Blog Assigmment #67 by Ayaka

Today's theme is Challenges! My challenge is make an active effort to talk to American.I couldn't understand English very well,so I was a little afraid that I talked in English.I came to be able to talk now than before but I still don't talk very much.The study abroad is only two week.I have to talk a lot! Latery,I talk with a roommate well.She came to see our dance in I Fes.In I fes,I talked with the people of many countries.When before I coming here,I said, I make fifty friends.I could make many friends.I want learn English and other country's culture.So It is very good for me that I could make friends with the people of other countries.I have to learn more.I want to keep trying to improve myself.

Blog Assignment #67 by Tsukina

I really wanted to learn American culture and wented to learn English grammar. When I live in Japan, I loved America, because America is attractive. For example everything is colorful and pop. I love there things. But it was just my image maybe these are different from my image I think. Some my images were different from real, but almost all my images are real. I can find these point because I live in America.

Also my English grammar was so bad, because I didn't study hard. Also I didn't know how to study English. After I came here, I have studied basics English grammar. My English class helped my English grammar also. My goal is to study correct English grammar and become good English speaker. I am not good English speaker yet. So I have to study English more and more. 

Blog assignment #67 by Ayana

Hello. I want to write about my two challenges which I had to overcome this semester. I try to talk with other people who does not know about him. I think most of Japanese is to be afraid of strangers. I am a person whom it is easy for to become bashful in front of strangers. I try to read the paper which is written in English. I like to read in English. I am not like to read English. It was so different from Japanese. Kanji is easy to suggest to relate a meaning of a word to a word of an unknown meaning. I sometimes strain the meaning of a word. I think that it is important to guess the meaning of unknown words from the context. I had a great time here. I will never forget what happen here. I want to keep it in my mind.

Blog Assignment #67 by Kanae

Today, I’m going to write about two challenges that I had to overcome this semester.
Firstly, I had to understand English. I came to America to learn English and to know American culture. I’m the worst at English, so I want to develop my English ability while I’m in America. I was able to accomplish it a little. I think that I’m able to understand English better in comparison with I had just come to America.
Secondly, I had to get over being shy. Many Japanese are shy. Of course I’m shy, too. I thought that I talked to many people, because I get over being shy. However, I’m still shy. I’m told a lot that I’m shy. It was hard to talk to many people for me, but I was able to talk with some people, so I had some new friends at UAFS. It’s pleasant to talk with people who isn’t Japanese! It was very interesting to felt the difference with Jaoanese. I was able to enjoy this semester very much!

Blog assignment #67 by Akari

I think I'm not shy in Japan but I'm shy in America. American people are not shy so they speak a lot and they speak loud voice. So I think my challenge is speaking English more. I hadn't my roommate so I hadn't more opportunity than other international students. But I made friends at cab camp so I should have talked many times! 

I also have to study English grammar and vocabulary. I can't speak English well because I haven't confidence. So I have to study English more and I want to have confidence. I I studied English slang this semester so it become my part of confidence. I want to study more. 

I went to the church on Sunday last weekend. This was my first time to visit the church. I didn't know the church is near here so I wanted to go to the church more! Because the church is good place to learn American culture,English,and conversation. People who visit the church are very kind so I could talk many things. 

Blog Assignment #67 by Sai

I am going to write about my challenges. I was shy when I came in the America, but I thought that I became not shy. I thought that I became talk a lot. I was silent in japan. I seldom talk myself in japan. I have some friends in university. I hear the talk in many cases. However, I couldn’t hear the talk someone, because I could not understand the talk. So, many people asked some question for me, then I have to answer question. There are many opportunity since I answered for question. I thought I became not shy. And, I became laud voice when I talk with people. I was small voice when I talk or announce something, but American were very big voice when we talk. In cafeteria, there are many American were big voice to talk. We couldn’t hear the talk, sometimes. I thought I overcome two my challenges.

Blog Assignment #67

Topic	Challenges! (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Friday, November 21, 2014
Assignment	What are two challenges you had to overcome this semester? How did you overcome them? Did somebody help you overcome them? How long did it take you to overcome those challenges? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #66 by Ayaka

Today was I Fes! I really enjoyed I Fes.We danced three times in I Fes.I looked forward to I fes.We danced So-ran bushi and AKB. I also enjoyed practice of the dance.I met many people.I interested in other country,so I visited other country's booth.There were a lot of booth.For example,England,Vietnam,France,Korea ,Brazil,Scotland,Mongolia,Thailand and others.I took a picture with the people who wore traditional clothes.Traditional clothes is so nice.Yukata also very nice traditional clothes.I watched other country's traditional dance.All country was very nice.I enjoyed to watch.I like I Fes.International exchange is important.I was glad that there were the people who was interested in Japan.

Blog Assignment #66 by Sai

I am going to write about iFest. I joined iFest today. I was dancing three times. First, ACE student was 1^st performance. I didn’t felt nervous, because we practiced a lot of time. I thought that Tsukina is very talented. She is good at dancing. She is very cool. First performance was success, but I had little mistake in second performance. Third performance had no mistake. I could revenge for second time. When we finished second performance, I ate lunch. I ate pizza and cheese talt. It was very good. I love cheese. Sometimes, I took people who wear traditional closes. I like Korean traditional clothes. I thought that it looks like Orihime and Hikobosi. It was remained Tanabata in July.  I ate cuba’s snack. It was banana tips, but taste like potato tips. It was good. I drunk vitamin coffee. I don’t like bitter taste, but Giau gave me sweeter coffee. I could drunk it. Today was very fun!

Blog assignment #66 by Ayana

Hello. I want to write about iFest. It was held at the campus center. There are many people in there. I performed dances. It was so hard. It was tough because of muscle pain. I didn't want to work today because of terrible abdominal pain. I went many places. I had a great time. We took many pictures. Many people wear colorful folk costumes. The kimono is the representative traditional costume of Japan. But, we wear yukata. The kimono is so heavy to carry here. It cannot dance when we wear it. That cloth is too thick. I ate many things. I drank many kinds of tea. It was so great. I want to drink it again. We talked many people. I can learn many things. I think this event is the best I had ever been. If I could want to stay longer and do it again. I will never forget about what happens today.

Blog Assignment #66 by Kanae

Today, I participated in iFest. I really enjoyed that! There were a lot of booths of various countries there, and there were a lot of people who wore own traditional costume. Those traditional costumes were very beautiful. I especially like kilt! The kilt is traditional costume of Scotland. I think that the cloth of tartan check is pretty. In addition, I like the tone of the bagpipe. It’s awesome! However, today, I was not able to hear it. That’s too bad. I took him who wore kilt! I took a lot of pictures with person who wore traditional close. These became my treasure! I was so happy! All booths were interesting. It was good because I was able to experience the cultures of many countries. It was wonderful that there was such an opportunity. We danced there three times. I didn’t laugh well, but I was able to show the result of that practice. I felt relieved! When I dance next, I have to laugh!

Blog assignment #66 by Akari

I enjoyed the iFest very much!! I took pictures with many traditional people. 

I danced with Oberlin friends. I practiced with friends long time so I was very happy to dance on stage. I was really happy everuone said good job! We'll dance one more time so I'll practice today. 

I saw many country's booses. I like many countries so I was very excited. I m interested in Korea. So I was happy to see real timachogori. And I also interested in Thailand. In tailand, there are the festival like raponzel. I was surprised because raponzel's festival is only in anime. I didn't think there are real festival. I'm very interested in because Disney use Thailand 's festival in raponzel.  I also interest in France 'a boos. I studied French last semester and I love France so I really enjoyed France's boos. I saw "ameri" there. I watched ameri before so I was surprised. 

I saw many country's traditions. I had a great time today. 

Blog Assignment #66 by Tsukina

I'm just tired. However, it was so much fun. I could take pictures with many peoples. At Japan boos, a woman came. I talked with her. She told me stories. About 10 years ago, she lived in Tottori to teach English. She read Japan club's board, she reminded her old memories. She likes cherry blossoms. When she lived in Tottori, she saw cherry blossoms. It was so beautiful she said. When I hard the stories, I was happy because she loves Japan also her face was filled with happiness and old memories. I am proud of that. 

The most favorite boos was France. It was cute and attractive. At Thailand boos, there was a picture I have seen. It was a picture which is used in disney movie "Tangled"'s famouse scean. I hadn't known about that. The picture was so beautiful. I want to go there one day.

Blog Assignment #66

Topic	How did you enjoy iFest? (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Thursday, November 20, 2014
Assignment	Today, you guys attended iFest held at the Campus Center. Did you enjoy it? What did you learn about other countries in the world? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #65 by Sai

I am going to write about the best thing you've learned in your class at UAFS. I thought that it was very beneficial for me. Almost Americans were sit on the chair. I felt very strange, but I could understand. When we talked with someone. And they did not have experience. I could learn about what is the most important for us to speak English with each other. It was very important to speak big and loud voice and pronounce. It was the best way is speaking is slowly. It will be easy to understand for us. First, I had could not order in star backs. People couldn’t understand strawberry pronounce. I think that pronounce is very important for me. I want to study English pronounce and grammar more and more. English pronounce has different to Japanese and any Asian language. All of class were very enjoy more and more!

Blog Assignment #65 by Ayaka

Today's theme is the best thing you've learned in your class at UAFS.I learned a lot of things in our class.For example,I learned American culture.We learned American culture in our class,but also I learned American culture by all our classes.Because American classes are different from Japan.It is interesting.I have opportunity that exposed to culture in our class.I like American class.

I learned a lot of grammar.When I was in Japan,I had a lot of question.I didn't  know spoken language in  English.In Japan,I learned English grammar,but native speaker sometimes don't use formal English.For example,they use like slang.So,I felt It is difficult to understand.However,I think Japanese also has slang.So It's not problem.I enjoyed our class.I learned a lot of things.I interested in American culture,history and others.

Blog Assignment #65 by Kanae

Today, I’m going to write about the best thing I have learned in my class at UAFS. We are being taught a lot of things in my class at UAFS. So I think that all having learned is important. Teachers teach us a lot of valuable things. It was very interesting for me. I’m not able to decide the most valuable thing I have ever learned.
Mike teach us a lot of knowledge. He is well-informed. I’m always surprised by him extensive knowledge. So I respect him. I’m able to feel the difference between American and Japanese in him class. Heather teach us English grammar and American history. It’s very interesting, because I like American history! In addition, it’s pleasant that we’re able to see historical movies! The other side, I’m not good at English grammar. This teaching was different from Japan. It was difficult for me, but it was good! We are able to learn American culture in Carly’s class. I’m able to know America which I didn’t know. I’m really glad that knowledge about America increases!
It was good that I came to America, and I it was good that I’m able to learn in UAFS!

Blog assignment #65 by Akari

I learned a lot of things so I can't explain the best thing. However I think I learned I can't speak English and I can't understand English. I like English since I was a elementary school student. I don't like test so I can't get good score of the tests but I could speak many American teacher so I thought I didn't get nice score of English test but I could speak English. I also thought I'm good at English listener. However I realized I can't understand English. I don't have many English vocabularys,grammars and listening skills. I m happy to understand I'm not good at English because I can think I should study more.  This is my best thing which I learned here. 

Second I learned Japan is too small country. I think Japan is famous country in the world but American people don't know about Japan. Also i don't know Japan neither. I should study many country and Japan. I should have large eyes. 

Blog Assignment #65 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about what did I learn the best thing you've learned in my class at UAFS. I spend time about four months. I think it was a short time that I had thought. I want to stay longer if I could. I didn't know about the class which was held in America has a many dictation. At the first time, it was so hard for me. Most of Japanese people don't like discussing. Most of people don't like to say own opinion in the public. I thought that we did not have to discussion, because I live in Japan. But it is wrong. In the future, I think there is many situations which we have to say own opinion in the public. I think it is the biggest gift for me. And I always want to be with a smile. I want to keep it in my mind.

Blog Assignment #65 by Tsukina

The English grammar class's teaching is defferent from Japan. I hadn't known about name of English grammar. For example, passive and infinitive. I didn't know in English. So, the English grammar that in my herd Wes changed. I learned new grammar vocabularies with new grammar. It was difficult but I think it's good way to learn English. Native speakers use a little complicated grammar for Japanese. One day, my teacher taught us. The grammar was strange for me. However, I could know it's the different way to say between American and Japanese. So it changed like, interesting. 

Also at a conversation class, I learned difference between America and Japan. I don't know how to explain, but it's interesting for me. Even we are same human being, we have different culture and opinions. 

Blog Assignment #65

Topic	The best thing you've learned in your class at UAFS (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Assignment	Write about the most valuable thing you've ever learned in your class at UAFS. What made it so useful for you? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #64 by Sai

I am going to write about I could learn from Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation. I thought that she was very slender and tall when I saw her at first time. I couldn’t believe that she could hike mountain. Her looks is very slender. She started to hike mountain when she was a university student. She said “it was not fast”. I thought it was danger to hike for mountain. We watched slide show and there were a lot of pictures. I was very interesting, because I like pictures and I could watch a lot of pictures of all over the world pictures. I thought that how she is great person, because she could continue to hike for mountain. It is very important to success something or someone. She said “I should take 6000calorie in a day. It was very hard. If I must do, I couldn’t do. I have confident. She is great person.

Blog Assignment #64 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about what did I learn from Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation. These were many people come to hear her story. She talked about her life. She likes to go hiking. I was surprised about that she started to go to hiking when she was about twenty years old. I think most of people who have a talent of sports have started practice in child food. If I had started to learn dance, I would be good at dance. I hope so that. I had a talent of dance. I agree with her opinion. I think the most beautiful thing is nature. I sometimes think that I want to go to the countryside where is the condition of nature being personified as the mother of all things that are not made by man. I love spending time in the middle of Mother Nature. I think that I will participate in the hiking.

Blog Assignment #64 by Tsukina

I was impressed by her. She was really powerful. Her speech was attractive. I hadn't known about her before I heard her story. She hiked many times also so long ways. I was surprised at her story and the way to speak. Her talking was funny and people listened her speech really carefully, because her speech was interesting and her talking was funny. Also her story was interesting. I couldn't understand some parts but I understand her story was funny and attractive. I know the person who climbed mountain, but I hadn't known the person who hiked. I saw the pictures of her, I think it's so hard. Not only mountain climbing but also hike is hard to do. 

Her messages were attractive. She sometimes read sentences from her books. I want to read her books. 

Blog Assignment #64 by Ayaka

Today's theme is What did you learn from Ms.Jennifer Pharr Davis's presentation? I listened Ms.Jennifer Pharr's presentation.First,I felt she is an attractive person.Everybody was interested in her story.She is hiker.She went to many places,and she walked the very long distance.I watched her pictures.She climbed the mountain,she walked in water.She learned many things from nature.Her life is so wonderful.She looked happy.I thought I want to go many places,and I want to have an adventure. I think if I can have an adventure,I can find more wonderful life.She is author.She introduced the one phrase of her book.I interested in her book.I want to spend the like her.

Blog Assignment #64 by Kanae

I’m going to write about Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation.
Today, I listened to Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation at the library. I didn’t know who she was. So I didn’t know what she talks about. There were a lot of people in the library. I was surprised, because there were men and women of all ages. So there were not enough chairs! I thought that very famous person came.
She is an American long distance hiker. She walked a very long distance. She had various experiences, and she seemed to learn various things through hiking. She told us that. She is an author, also. She read her books by today’s presentation. It was interesting. She showed us a lot of pictures. Those pictures were beautiful. In addition, they look liked very happy in pictures. I thought that she is enjoying her life. I want to enjoy my life like her too!

Blog assignment #64 by Akari

I heard Ms Jennifer 's story. She started hiking when she was 21 years old. Not so fast. After she graduated the university ,maybe she mentioned her university was here,UAFS,she got her job. She said the job is good. But she really like nature and she really want to hike. So she started to hike. After she married,he resigned her job and she devoted hiking. She said she know how much she loves hike and she can walk far away herself. I think she is happy. She know what she want to do. I don't know what I want to do so I envy her. She showed many pictures. They are very beautiful. I want to see on my eyes. She on her pictures is always enjoy. I want to do my favorite things. I want job which I really like. Finally she said nature tell you what you want to know. I want to know about me so I think I should hike. 

Blog Assignment #64

Topic	What did you learn from Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation?  (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Assignment	Today you guys listened to Ms. Jennifer Pharr Davis’s presentation at the library. Did you enjoy it? What did you learn from her speech? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #63 by Ayaka

I will talk about compared to the first day I came here.I don't know about Arkansas before I came here. I felt Arkansas is very interesting.Maybe all states of United States are interesting for me,because American culture is very different from Japanese culture.I felt UAFS is cool.In Japan,my university is small than UAFS.I was surprised that distance to walk from Lion's den to the classroom.I like large campus.I thought American university is freedom.They come to the school by car, they move by skateboard on campus.The first day,I almost couldn't understand what did they say...I thought maybe I can't live here.but I became able to hear simple English.I learned some slang.I was glad that I could understand a meaning of the slang when I talked with American.I still can't get good results on the English test,but I felt I learned a lot of wards,culture,and others.so I enjoyed every day.

Blog Assignment #63 by Sai

I am going to write about English. I know that English is one of the easiest language in the world. I had learned English since I was a 5th grade in elementaly school. I was not good at English. However, I liked to learn English. I think that it s difficult for me to learn someone's said. It was very hard when I just came in the U.S. I couldn't understood even parts of conversation. I was very tired when I joined cab camp, but I was used in a situation. I learned about communication. I thought that it is possible for us to communication without conversation. However, it is very hard. I prefer to use English. I thought my English is better then when I came here. I could tell that I want to tell. I have an ability to express what I want to say. I think that I want to develop my English.

Blog Assignment #63 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about my English skills. Last mounts we took a TOFEL test. Is was hard for me. One of my friends had taken about the same test. He is good ah English. But he told me. It was so hard. I want to get a better score. I don't know that my English skill is improving or not. I hope it improves. At first, I was worried about speaking to people in English. I can speak English now. Of course, it was not perfect English, but I can speak in loud a voice. I was afraid of reading a long sentence which is written in English. I am not afraid of it anymore. I want to stay here longer. I think that I had just started from studying English when I came here. I want to visit America in the future. I really want to do it.

Blog Assignment #63 by Tsukina

I think my English skill is improving, because I met my roomies first time, I couldn't speak than now. Also, listening skill is improving. I was surprised at my English listening skill when I came here first. I couldn't understand anything. However, now, I can understand what they say, but it takes time to understand completely. So I need more English listening skill also understand earlier. 

My first impression of UAFS was big. Because my University in Japan is not big. Also there are no famous monument. But here, it has bell tower as symbol. Also I was surprised at Arkansas English intonations. I had never herd about "a" intonation. First I hard that, I didn't understand. I don't know it's defferent intonation. I couldn't realize these difference if I would'nt come here.

Blog Assignment #63 by Kanae

We have to return to Japan in a few weeks. Three months passed by fast. I had longed to go to America, so when I came to Arkansas for the first time, I was very impressed. At first, the people of Arkansas greeted us with a smile at an airport, and a smell was different from Japan when I went out of an airport. Moreover, Cars drive on the right side of the road, and the driver’s seat was the left side. When I watched scenery from a car, there was nothing! I felt that America is very large. I wasn’t able to hear English well.

Now, I like Arkansas and UAFS. The people of Arkansas are very kind. I feel relaxed when I’m here. When I came here, I thought that same thing. I became able to hear English than the first time, but I still find it difficult. So I have to study English more!

Blog assignment #63 by Akari

I think languages are interesting. We are the same human but we can't understand each language. If I say sarcasm in here, nobody can understand what I say. It's mysterious. I think UAFS is good place but there is nothing to go weekend. I think English speaking skills are better than before I came to America. But my English listening skills are worse than before I came to the America. I forgot how to listen to English. So I think i can't understand English now. I'm also afraid of using English. I can't understand why. But I like my teachers and tutors. I wanna speak with more American people. I have to study English hard. I wanna born in the place which people speak English. If I born there,I don't have to study English. 

Blog Assignment #63

Topic	English! (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, maximum 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Monday, November 17, 2014
Assignment	Compared to the first day you came here, how do you now feel about Arkansas and UAFS? How do you feel about your English? Did it improve a lot? Is it still the same? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #62 by Sai

I am going to write about I had eaten the most interesting food. I think that it is “ sashimikonnnyaku”. I do not think that American can understand this food. I will very hard to understand, because there is no similar food in American food. I don’t like this food. I could not understand this food. It looks like sashimi, but not sashimi. It is made from friend of potato. Konnyaku is  蒟蒻. I could not write this word in kanji. It is very complicated word. There are many taste. When I was 8 or 9 years old, I ate first time. I throw up. It looked green and I felt that it was very gross. I think that I thought it was poison in that time of me. I hadn’t never eaten since I throw up it. I decided I never eat it. I couldn’t recommend sashimikonnyaku, but if you want to challenge you can try it.  

 

Blog Assignment #62 by Tsukina

The most interesting food was pig ears meet. I had seen it in Taiwan. There were so many strange food in Taiwan. First I saw it, I didn't know what this is, so I ate it. It was like solid slice meet. After I ate, my father told me what was it. I was surprised. I felt bad. But, the tast was good, but the texture was strange for me. I have not seen it after I come back to Japan. Maybe it is common in China and Taiwan. I don't like it but my yonder sister likes it. She ate it a lot. I can't understand why people start eating it. I think some people like it. If you interested in it, I want you to try it. Other strange food was stinky tofu. Also it's Taiwan food. It smell is so stinky. However the tast is good. I like it. But after eat it, my mouth becomes stinky. The street which sold it was stinky. So some visitors dislike to walk this street also doesn't like to eat it. These two foods are my most interesting food. 

Blog Assignment #62 by Ayaka

Today's theme is The most interesting food you've ever eaten.My interesting food is Monja.Monja is Japanese food.Monja is made from flour,mixed with water or Worcester sauce with various ingredients add grill them together.We can choose the ingredients.For example shrimp,squid,corn red pickled ginger,cheese dried bonito and mayonnaise.I like adding cheese.In Japan,I often eat Monja.When I ate it for the first time,I felt it was strange food.because,it was like liquid flour and I thought it was not good looks.However Monja is very delicious.I like it.Probably,Monja and Okonomiyaki is same kind of food.Okonomiyaki is also delicious.There is Okonomiyaki restaurant in Japan.The Okonomiyaki restaurant is the place where we can pick our favorite ingredient,and cook it myself on a griddle atop my table.It is fun.It is interesting food.I want to eat Monja.

Blog Assignment #62 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about the most interesting food today. It is a Mexican food called a tortilla. There are many foods which made from tortilla. For example, a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling, tostadas with avocado and shrimp, a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla, tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned with chili and a flat tortilla topped with refried bean. Especially I like a taco consists of various fillings in a tortilla, a flat bread made from finely ground corn. I did not know that difference between tortilla chips and nacho. Tortilla chips are called nacho in Japan. I couldn't understand the word "Tortilla". I had never heard about it. I am happy to eat tacos. Mexican food is a common food in here. I want to eat more American food and Mexican food. I want to make it when I back to Japan.

Blog assignment #62 by Akari

I think ikameshi is interesting food. Ika is like a octopus. There is taste rice in the ika. It's very delicious. I love it. I think fresh flies also interesting food. Fresh fries are made by potato. But fresh flies form is not potato s form. It's skinny and long. I can't understand why Macdonald s fresh flies are very skinny. I love fresh flies. In Japanese Macdonald ,sometimes sell fresh flies 1.5 doll every size. Si I often ate fresh flies s L size after the brass band club. Fresh flies make me fat. So I don't want to eat fresh flies but it's very good and I love it so I often eat fresh flies. Nachos is interesting food I think. Because snack became main dish. It's sous on the potato chips. Potato chips isn't maindish but only sous power, it become maindish. I'm interested in many foods. 

Blog Assignment #62 by Kanae

Today, I’m going to write about the strangest food I’ve ever eaten. I’m not able to forget this food. The food name is “Yushi Dofu.” Yushi Dofu is tofu of Okinawa, Japan. Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk. It is a component in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines. Generally, tofu is pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. However Yushi Dofu isn’t pressing, so it is soft. I went to Okinawa in high school for a school trip. So I ate it for first time when I was a high school student. The food gave me a great shock, because this soft food was tofu! In addition, it was delicious! The texture of the tofu was strange, but it became the habit! I ate the tofu during a school trip many times. I want to eat it again! I like food of Okinawa, so I want to go to Okinawa!!

Blog Assignment #62

Topic	The most interesting food you’ve ever eaten (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Friday, November 14, 2014
Assignment	What is the most interesting or the strangest food you’ve ever eaten? What was it and how did you like it? Would you like to eat it again? *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en

Blog Assignment #61 by Ayaka

Today's theme is What did you learn from a bad experience? I should more careful.I sometimes leave my bag,because Japan is more safety than America.In Japan,I leave my bag many times.Acutually,there are many theft in Japan,but Japanese does not have sense of crisis.In America,I sometimes left my bag.My bag is not stolen,but everyone say "Do not leave your bag."so I will be careful not to left my bag.Second,If I leave the food,some ant comes my room.Some ant came my room before in here.I and My roommate left food,so they came.It was surprised.I cleaned all of rooms.We shouldn't leave some food.I learned it.

Blog Assignment #61 by Sai

I am going to write about having learned from a bad experience. I think that there are a lot of things from a bad experience. When I was a junior high school student, I belonged the volley ball club. I was a beginner. I am not good at volley ball, and I had never belonged club. When I was an elementally student, I belonged badminton club, but this club did not belong school. There were a lot of different point. I confused when I started club. I had a lot of mistake every day in that days. I always scold by a teacher. The teacher was a woman. She was very strict, but she is a great person. When I had mistaken, she told me, and she explained me. I could learn about polite, important of greeting and etc. I really appreciate to her. I had thought a bad experience, when I scold by her, but I don’t think so now. I think that I became a grown‐up.

Blog Assignment #61 by Tsukina

I have done bad experience when I came U.S. For example, I couldn't understand my American friends  English, but I said "yes" then, I couldn't do anything. My friends was confusing. I should have said "I don't understand." But I couldn't say that. From this experience I learned that if I don't understand anything, I need to ask. Also I talk in incorrect English. However I think it's good for me. Before I came U.S, I didn't talk with foreigners because my English was so bad and I knew my English can't understand for anybody. That's why I didn't talk with foreigners. But, I decided to talk a lots even my English is bad. I hoped my English is getting good. I came here, I talk with my friends with my incorrect English. But I can learn many things. For example, if I said something incorrect, my friends fix it. Then, I can speak correct English. First time, I was embarrassed. But it was good experience for me. 

Blog Assignment #61 by Kanae

Today, I’m going to write about having learned from a bad experience. When I was an elementary school student, I liked playing outside in break time. So I always played the playground equipment in school grounds. I played with my friends as always on that day. We decided to play at a giant stride. While my friends turned a giant stride, I intended to jump onto it. However, I failed. I was thrown up onto the ground. Therefore, I injured my lip, and I had stitches for my lip. I troubled my friends who played together. I troubled teachers and my family, too. The giant stride was removed, so we were sad. I learned that I must not do the absurd thing from this experience. In addition, I must not get carried away. I needed power to expect.
The trace which a doctor sewed up of my lip is still left. I think that it doesn’t disappear throughout my life. I was a fool. I never jump onto a giant stride.

Blog Assignment #61 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about a moral lesson what I learned from a bad experience. It is a language barrier. I hope he can overcome the language barrier. I think we can in spite of the language difficulty, we soon become friends. We have some of foreign friends, she always speaks in English. Her mother language is not English. We talked in English. I believe we can reach beyond language and cultural barriers and national borders if we really care for others. Some of people spoke in mother language. I couldn't understand what are they said. It was acting rude. So, I decide that I try to speak only English when I stay in here. In public, some of people hate foreign people. That is a horrible bias. Some of people do to deride or those with taunting words. I dislike that. I want to communicate with all the people.

Blog assignment #61 by Akari

I belonged to brass band club when I was a high school student. I began to play the sax since I was ahigh school student so I was not good at playing the sax. Almost everyone are better than me so teacher and instructor always angry to me. I  deeply regretted so I practiced playing the sax very hard. We have a special ansanble contest every winter so we auditioned the every player. I won the audition both when I was a first grade and second grade. I was happy to see everyone's face looked like regrettable. At the finally I became the best sax player in the club. I thought it was good for me to be scold by teacher. Second story,my elementary school and junior high school was a bit wild and bulling many people. I saw many students was hard. But I couldn't do anything. On the contrary, I was cruel too. I regretted about that so I never do what I don't wanna do by someone. 

Blog Assignment #61

Topic	What did you learn from a bad experience? (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Thursday, November 12, 2014
Assignment	Think about something bad that happened to you, but taught you something. Write about the experience and what you learn from it. *** Don’t Forget! *** Also, I would like each of you to comment on another friend's blog post. It can be an old blog post or today's blog post. Follow the link “How to post a Blog” in resources to see how to make a new post. Draft this assignment into Microsoft Word or similar software and make sure you do not have any spelling mistake.
Additional resources	Spell check in Word (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SKJYVE9eE How to post on blogger https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41378?hl=en