miu Kanbayashi

About my major

  Hello, I will explain about my major, medicine. We will learn lots of things about all subjects of medicine. We will learn about our bodies by anatomy next year. And we will have to pass many exams about medicine to move up to the senior class.

  We have to not only learn medical things, but also to improve our skills of communication to be good doctors. This is because doctors have to get correct information about patient's symptoms or conditions. So we should communicate with patients to gather information rightly and smoothly.

15m1025 Akie Kakiuchi

About my hometown

 Hello. I'm Akira Saito. I'll talk about my hometown.

 My hometown is Tsuchiura in Ibaraki. It is located in south of prefecture. It takes about an hour　to go to Tokyo by train.
 There's a famous thing. It is Tsuchiura national fireworks display. The fireworks display is held annually in October. It is one of Japan's three major fireworks display. It is very beautiful. Many people come to watch fireworks from all over Japan, so the town is very crowded. If you have time, you should go to watch it.

About my hometown

I'm from Asahikawa in Hokkaido.Asahikawa is comfortable city.There is two reasons.
First,road is flat.Asahikawa has labile road.So it's easy to mix with many people.
Second,there is many malls.Because I like clothes very much,I often do shopping. Asahikawa is convenience place for the person like me!
The others,"Asahikawa noodles"and"Asahiyama zoo"are famous in Japan.Shoyu noodles in Asahikawa tastes great.And animal's performances in "Asahiyama zoo"is exciting.

Self introduction

My name is Yuka Kikuchi.I'm from Asahikawa in Hokkaido.I major in education.I've belonged to light music club.I'm a vocalist and a keyboardist in a band.Now I'm challenging a drum.I want to be a versatile bandsman!
I can't speak English well.But I think English is very useful language.I wanna study English more in this class.Nice to meet you.

About my hometown

Hello.I’ll introduce you my hometown.

My hometown is Hirosaki. First of all, I want you know that Hirosaki has great coffee shops. For example, we can drink coffee with a special apple pie in the Garden of the Fujita, which located in Shirogane town.Garden of Fujita has a western building which built in the Taisho era. And we can enjoy coffee there. Of course, the apple pie is so delicious! Many coffee shops in Hirosaki offer coffee with apple pie. While you are in Hirosaki, be sure to enjoy them once!

Speaking of Hirosaki, you will think about cherry blossom-festival in Hirosaki park.  Not only the festival, also autumn-viewing festival and snow festival are held there. They are so beautiful. We can enjoy  taking a walk to Hirosaki park every season.

I think Hirosaki is a fascinating city and I love it.

About my homeotown

Hi!
I came from Nagaokakyo-city,Kyoto.
You know,Kyoto has many traditional buildings such as temples,shrines, and so on.
However,I think many people don`t know about Nagaokakyo-city, so I want to talk about it.

Nagaokakyo is nearer Osaka-city than Kyoto-city.So, when I was a junior hugh school student,I would often go to Osaka to play with my friends.And,we can  go Universal Studio Japan with only 500yen by train!! We uset to go there after school.
 My hometown was a capital of Japan in 784. In 794,a capital was moved to Heiankyo(now, it is Kyoto -city). So, just ten years, Nagaokakyo was a capital.

Now,it has many famous fuctories. For example, TOYOTA,DAIHATU,MURATA Mgf.,National(MATSUSHITA) and so on.But,air doesn`t pollute.
Of course,it has many nature,too.

It continues to develop.I don't live there now, so I'll not be able to go around my hometown withouut losing my way.But I love my hometown very very much. Please come Nagaokakyo-city if you have a chance. Thank you.

About My Hometown

  Hello. I would like to talk about my hometown, Itayanagi. Itayanagi is one of the small town in Aomori.

  In Itayanagi, there is a famous treaty “Rinngo Marukaziri treaty”. Rinngo Marukaziri is to eat apples without paring. This treaty means the farmers in Itayanagi have to make apples consumers can eat in relief. The farmers must pay attention to how to use agricultural chemicals. Thanks to this treaty, food safety of consumers is kept.

  Itayanagi is hometown of many famous people. For example, Takamizakari and Kayoko Fukushi. Takamizakari is a sumo wrestler and Kayoko Fukushi is a marathon runner.

  I love Itayanagi. Please come to my hometown.

 Thank you for your reading.

15M1086 Risa Nomiya

Self Introducion

 Hello. My name is Risa Nomiya. I have lived in Aomori. My family is a father, a mother, an older brother and sister and me. I have three dogs. They are very cute. They are my healing. I had lived with my family, but I started a single life since this summer. So I must be careful not to oversleep.

 I belonged to a tea ceremony club in high school, but I’m a member of volleyball club now. I’m not unsuitable to a volleyball player, but I like volleyball very much.

 My hobby is singing songs. I often do karaoke with friends of mine and sing a lot of songs. It is very fun for me.

 Thank you for your reading.

15M1086 Risa Nomiya

About my hometown

Hello, I'd like to speak about my hometown.

My hometown is Yokohama in Kanagawa prefecture.

Yokohama is Japan's second large city and is the capital Kanagawa prefecture.

Yokohama has one of the world's largest china towns and preserves some former western residences.

I love Yokohama. This is because it is not more crowded than Tokyo, and I can do everything in Yokoham.

If you haven't been to Yokohama, please go to Yokohama.

About My Hometown

     My hometown is Itayanagi-machi Town in Aomori Prefecture. It's located between Mt. Iwaki and To-gawa River. And, it's famous for apples and Ringohi-matsuri Festival.

     25,000 ton of apples are produced. In other words, one person eats an apple made in Itayanagi-machi Town, when people eat apples as school lunch.

     Ringohi-matsuri Festival means townspeople's wish of harvest. The main of the festival is Ringo-Yamagasa. It's made of a lot of lanterns. And, they means delicious apples.

     Itayanagi-machi Town is a small town, but it's so interesting. Please visit my hometown!

About my home town

I am from Hirosaki.So , this town is my hometown. I love Hirosaki very much!

Hirosaki has a lot of wonderful point.

First, you can see a lot of beautiful cherryblossoms in spring.Thease cherryblossoms are the most

beautiful in the world.When I saw Thease cherryblossoms in first time,I was so moved that I cannot

say any word.

Second,Hirosaki has very very delicious apples. the apples may surprise you.

Finary,Hirosaki has very exciting carnival called Neputa.In summer,Neputa and a lot of peaple walk

around in this town. Neputa is very fantastic!

So,Hirosaki is very nice town!

Thank you,

About My Hometown

Hello, my name is Shoma Hara.

I will introduce about my hometown.

My hometown is Kanagi in Goshogawara city. It is famous for Osamu Dazai’s hometown.In winter, it is colder in Kanagi than in Hirosaki. And it is very windy there.

The winter is severe, but there is much nature in my hometown. In spring, many cherry trees bloom. In summer and fall, I hear the voice of frogs and insects every night. They make me relaxed. That is why I love Kanagi. Thank you.

About my hometown

  Hello! Today I will tell you about my hometown. 

  My hometown is Numazu in Shizuoka, and I had lived there since last year.

  There are two popular things in Numazu . Green tea and Himono. 

  Green tea is Japanese tea and its taste is bitter. I always drink it after eating dinner.

  Himono is Japanese food too and its taste is delicious. My family really love it, so I ate it fifth a week!

  Moreover there are many places to swim. I went to the sea and swimming every summer.

  If you are free,please come to Numazu!

  15M1005 Koigarash 

about my hometown

I'm from Aomori city.
There are many good point in Aomori.
So I will tell you about Aomori's very beautiful seasons and events.

In spring, many beautiful cerry blossoms bloom.
In summer, we can dance on "Nebuta" (it's Aomori's summer festival) .
Also we san see the fireworks at sea.
In summer, we can see the autumn leaves.
It's very very beatiful!
I'm impressed with the beauty every year.
In winter, it snows.
So winter festival are held every year!
Why don't you go to the festival this year?

I think Amori is very beautiful place.
Everyone, please come visit Aomori!


15M1050 Takuya Shimanaka

About my hometown

 Hello! I will introduce my hometown.

 My hometown is Aomori city. It is located in Aomori prefecture and faces the Gulf of Mutsu.

 In summer, Nebuta festival is held. It is very famous and one of Japan’s three greatest festivals. In this festival many people pull a huge lantern called Nebuta. People called Haneto perform dance steps and also crying out “rassera, rassera”. Both seeing and joining it are really fun!

  In winter, we have a lot of snow, so we can enjoy skiing. The snow scape is very beautiful.

 I think that Aomori city is nice place. So please visit here once!
Thank you for reading!

About my hometown

Hello,l'm Jin Arai.

I will tell tou my hometown Asaka in Santama.

First,Asaka has Garrison of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. 

When I was a junior high school student, I went there a lot of time and We were taught it  So, Children in my hometown are familiar with Self-Defense Forces .

Second, Big festival is held in Asaka.

The festival is called "Saikasai". Saikasai is famous for Yosakoi or Naruko. There are many many people in the day in which Saikasai is held !  

I love my hometown !

15m1003 Jin Arai

About My Hometown

Hello, I’m Masakazu Tobinai.

I would like to talk about my hometown .

I’m from Mutsu city in Aomori.

It’s located to the north of Aomori.

I will show two things about Mutsu city.

First, summer in Mutsu is sometimes cool under the influence of the wind called “Yamase.”

So we can spend a plesant summer.

But winter in Mutsu is very cold and has a lot of snow.

Therefore many people in Mutsu not try to go out to the outside.

Next, Mutsu has a mountain  called Osorezan.

It is one of the three major sacred places of Japan.

It is said to have a power to get the ghosts together.

Thank you

self introduction

 Hello. I'm Akira Saito. I'm from Ibaraki. My major is education but I won't be a teacher.
 I love soccer. I coach children in it. It's very difficult but very fun. I'm going to live in Spain because I want to learn soccer more and become a professional soccer coach.  So I'm learning Spanish. Before living in there, however, I have to learn soccer, medical, psychology and so on. That's why I have to do a lot of things.
 I love watching Kashiwa Reysol's games. Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional soccer team. Before moving in Hirosaki, I often went to watch their games. But I live in Hirosaki, I can't go to watch it. That's all my self introduction.

About my hometown

Today, I would like to talk about my hometown, Towada.

I’m from Towada city, Aomori. Towada became famous recently in an art museum. This museum is famous for horse made of the flowers in the entrance and art object of the big woman in the hall. In addition, the street named by “komakaidou” near this museum is famous for a cherry tree. It becomes full of the tourrists who came to look at a cherry tree and this museum in spring. There are many art object to make the street a part of this museum.

 Towada is also famous for various food. Garlic and the yam are the first amount of production in Japan. It is “barayaki” to be particularly famous in that. Barayaki is cooked by an onion and beef with salty-sweet sauce. Barayaki won the championship at B-1 grand prix of 2014.

 Please come to Towada and eat barayaki once!

Thank you for reading.

15M1024 Atsushi Ono

Self Introduction

Hello.I'm Shinsuke Sato.I'm from Miyagi.I like playing and watching soccer.I watch the game of Tottenham Hotspur whom I support on every weekend.I am so exited each time!I belong to soccer circle which has a practice every Sunday.I enjoy it.I want to play soccer even when I'm an adlut.I want to go to many countries,UK,America,Italy,India and so on.I want to experience and know a lot of things there.To do so,I'm studying English and I want to improve my English skills in this class.

About home town

  My home town is Towada city.It is located inland in the southeast of Aomori prefecture.
Surrounded by mountains in the west including Mt.Hakkoda.
Towada enjoys a beautiful and peaceful natural setting, a wide sky, an abundance of fresh water from Oirase River, and the field nurturing waters of the Inaoigawa River.
This city also famous for Kanchogay street！

   The city hosted the big event "B1 gland prix" in October 4-5.
B1 gland prix's "B" means to local brand .This event's purpose is to appeal local tasty gourmet and charm of the town to many people. The number of visitors this event  in two days was 33 million people although the city has a population of 63,593 !  Many Towada city people frome students to elderly participated in volunteer. 
    My favorite  spot is "Kanchogai-dori. 168 pine trees and 157cherry trees line this 36 meter-wide street extending for 1.1 km. In 1986, the street was selected as one of 100 best streets in Japan, and in 1992, it was also selected and included in the “New One Hundred Views of Japan.” The street is beautifully lit up both when the cherry blossoms come in full bloom in spring and during the Christmas holidays.  Please try to come in Towada！
Thank you .

    Akiko

    

About My Hometown

 This time, I'd like to talk about my hometown:Hanamaki. 

 Hanamaki is located almost in the center of Iwate Prefecture. The origin named Hanamaki is, according to one explanation, that Kitakami river's water shapes deep vortex and it makes the beautiful landscape of petals float on the water in the spring.

 Hanamaki is famous as the birthplace of Kenji Miyazawa. He loves this city perhaps because of its beautiful landscape, smell of wind and pleasant birds' twitters. His artistic sensibility was sophisticated by nature of this city.

               15m1047 Naoki Sato

Let me introduce my town

Hello. I'm Wataru Ishida.
I now live in Hirosaki, but I would like to introduce my hometown, Odate City. I was born and had lived there for 18 years.
Odate is located in north of Akita Prefecture. The population of Odate is about 70 thousand.
Though Odate isn't a big city, I can say that we are really relaxed and are able to get warm feelings. Also, there are many special products in Odate. For example, mage-wappa, Hinai chicken and local sake "Hokushika."
Don't ask me how attractive Odate is. Just come and see for yourself.
Thank you.

About My Hometown

 Let me introduce my hometown, Taketoyo.       

 Taketoyo is located in the northeast corner of Chita Peninsula  in southern Aichi Prefecture, bordered by Mikawa Bay to the east.The town has a population of about 45000 and the total area is about 26 ㎢. 

 There is a legend of Urashina Taro in Taketoyo. Urashina Taro is one of the Ryugu (Dragon Place) legends which appear all over Japan. The place name of 'Urashima', 'Ryugu', and 'Otohime Bridge' have remained in Taketoyo.

 The traditional industries in the town is the production of soy sauce, miso. There is a factory where soy sauce and miso are produced near my parents' house. Those are very dericious , so please try one.

 Taketoyo is also famous for 'Dashi festival'. To put it simply, 'Dashi' is a festival car. People draw 'Dashi' about the town. 'Dashi' is very powerful and cool. Please try come to  Taketoyo and take part in the festival!

 Thank you for reading.

Self I introduction

Hello. I'm Naoki Sato. Nice to meet you.

First, I'd like to talk about my hometown.I was born in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture. Hanamaki is famous for many many hot springs. I lived in nearly 20 years  this town, but I haven't been visited the 10 % of them yet. Hanamaki is a very town rich taste of the four season. It's time the golden 'Honami' are hanging their head soon.

Second, I will tell you about one of my favorite things. It's playing badminton. I'm a member of medical badminton club. I've played badminton since I was in junior high school. I want to practice it hard and become more powerful player. 

That's all my simple introduction. Thank you.

                                                 

About My Hometown

My hometown is Aomori city.It is located in the northest "Honsyu"that is the most largest island in Japan.It is very far from Tokyo,but we can come to Aomori from Tokyo and take four hours by bullettrain called "Sinkansen".Aomori has great nature.Especialy,I recomend you to see its sea,because it is very beautiful.There are a beach,a port,and places we can refresh.I really like to be exposed to the sea-breeze.Besides,Aomori has "Nebuta"Festival that is famous for all over the world.I assure you will be excited.
15M1071 Ryuichi Tonosaki

Self Introduction

Hello,my name is Chiharu Sasaki. I'm from Iwate,Hanamaki.
My major is education for become school nurse in Iwate.
I belong to track and field team,and I'm a team care taker. I really enjoy my club activity
My hobby is listening to music and radio,reading books example novels and comics.
My favorite group is "Perfume", techno pop dance unit.Their dance is so cool.
I don't have confidence in my English ability. But I like English.
I do try best in class, thank you.

about hometown

I am Keita Mikami.
I introduce my hometown.
I am from Hirosaki, but I lived in Kuroishi until 4 years old.
Kuroishi is next to Hirosaki.
Kuroishi is famous for Tsuyuyakisoba.
It's one of a local food in Kuroishi.
Tsuyuyakisoba is chow mein, but we pour soup.
It's delicious!
Kuroishi is the town where local food is deep-rooted.
Next, I introduce Hirosaki.
I live in Hirosaki from 4 years old.
Hirosaki is famous for Hirosaki castle.
In spring, we can see great cherry blossoms there.
In winter, a castle covered with snow is wonderful.
Hirosaki is the historical and traditional town.
I love my hometown.
In the future, I would like to work in my hometown.
Thank you.

Keita Mikami

self introduction

Hello.I am Riku Kirisawa.I am from Tomakomai in Hokkaido.
My birthday is January 13th.My hobbies are watching movies in Internet and playing tennis.
I had played for about 10 years when I was a high scool student.So I belong to two tennis circles,ALL STAR and NASA.
I also like reptiles without turtles.But I am not familiar with them,I like them.
I want to become speaking English better.
So I will do my best in this class.Let's study English together!

Thank you.

About hometown

My hometown is Sakado city. Sakado is a city with a population of about 100001 thousand people in the middle,Saitama Prefecture. It has developed as Saitama bed town. There are a lot of rice field near my house.I want to introduce some advantage of living in Sakado. Sakado don't have any sea,so fear of disaster is small in Sakado. And Sakado is close to Tokyo,so even as there is not much place to play in Sakado, it is possible to go to a great place if you go to Tokyo. Sakado is a good place. Please try to come once.

My introduction

Helo,my name is Shoma Hara.
I'm from Kanagi in Goshogawara city which is famous for Osamu Dasai's hometown.
I like listening to music and playing the guitar, so I belong to a light music club. Sound of guitars makes me relaxed. I'm trying playing thebass guitar from this year. I love bass guitar too.
I'm not good at English, so I want to speak English fluently.Thank you.

Self Introduction

 Hi,everyone! My name is Maya Suzuki. I'm a freshman at this university. I study English and Education in order to become a teacher.

 Recently, I'm into cooking. When I entered this university, I couldn't cook at all. However, now I can in its own way and enjoy it. My friend seems to love deep-fried chicken cooked by me. I'd like to try sweets cooking next. 

 I belongs to Eigoduke, in which you can enjoy English by games and activities, and CCC, in which you can communicate with many exchange students. They're fun. The members are very nice. I love both of them. So if you become interested in them, please ask me.

 

Self introduction

Hello.

I'm April Hikari Tsukuta.Nice to meet you.
I’m from Misawa city in Aomori and my birthday is August 16th.
I'm 19 years old.
My father is German and my mother is Korean.But I only speak japanese.

My hobbies are drawing pictures,listening to music,playing games and cooking.
In this university,I 'm majoring on art.
Also I belong to art club.I like drawing very much.I've been drawing pictures since I was little.
I want to get more knowledge about drawing and improve my skill.So I'll study hard.
I'm poor at writing and speaking English, but I'd like to do my best.

Thank you for reading.

Self-Introduction

Hello!

 My name is Chiori Miura. I have lived in Hirosaki since I was born. I was a Hirosaki Chuo high school student. My high school is located near our university. And it's across the road from Hirosaki Park,which is famous for thousands of beautiful cherry blossoms.We could enjoy seeing them every day. Puls,my name"Chiori(千桜里)" derives from Hirosaki Park's cherry blossoms! My mother loves Hirosaki,and she named me so.

 My hobby is using computer and I sometimes do programming on my computer.I can make simple web site.I'd like to make more complicated programs in the future.
 I'm working part-time job in a cramming school.I teach English to my students.It is sometimes very hard for me,but I really enjoy it and I want to be an English teacher. It will be useful for me.To be a good English teacher,I have to study English harder!I will do my best of it.

Thank you for reading!

 Hello,I was born and bred in Hirosaki city. Today I will write about how much I love my home town! I have two reasons why Hirosaki is a nice city.

 One is that it has fashnating events  for each seasons. For example The Sakura Festival for spring, The Neputa Festival and The Firework Festival of Iwaki river for summer, The  autumal tints for autamn,and The garden lantern with snow Festival. And in winter we can go skiing easily.

Citizens can feel the change of seasons through these events.

 The other reason is that there are many sweets shops in Hirosaki. I decide to go these shops for reward for my perseverance. 

 I am happy if you like Hirosaki city too!

 Thank you for reading.

about hometown

My hometown is Kashiwa, Chiba. There are a lot of shops and many customers in Kashiwa station, which is center area of Kashiwa. Kashiwa is often called "Shibuya in Chiba" . Kashiwa has an official character "Kashiwani", which is a crocodile. He is very cute!
  Chiba is famous for Tokyo Disney Resort,which is in Urayasu,but Kashiwa is not so near to Urayasu.
  I graduated from Fnabashi high school at Funabashi, Chiba. Funabashi is famous for "Funassy",who is a fairy of pears. My school is located near to Higashifunabashi Station and Funabashi Keibajo Station. Funabashi Keibajo Station is near to Lalaport Tokyo-bay, which is a big shopping mall. It takes less than thirty minutes to walk from my high school to the shopping mall. I often go there with friends, and enjoy shopping and seeing films.Thank you for reading.

 Hello, my name is Reina Odagiri. I was born and bred in Hirosaki city. Today I'm going to write about my       History of club activities.

 I was in track and field club from elementary school days to high school days. In high school I was a player of 400-meter hurdle. It's a very hard event. Actually I don't like doing practice, But I like to get the sence of accomplishment if I win and to be able to make many fliends in tournaments or training camps so I keeped up to be a player for 10 years. The reason why I quited was that I had got a pleasing result. The result was paticipating in The Tohoku Tournament.

 Now I am belong to Hirosaki Medical Rugby Football Club as a manager. We have various event after the club for example birthday paties, trips, and eating dinners together I spend very happy life thanks for our club members. Our club's goal is to get the first place in The East Japan Medical Rugby Football Tournament. Every members practice hard. I hope we get the title next year.

 Thank you for reading.

Self introduction

 Hello! My name is Kanako Ando. I'm from Aichi. My birthday is on September 12th. My zodiac sign is the Virgin and my blood type is A. My family consists of my father, mother, and younger brother.

 My favorite sports are volleyball and baseball. When I was a junior high school student and a high school student, I belonged to the volleyball club and practiced everyday. Now, I'm in the baseball club as a manager. It's fun doing club activities.

 In the future, I want to be a doctor. I'm interested in neurology. I'm aiming to be a doctor who understand the suffering of the patients. Although it is not easy to be a good doctor, I want to try my best to study at this university.

 Thank you for reading.

about hometown

Hello, I will introduce about my hometown, Osaka. Have you ever been to Osaka? Osaka has many spots to visit, Osaka Castle, Universal Stadio Japan, Kaiyukan aquarium, Shinsaibashi, and so on. Osaka also has unique tasty food, Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki. I like these food very much.

By the way, Osakan, people who live in Osaka, speak their own dialect called "Osaka-ben". "Osaka-ben" is highlighted by words and phrases that have special meanings found only in the Kansai area. Now I'd like to introduce one of my favorite "Osaka-Ben". That is " Shaa-nai". This phrase has many meanings. Its most common usage is when someone is resigned to the fact that something will not turn out as expected. As in "so-ka, sorya shaa-nai na," the speaker is reluctantly admitting resignation, or "I see. That's the way it goes." Not easily translated into English, shaa-nai is closer in meaning and feeling to "que sera sera" in Spanish. It has a positive feeling that looks forward to tomorrow. So I like this word so much.
That's all what I want to let you know about my hometown Osaka. Thank you for reading.

self-introduction

I am Keita Mikami.
I am from Hirosaki.
I am 19 years old.
First,I belong to baseball club.
I have played baseball for 10 years.
I am a shortstop.
I like sports.
Next,I am interested in history.
I like the World Heritage.
For example,Kern Cathedral.
Thank you.

self introduction

Hello!

My name is Hiroaki Nakata.I graduated from Hiroski highschool.

I have a hobby which is playing badminton.I have played badminton for 6years.Sometimes，I play badminton with my friends.

I am not good at speaking Englishvery well.When I was highschool student, Englishclass is hard for me.

So,I wont to be an good English speaker.

please make my English fluently.

thank you！

15M1079 Hiroaki Nakata.

Self Introduction

     Hello.My name is Yutaro Ashida. I was born in Itayanagi in Aomori, and now I live alone in Hirosaki.  I'm nineteen years old. I belong to kendo club in Hirosaki University.
     My hobbies are reading books and doing kendo. Books are very interesting. Especially, I like detective storys. Now I read "A Written Challenge Of Kyoko Okitegami" written by Nishio Ishin. Also, kendo is opportunity to make friends. So, I want to continue to do it as possible as I can.
     My dream is to be a doctor. In the future, I will need English. So I study it in the class.

15M1002 Yutaro Ashida 芦田雄汰朗

Self introduction

 Hello, everyone! My name is seina okuzaki. I'm nineteen years old. I was born in Aomori. I went to Aomori high school. Now, I'm a student of Hirosaki university.
 My hobbies are listening to music and making sweets. When I listen to music, I can relax. Making sweets is very fun for me. I like eating sweets, so I eat them I made. Also, I give them to my friends.
 I belong to a tennis club. I started it this April, so I can't play it well yet. But, I practice it to be a good player.
 My dream is being  a doctor. I want to help  many sick people. To grant a dream, I'm going to study hard!
 Thank you for reading!

Self introduction

  My name is Miu Kanbayashi. I'm from Chiba. I graduated from Funabashi high school, at Funabashi   city. Noda Yoshihiko, who was the prime minister, have come from the school.
   I belong to a softtennis club. however, I was in the brass band club in elementary school and junior high school, and I was in the chorus club in highschool. So I have never played sports. I have a
lot of things which I go throwgh for the first time every time.
  I have not any hobby especially, so I want to have a “Nabe party” many times this winter.Thank you  for reading.

My Introduction

  Hello,my name is Koigarashi. I came from  Numazu in Shizuoka. I was in the kendo club at high school,so I belong to kendo club at Hirosaki university. 

  My hobby is fishing.I go fishing with my friends twice a month,and cook the fish in my house.

  I want to learn medical science in the college school,because I want to be a good doctor like my father.Therefore,I study hard and spend a great time in this college.

  

Self Introduction

Hello.
I'm Ryuichi Tonosaki.I'm a member of soft tennis club.I have played it 4years.I hate practicing it,(because it makes me tired.)but playing tennis with my friends is very fun!
I have experienced going abroad twice.One of them is trip to Australia with my cousin.Then I had experienced Christmas in foreign country.The other is homestay in NewZealand when I was eleven grade.The countries I went are Oceania,and I thought they resembled Japan.
I want to go abroad in the university life.
I want to speak fluently till end of this class.
15M1071 Ryuichi Tonosaki

Self Introduction

Hello Ｉ'm hideyo shingai

l'm from kangawa prefecture.

I am married and I have a daughter. 

Now,I live alone in Hirosaki

I begin to play boxing from Aprile

I realized English is important,so I try to master English.

I'm looking foward to studying English with you

self-introduction

Hello!
I'm Wataru Ishida.
I'm from Odate in Akita.
I want to introduce three things about me.
First, I belong to racing ski club. Though I'm not good at skiing yet, I practice hard to be a good ski  player.
Second, I like watching animations. Especially, I love ‘’Sword Art Online, SAO‘’ and ‘’GUILTY CROWN.‘’ If you have a favorite animation, please tell me.
Third, I joined track and field club in my high school days, so I like to run. I want to be a fast runner.

Nice to meet you.

Self Introduction

Hello！

I’m Masakazu Tobinai.

I like listening to classical and pop music.

I play the keyboard in light music club

called "Medical Cool Quartet".

I can play not only the keyboard but also the sax.

Therefore I want to play it in next live.

I like sports , too.

Especially , I’m good at skiing .

But I couldn’t ski last year because I studied hard.

So I would like to ski this year！

I’m not good at speaking English ,

but I will work hard！

Thank you

Self introduction

Hello!

I'm Jin Arai.

Now,I belong in racing ski club.

I can't ski well, but I practice hard and I want to be good at skiing very well !

When I was junior high school student, I belonged in swimming club.

So, I like swimming very much. 

And also I like running. I run everyday!

I'm poor at speaking English .

But, l will do my best !

I'm looking forward to your class.

Thank you.

Self introduction

 Hello, I'm Akie Kakiuchi. I'm from Osaka. I belong to rugby football club as a manager. The rules of rugby are very difficult for me. I don't understand all of the rules yet. But I'm interested in rugby so much. I try hard to support the team to win games everyday. I like all members of this club activity. We spend long time together after club activity, having a dinner, holding a birthday party, and having a great trip. Thanks to them, I'm happy everyday.
 By the way I like to have a trip. I went to Kyoto and Hakata this summer, and went to Tokyo Disney Sea last week. I enjoy eating lots of delicious food during trips.
 My dream is to be a pediatrician, a doctor for children, to get married to a great man, to have 2 or 3 children and a dog, and to live a happy life with all of the people around me.
 Thank you for your reading.

Self Introduction

  Hello！I'm Akiki Okita.
I'm a member of golf club.
I started to play golf  frome this spring,so I cannot play it well yet.
Playing golf is difficult..,but it is a lo of fun!
I intend to practice hard to play golf more fun.
  I'm poor at speaking and writing English but I'd like to do my best!
Thank you.

Self Introduction

Hello.
I'm Ryohei Matsumoto. I'm a member of rugby football club. I played basketball when I was at high school so I cannot do it well yet. I intend to practice hard and want to be a good player. playing rugby is exciting,but watching rugby is also exciting.If you are interested in rugby, let's watch Rugby World Cup.

Self Introduction

Hello!I'm Ayano Senda. I came from Nagaokakyo-city,Kyoto Pre..I was a Rakuhoku highschool student.

 I play volleyball about three times a month.I started to play volleyball from 8 yeras old.So,I have played it for more than 10 yeras. Playing villeyball is a lot of fun!! I love volleyball very much.

And, I love listening to music.My favorite singer is Mao Abe,Flower,E-girls,Kana Nishino.However, recently,I have been lestening to Mao Abe.Her lyrics inspire me to achieve my goal.

I want to make more friends in this class.So, please speake to me!

Thank you.

Welcome to Fall Semester 2015 students!

This semester I have two sections of the class that was formerly known as English 3B (advanced composition) for which I created this blog. Welcome aboard, Thursday and Friday morning classes! Since you'll be sharing this blog I hope you'll take some time to get to know each other and exchange greetings and comments with each other.

I'm Professor Philips and I teach this class. You can find my campus website here, but I haven't updated it in a long time. You'll find links to other sites that might help you with your English on the side of this blog itself, as well as on the links section of my website. Please take some time to study what earlier classes have posted on the blog to familiarize yourself with the blog and the kinds of things I assign you to post about in this class. This is your blog now, so feel free to post messages.

I'm a historian by training and inclination, and I've published lots of articles and written or edited several books, but I have several hobbies as well. I like chess, photography, cooking and nature. Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican and Greek and different African cuisines are among those I especially like. American music is a special love of mine, but I also enjoy European, Indian and African musics. Writing is part of my job as a historian and I love good writing. Some of my own writing is on my website, and some of my academic writing is available at academia.edu or google scholar. I have two grown children and a wife in Akita I try to see when I can. Don't ask how old I am, but I'll face mandatory retirement in a few years.

As I explained to you in the class, my main research focus is on Africa, especially Islamic Africa. Here I am talking to an elderly gentleman who helped me a lot with some research I did in Nigeria.

I want to mention something I forgot to mention for the Friday class, too. I have to be somewhere Friday, so class is cancelled for Friday the 9th of October. I'll see you all at the next class, though, and of course your blog assignment is still due. Maybe I should start posting the blog assignments on the blog so that you'll have to visit the blog more regularly. Comments and suggestions about that are welcome. 

I hope you enjoy the class and learn a lot of English. Remember to practice writing every day! 

Self introduction

I'm Tatsumi Korehiro.You may hear my family name "Korehiro" for the first time. I think this family name is very rare in Japan.
I am usually called "Weather Boy" by my friends because I love weather, climate and meteorology too much. If you see a boy who takes pictures about the sky in Hirosaki university, it may be me.
I made a circle about weather, "Weather circle WBG ～Weather Boys and Girls～"
If you interested in it, please ask me!

Thank you.

My introduction

Hello! My name is Atsushi Ono.

Now, I belong to basketball club. I play basketball from a fourth grader. Playing basketball is very fun and let's play with me!

My hobby is listening radio. I hear all night nippon and TBS JUNK in particular. My most favorite program is banana moon gold! It is very very fun! Also, when my mail is read, I am very happy!
If you are interested in radio, I introduce my recommend radio for you.

I'm looking forword to your English class.
Thank you.

self introduction

Hello!
I'm Takuya Shimanaka.

Now,I belong in rugby football club.
Did you watch the rugby world cup 2015 games?
I was really impressed the game "Japan vs south Africa"!
When I was college student,played rugby for the first time.
I really enjoy playing rugby now!
If you are interested in rugby,let's talk with me!

I'm looking forward to your class!
Thank you.

Here's the embedded form of that last music video

Click "share" beneath the video, then "embed". Copy what you find and paste it to the blog:

embed Music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes





 I like this music video. I don't understand means of the lyrics enough, and exactly what the group is like. However, when I watched it, I feel it is cool and fanny.
 This time, I searched the Internet for this group Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and I knew some of them a little.
 First, they received the Grammy 2014.
 Second, they sometimes express social problems in their works.
 Anyway, this music video makes me funny, and positive.
 I want to watch and hear other works of them, and I want to know them more.

My major

My major is Japanese. I have studied Japanese since I was a college graduate.It has passed six years.In 2013,I was lucky to be recommend for admission to Dalian University of Technology to continue my major as a graduate student.It usually takes three years for an academic graduate student in China.It’s the second year for my curriculum.

In fact, my major,Japanese is short for the linguistic and literature of Japanese. When asked that  what’s your major,I am always liking to say”Japanese”.The asking people is usually surprised and confused,saying”That’s all?”.

How to answer the question? I could say”YES!”.Because everything I have learned from my major is closely related to Japanese. Maybe, in many people’s opinion,language isn’t a major,it’s just a tool of communication. 

      

In other hand,I also want to answer it as “NO!”My major is not only learning how to talk with Japanese,but also consist of the essential things about this language. For instance,the linguistic theory,the origin and historical development of Japanese. From these points,we can study the similarity in two or three language and the essence in linguist.

Besides, the literature of Japanese,which is also my favourite ting about Japanese.The literature of Japanese,also has an important position in the literary world.There are some famous writers,who received the Nobel Prize of Literature in Japan.My favorite Japanese writer is Mulakami Haruki.He has written many works,such as<Norwegian Wood>,<1Q84>.It’s so pity that he always slipped the Nobel Prize,but which has no influence on his notability.From the most of Japanese literature, you can discover the “biyisiki”,which is an aesthetic sense in Japanese people.Just like the word of ”sakura”,it was used to show the feelings of character in many Japanese novel.The falling”sakura” could also express desolate beauty,which is a part of beauty in Japanese’s heart.

     

In conclusion, Japanese isn’t an easy major.

Golden week

On golden week,I had an amazing journey with my friends who coming to Japan from China.We rent a car,setting out from hirosaki and arriving at senndai. In the trip,I was responsible for translation as a guide.There are six people in my group,but only I can speak japanese.Thus,I had so much work to do either before or on the passage of the journey.For example,before the golden week,I had finished the trip plan.To make a good schedule,I searched what is the great spot on internet and read many guide book.Before the final plan,I had made many courses about the trip.On the passage of the journey,I had to introduce some information about sports for my friends,and if there are any questions,I had to answer it to them.So that,I was so busy with my work in the journey.

Though,I seemed to be a busy guide,I also enjoyed almost natural and human landscapes in the northeast of Japan.For instance,the world heritage forest— Shirakami mountain.The Shirakami mountain range has the world's vastest beechwood forest. It still retains old-growth forests and was registered as a Natural World Heritage Site in 1993. We enjoyed the fantastic view from the popular local "Gono Line" that passes through the base of the Shirakami mountain range and explore the mystical Juniko.

On the journey,I enjoyed many beautiful landscapes and ate much delicious food,of course I practise my japanese.

Self introduction

self introduction

 My name is Sun Lin. I come from Dalian university of technology, which is located in Dalian, China. My major is japanese. And now I’m studying here as an exchange  student for one year.My hometown is Qingdao,a very beautiful tourism city.

 I will introduce myself by six words .

The first one is “apple”.The apple is my favourite fruit. It’s very delicious and has much nutrition with vitaminC. There are not only sweet ones but also sour ones. Of course, I like the sweet ones. I like eating an apple when I’m not so happy. That has become my habit. I think apples seem to have a smiling face with its red colour. I just hope to be like an apple and always keep a smile on my face and sweetness in my heart to everybody and everything everyday in my life.  Actually, before I came to hirosaki, I didn’t know that Hirosaki is famous for its apples. Maybe, it is fate that I came here.

The next one is “spring”.Spring is my favourite season. I think it also can describe my personality. Summer is so hot and glows with enthusiasm. Winter is so cold. Autumn seems to make people disappointed with the falling leaves. But spring is a moderate season. It is full of vitality and filled with hope.

The third one ,I wii use “journey”.I like journeys because I like to discover new things that I didn’t previously know. I think it can make my life more colourful and varied, which is why I decided to come to Japan. Not only to improve my Japanese, but also to broaden my outlook.

The tea is my favorite drink. Maybe many people like coffee or cola, but I just like tea very well because of its delicate smell. I also like the process of making tea.

I have some special skills. I have been practicing calligraphy since I was a child. At first, I didn’t like to study it, and I was just forced to do it by my father. But I found that I can keep clam when practicing it. I began to like it gradually. It’s also one of the traditional art forms of Chinese culture. I’m very happy I didn’t give up calligraphy, and now I am proud of this skill.

I also like skating. I think there are not words to describe the feelings when I am skating on ice. It’s so exciting and free, just like a bird in the sky. The calligraphy seems to be still, but skating is moving.I think it is important to make a connection between movement and stillness in one’s life for these two elements balance out each other and bring about harmony.

My hometown—Qingdao

My  hometown

My hometown is Qingdao,which located in the southeast part of Shandong Province.It is a beautiful seaside city with clear air and enchanting sea view. This city,surrounded by the Yellow Sea on two sides, has the largest bathing beach in Aisa. In the media , Qingdao was usually described as a bright and colorful picture which formed by the red roofs,green trees,blue sea,and azure sky.

100 years ago,Qingdao was just a little fishing village.But now,it has improved to be an important international city in China.Surrounded by the sea on three sides,Qingdao attracts many tourists with its charming seascape. Some famous sights like the Zhan Bridge,WuSi Square,Mt.LaoShan,all of these will help you know the city.Just walking on the sand and listening to the surf breaking on the beach,you will become enjoyable.

Qingdao is not only famous for its tourism ,but also for its international  trade.The city is the home of the famous Qingdao Beer and the enterprise Hair.They make Qingdao become more well-known in the world.In summer,the Qingdao international Beer Festival is held by the city.You can drink Qingdao Beer and have the seafood with your friends there.

 

In cooperation with the Beijing Olympic Games 2008,Qingdao held the sailing competition in 2008.This great event brings a great opportunity for this charming city to walk towards the whole world.

10 Minute history of English

Here's "The History of English in Ten Minutes" I mentioned in today's class:

My Golden Week

 This could really be the most boring and unhealthy golden week that I've ever had.

 Everyday I woke up at 8 and to start off the day I would switch on my laptop to watch two nba playoff games the same time as I had breakfast, which was also my lunch. After that I would take a nap till 4pm and then listen to some music or play some stupid games on my cellphone while I was still in bed. And when I was finally too hungry to continue, which was usually around 6:30, I would cook my dinner and eat while watching a Japanese TV drama about samurai, which was actually not completely boring. Then I would play video games for hours until I got exhausted and after setting my alarm clock to 8 for the next morning again I would go to bed to end my meaningless day knowing it would be exactly a same day tomorrow. Every single morning was like ‘here we go again’ and I couldn't even tell the date.

 But I guess I did have a pretty good rest.

Golden Week

 I spent almost the whole Golden Week with my best friend Jiangjun in college life. She came to Japan as an exchange student as well. She came to Hirosaki from Tokyo.

 We spent the whole week cooking and watching movies together. We both have come to Japan for half a year. And we missed Chinese Food very much. Although the Japanese Food is also very delicious, we still not are accustomed to it very well. So we decided to make the most traditional food of China----dumplings by ourselves.

 Making dumplings is a hard work. The first step is making covers. Of course you can buy them in a supermarket, but it is too tough to stick them. The covers made by hands are very soft. The second step is making stuffing. I like the dumplings of leeks and eggs.

The third step is wrapping. After these three steps, you can put the raw dumplings into boiling water. When it is cooked, you can eat them. But you should be careful not to be scald, because it is very hot.

Hometown

My hometown is Anshan, which is located in the central part of Liaoning Province. The longest distance from north to south is 175 kilometers and the wide distance from west to east is 133 kilometers.

There are three key words about Anshan, steel, bolder, and pears.

The first one is steel. Since The Han Dynasty, there is a record of mining ironstone in Anshan. And the biggest factory in Anshan, Anshan Steel Factory, was built by the same time when The People's Republic of China was built. The intra-city of Anshan is divided into four districts by railway. And the west area in Anshan, one of the four districts, is almost the factory. The factory brings Anshan not only very big economics benefits but also make the air polluted. My family lived near the railway, so it is near to the factory too. I am very worried my parents’ health when I see the polluted smoke flying from the big chimneys. I will let my parents move to another place after I decide my work place.

The second key word is bolder. The biggest joss made of bolder is in Anshan. It is 5.23 meters tall. I have seen the joss by my eyes, and it’s amazing. Around the temple, where the joss is located, there are lots of mountains. Although it is polluted in west area, the east of Anshan is full of mountains. It is said that there are 999 peaks in this resort, so the resort is called of Thousand Mountain Resort. A lot of people who are interested in climbing mountain from everywhere rushed to Anshan every summer. I would like to see the scenery from the top of mountains, but I don’t want go outside in hot weather, so nearly every summer, I hide in my room and eat ice-cream and be fatter and fatter.

 The last one is my favorite, pears. The pears are named Nanguo Pear. They are so delicious that you can smell them when you enter the room even without seeing them. Nanguo pears are smaller than ordinary pears, and you can buy it only in Anshan. No other city is the Nanguo produced. It tastes not only sweet but also a little sour. You would like to have another one after you have one, and then never want to stop having them.

 Anshan is not a big city like Shenyang, so it is not so convenient and crowded. But I like it very much, though it is polluted very much. I think this is the mystery of hometown. You may not satisfied with it and complain about it but nothing can stop you from coming back. In my opinion, everyone has special emotions about his hometown where he was given birth to. 

Self-introduction

My name is JiangMing. I was born on 14th February in 1994. My father always says I was the best Valentine's Day gift that he got from my mother ever.

My parents are just ordinary people and don’t have much money, but we live a very happy life. They never force me to do anything but always ask for my consent before they make some big decisions. Just like my father, I am open-minded, quick in thought and very humorous. And like my mother, I am sensible, industrious and good at cooking.

When I was 12 years old, at which time I was just a little girl, my parents decided to send me to a private school in another city. From that time, I began my in-residence life which meant I could go home only weekends or when there was a holiday or vacation. It was really a hard time for me. I missed home so much that I cried in my quilt every night at the beginning. But soon I accustomed to it. The in-residence life did make me independent and learn to solve problems by myself. Until now, I have been lived in school for nearly 10 years.

　Granted, before I went to the college I have spent much time in studying in the front 6 years. So I try to make my college life more abundant in the later 4 years. I often worked as a volunteer in unities to take care of the aged whose daughters or sons were not beside. And sometimes I went to the seashore to pick up rubbish with other volunteers. Besides these outdoor activities, I also used to do some indoor activities, like calling my friends to play badminton in gym or gathering to watch a movie. My favorite movies are fiction movies or action movies. I am a little poor at remembering foreigners’ faces and names, so in the class I said NO when was asked that who my favorite actor was. But after I went home, I inquired my favorite movies and then I found my favorite actors and actress, their names are Jason Michael Statham, Robert Downey Jr., Angelina Jolie, and Anne Hathaway et cetera. Strictly, I was not fascinated with them; I loved the characters they acted in the movies.

 Before I studied Japanese, I was good at English especially in high school. But in college, when I learn more Japanese grammar, I forgot English grammar more. That is such a sad thing. And the worst thing is that when I want to speak Japanese now, I always think of English; when I try to express myself in English, Japanese always comes out to disturb me. I always feel excruciating these time.

My wish for next 2 months is that I can improve both two languages and speak them out fluently in the appropriate time. 

Hometown

 My hometown is Dalian, a coast city in the north east of China. It’s a modern but crowded city with a population of 7 million and lots of tall buildings. The pace of life here is pretty fast and there are always traffic jams. But also there are many beautiful squares and other places of entertainment. So basically, Dalian is a thriving city of noise and excitement.

 One thing I really love about Dalian is the climate. It’s never too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. And because of that a great number of outsiders have chosen to settle down in Dalian, which actually improves the local economic development. Dalian has four distinct seasons and personally I find Dalian most attractive in summer. Almost every summer my family and I would go to the sea and swim. The dazzling sunlight, the hot sand, the sound of waves and the smell of barbecue, everything just makes you feel so alive.

 Dalian is also a nice city for tourism. If you love animals, you can always go to the city zoo which has a large variety of animals including pandas, or you can watch a dolphin show in a polar marine animal museum. If you’re interested in architecture, the Russian street might be worth seeing. And if all you want is to try some decent local food, there are restaurants that serve some really serious seafood which you just can’t miss. What’s more, we’ve got some interesting local festivals such as the Chinese international beer festival and the fashion festival. During beer festival, which is held in summer once a year, guests can enjoy all kinds of beers and snacks while watching performances. The fashion festival on the other hand is mainly about showing well-designed clothes alone with performances which I have to admit could be kind of boring.

 Most natives of Dalian are passionate and hospitable. If you ask them the way to a place and it’s not far, the chances are they’re going to lead you there, or at least give you a detailed description to make sure you can get there. People of Dalian are usually simple and honest which sadly makes them bad businessmen, which is also why most rich people in Dalian are actually from other cities and sometimes the fact that these people are slowly taking over the city really bothers me. But who knows, maybe at the end of the day, these things won’t matter after all.

 And here are some pictures of Dalian.

Self-introduction

 Hi, my name is Sun Yibo. I’m a senior college student majored in mechanics and Japanese from Dalian University of Technology in China. However, I’m now studying mechanics in Hirosaki University in Japan as an exchange student, which has truly been a fantastic experience so far. And though my major seems to have everything to do with math and physics, I have to admit that I find myself even more interested in words other than figures or mathematical notations. And the reason why I ended up with mechanics and Japanese was that I believed I could just learn English by myself anyway, which obviously didn't turn out as my expectation. So now, my goal is to improve both my English and Japanese as much as I could.

 Life in China as a student could be a little boring because the intense competition just kind of forces you to keep studying all kinds of stuff in school, no matter you have interests or not. But luckily, I still keep a few hobbies to entertain myself such as basketball, which I can’t really say I’m good at. Basically it’s just for fun and to keep fit both physically and mentally, as I find playing basketball a pretty good way to get all my negative emotions out of my system. I also joined a school basketball club in Hirosaki University, which was supposed to be relaxing instead of tiring. 

 Besides basketball, I’m also a big fan of music. I love all kinds of music, country and R&B especially. I even have this Karaoke software on my cell phone, with which I could record my own singing. But then the fact is I’m not really good at singing, which is why I’m usually just an audience everytime I go to Karaoke with my friends. If only I had a better voice, I probably would be a street singer, which is the closest lifestyle I can think of to freedom and happiness. 

 There is not really much to say about my family. Just like most Chinese of my age, I don’t have any sibling because of the law. I’m not exactly the most outgoing type of person but I do have a few friends that I can share things with. My life has never been adventurous since I tend not to aim high or take unnecessary risks. To me, making decisions has always been about keeping things in balance and avoiding extremes. After all, extremes could be dangerous.

 Ok, that should cover most about me and thanks for reading all my nonsense.

My hometown

 I had never moved out from my hometown, Sapporo, for eighteen years. So, I know some attraction of there.
 Sapporo is surrounded by small mountains and hills. I like the views from those mountains and hills. For example, the scenery of Sapporo from the top of Mt. Maru (円山） is one of the most beautiful scenery, I think. Mt. Maru is 225 meter high, so it's easy to hike there. Some wild birds that inhabit there are fed by some hiker, and get used to people. Last January, I went up there with my friend, and it's a very exciting memory for me.
 Other than that, when I lived there, I had been to many places and events by myself, or with my friends or family.For instance, Odori park, the central municipal city  library, Sapporo station, some festivals be held at a park or a shrine, and so on.
 I love my hometown because, I have many memories in there.

Happy 10th anniversary, blog!

The class is no longer called English 3B, but Advanced English B, and the students don't seem scared of computers or the Internet anymore, but it's still the same class and still the same blog for 10 years today. Welcome new students, and I hope you have a good time and learn something in this semester's English composition class. Please take some time to read old blog posts first. -JP http://iiibclassblog.blogspot.jp/2005/04/welcome.html

Self introduction

 Today, I would like to talk about myself.
 My name is Miki Tooyama. I'm going to be 20 years old next month. (My birth day is May 5th.) I'm from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and I major in law at faculty of humanities.
 Also, I join two volunteer circles. Both of them have some kinds of activities that get involved with kids. For example, teaching math for a primary school child, playing with children at a park, and doing simple science experiments with them. These are interesting for me, and I enjoy all those activities.
 By the way, I have some hobbies. For instance, listening to music, singing a song, reading books, watching films, eating, and so on. Especially, I like listening to music very much. It makes me relax and happy. I want to know many kinds of music, because I like the moment that I come across a cool music.
 Thank you for reading my self introduction.Nice to meet you.