Blog Assignment #70 by Sai

I am going to write about overall experience. I liked everything. I could enjoy life in America. Sometimes, I felt hard to do something, but I could overcome in that situation. I had never been go abroad since July in this year, but I came to here in August. I think it was very good for me to come here at first. I could learn a lot of things. Everybody were very kind and friendly. They asked some question for me and they told me how to say or how to express to accurate. I really appreciate for everybody. I cannot believe to go back to japan. I liked fall festival, because I got on a horse for the first time. There were many different food and my favorite food was cherry pie. I saw cows on the bed from truck. It was very interesting. My friendship family was great person. I appreciate for her. We made a chocolate cake and hot chocolate. I appreciate for teachers and tutors. I could a lot of things, because of them. I will continue to study English! I had a worthwhile experience in this program!!

Blog Assignment #70 by Kanae

I can’t believe that we will return to Japan the day after tomorrow. Also, I can’t believe that this is my last blog. I wrote blog every day for the first time. In addition, the blog was written in English! I can’t believe me, because I’m not at write English! When I was a student in Japan, I was the worse at English, so I have never got good score on English test. I wonder if I grew a little from study abroad. I hope so!
I had experienced a lot of things here. My best experience at UAFS is that I taught a lot of people Japanese culture. For example, “Girls Inc.” I like children. When I was in Japan, I heard that I could play with children if I went to UAFS. It was one of the reasons why I decided to go to UAFS. It was difficult for me to teach children that. However, children were pretty and smart. In addition, we helped each other, so I really enjoyed this part of my ACE experience!
I helped many people here. My English was far from perfect, but I was able to live here. Thank you for your help.
I studied in America and I really felt that I wanted to be able to speak English. After I return to Japan, I will continue to study, then I’ll do my best to show my growth someday!
I’m truly glad that I could spend this semester at UAFS. These experience is treasure! Thank you for everything. I love UAFS!

Blog Assignment #70 by Ayaka

This is my last blog.I can't believe it.Time flies so quickly.I learned a lot of things from this study abroad.I'm proud that I was able to come for study abroad here.I met many wonderful people in here.It is very good for me.Before I came here, I felt my life is monotonous life.However after  I came here,my life changed.I experienced a lot.My English is not good,but everyone talked to me.I was very glad.I tried to challenge a new things.I was glad when I tried that I use the slang.I really enjoyed our class.I learned a lot from our teacher and tutor.I like them.We met everyday,so I'm sad that I have to return to Japan.Actually I didn't have confidence in myself.However while I spent with Americans,I changed it little by little.Japanese are shy,and I'm also shy.but I felt that I should to help a people positively like American and I should  to talk with many people positively.My goal was to improve English, to learn American culture and to make many American friends.My English skill is a little improve, but I should continue studying English.I enjoyed trip,study party,festival,kayaking tea time and many more.I want to tell  my fiends and my family many memories.I was very glad to be able to meet everybody.I will never forget everything.Thank you for everything.

Blog Assignment #70 by Ayana

Hello, I want to write about this semester. It was hard for me to live in America. At first time, I was not habituated to stay here. I was stressed to me. I want to write about how to encourage myself. I don't want to have a stress, but we cannot live without it. We must find the answer that is acting in order to relieve some of our stress. I listen to music and play tennis. Playing sport is good for your health. I like candies which is better than one sell in Japan. I want to bring it for my family and my friends. I have to pack my clothes. It is difficult to plan that what should I bring to Japan. I think I had to buy more gift. Most international students do not have a car. I think it is difficult for us to go somewhere. I hope to stay longer. I will not forget about what happened here, good memories, American friends, teachers, tourers, international office, baddy and my friends. I want to see you again. If I could, I wanted to come here. I am glad to see you. I had a great time.

Blog assignment #70 by Akari

I can't believe this blog is the last. I really enjoyed at UAFS. I had many experience at UAFS. I made a lot of friends, I went to many places with BCM people, I taught origami and calligraphy many times and so on. My best memory is the halloween. I had never experienced such a great halloween. I bought a cleopatra's costume for the first time, I went to trick or treating and I said track or treat in front of each house's door for the first time, I curved a jack o rantan for the first time. I think the things which I experience for the first time are so funny and interesting. I have many things which I have never experienced. I wanna try many new things after I'll go back to Japan. I'm happy to be surrounded very helpful people. I want to say thank you to tutors,and other people. However actually I wanna take normal class some times because my friends who are doshisya students take normal classes and they have many American friends. I took theater class two times it was interesting. I think I want to take a few normal classes. However my English skill is low so maybe I can't understand what teacher say. Anyway,I really enjoyed ! Thank you for many things. I can't explain my feeling in the words. I'm proud to be an UAFS student! I love ACE! I love UAFS!

Blog Assignment #70 by Tsukina

Actually I liked everything. I liked all activities! I saw the awesome nice roomies. My memory is filled with them. They always made me happy. My English it not good, They talkd me a lot. I was so happy.

Also there are so many nice people in UAFS. When I joined Cub Camp, I did'nt know all of coversations. Eventhough, some American helped me. Mot only Cub Camp but also any situations, American helped me. I like American family. They expressd their emotion to each other. It's really good things. So I decided when I go back to Japan, I'm gonna say Thanks or I love you to my mom. 

My new goal is to lean about Christian. I am interested in Christian since I went to a chrch. Also, I'm gonna study English harder. Then, I'm gonna be a good English speaker.

Blog Assignment #70

Topic	Overall Experience! (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 200 words (as much as you want!)
Due Date	11:59 pm on Thursday, December 4, 2014
Assignment	This will be your last blog post. I want you guys to summarize your experience during your stay here. What was the best (or worst) experience at UAFS? What kind of difficulties did you have? Did you achieve your goals? What is your next step? Also, if you have any suggestion or idea to improve this program, please let us know. Of course you can include some pictures! P.S. Time flies so fast! I’m glad if all you guys have enjoyed studying at UAFS. I enjoyed reading your blog every day and knowing what you think and feel also helped me to gain my understanding of studying abroad. I hope I could meet you again someday in Japan:) Good luck and wish your success in the future! *** 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 #69 by Ayaka

I recommend study abroad.I really enjoyed study abroad,and I learned a lot of things.Study abroad is valuable experience.It is important thing that I learn different cultures.We should learn different culture.Before I came here, I didn't know a lot of things  about other country.We can learn English,culture,make a friends through study abroad.If we go to study abroad,we can get something.There are a lot of valuable opportunity in other country.I really want to tell my friends about study abroad.I'm looking forward to tell it my friends.I want to know more about different culture.It is interesting for me.My study abroad life is over.It makes me sad.I miss everybody.I want to come to here again someday.I hope it.

Blog Assignment #69 by Sai

I am going to write about study abroad. I thought that it was very good for to come America. I could learn about this country's culture and values from teachers and friends. I thought that it is very important for young people to see other country’s culture. Young people have a lot of choices. Young people have to study a lot of things in various situation. Also, young people could study abroad if young people wanted to go to study abroad. I thought that it will getting increase to go to study abroad, because Japanese company need people who have a lot of abilities, for example people can speak English, Chinese, Korean. It will be good point to employ company. I will introduce to study abroad. It will be good experience for us. Also, I think that it is good younger than older absolutely. I want to come again here.

Blog Assignment #69 by Ayana

Hello. I want to write about why I came to America. I did not think about, study abroad when I was a high school student. My English score is not bad, but not good. There are many people who have gotten a higher score than me. At first, I had never visited America. I did not know about America. Second, I had never lived alone. Third, I though that I could live in Japan, so I did not have to study English. However, I have to change my opinion. I heard that one of my friends who live in Japan take English classes only speak English. I thought it was good to improve our English skills. I think that English in the most famous language in the world. I decided to study English hard. It is the same time when I decided to go to study abroad. I think I had a great time.

Blog Assignment #69 by Kanae

I’m going to write about study abroad. I recommend my friends and my brothers to study abroad. I was able to experience a lot of things that I can’t in Japan. These experience is my life treasure. My thinking and looking changed by studying abroad. I was able to know real Americans. It was very interested. This world is very big, and there are various people. Today, we are able to foreign countries immediately. I think that we should go abroad. And, I think that it was good that I was able to various experiences abroad while I’m young. So I use these experiences in the future. In addition, I made a new goal. I intend to study English from the beginning again after I return to Japan, so I would like to go to America again if I’m able to become fluent in English! I feel that I want to study English more by studying abroad!

Blog Assignment #69 by Tsukina

I recommend study abroad for my friends. My study abroad is great! My dream was to go to study abroad. So I know it's not easy to go, but, I had great experiences in my study abroad. Also I learned many American cultures. We can study English in Japan, but to study culture can't in Japan. I have many friends who want to go study abroad. If I could come easily, maybe I didn't study English much. So, I want them to know that to go to study abroad is not easy. 

I have many awesome experiences in my study abroad. I never forget these experiences. I learned many American cultures. Also I liked Christians. Christian is the biggest culture in America. I'm able to learn these cultures. I want Japanese to know religious. I could find my dream in my study abroad. If I couldn't come to America, I didn't find it. I have many nice friends in America. I'm happy to see them.

Blog assignment #69 by Akari

I recommend studying abroad because I had very nice time here. I could experience the real American halloween and thanks giving break. It was so fresh and interesting thing for me because I had never experienced such a great events in Japan. After I came here I learned many things. When I was in Japan, i didn't know about American people, American culture, American food and so on. I read many magazine about America in Japan but i couldn't imagine the real America. However after I saw the real America, I could make American friends,I could eat American foods, I could experience American cultures. I think if someone want to know about other countries, they should visit to the country. I think my English skill are better than before I came to here. It's good for improving language skill to study abroad. I learned a lot of thing at UAFS so I recommend studying abroad. 

Blog Assignment #69

Topic	Study abroad! (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Assignment	Would you recommend someone else to study abroad? Why or why not? What did you learn from your study abroad? *** 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 #68 by Ayana

Hello. I want to write about my Thanksgiving Holiday.  I went to Seaworld and Space center. That aquarium is very famous. I watched the killer whales show at the aquarium. I have seen dolphins before at a Japanese aquarium, but I had never seen killer whales. I can't forget that feeling. The illuminations at the aquarium that I have not been to in a while were very pretty. I bought souvenirs when I went to the Space center. I bought t-shirt and carllneder. I ate steaks every night. I like steak, it is the best of the food in the world. That was the first time when I tried to eat steak rare. I like my steak rare. I order steak medium. I missed it. I thought steak rare is the best. I love it. I had a great item there. I will never forget about it. I want to go there again. 

Blog Assignment #68 by Kanae

I'm going to write about how was my Thanksgiving holiday.
I went on a trip to Orlando from 23rd to 27th with ACE students. I went there for the first time. I looked forward to very much, because there were many killer whales in the Sea World! My favorite animal is killer whales, but there are few killer whales in Japan.
I went to Sea World and Kennedy Space Center. Also, I walked around the hotel. Of course, my best part of the holidays is Sea World! Shows of killer whales were performed three times a day, so I saw the show three times! I was very happy, because I was able to see a lot of shows. Killer whales were very pretty and smart. I cried, because I was moved. I took a lot of pictures and movies. I wanted to continue to live here. I’m going to come here again!
That was a very wonderful trip! I had a lot of good experiences.

Blog Assignment #68 by Ayaka

We went to Florida on thanksgiving. First day,I did shopping. Second day,I went to Disney World with Akari and Tsukina.Disney world was very big, and different from Disney land of Japan.I went to there in the early morning, so it was not crowded very much in the morning.I could took some pictures with Disney character! I was really happy.I looked at Mickey Mouse whom eyes and mouth moved. For the first time. Third day, I went to Kennedy Space Center.It was very excited.There were many rockets and space shuttles.I surprised about space shuttle.It was very big.The space is mysterious.I interested in the space.I 'm proud of the people who went to the space.I did simulated experience of launch of space shuttle.I bought space food.It's interesting.Forth day, I went to Universal studio.I like Harry Potter very much, so I very excited.I got on a platform nine and three-quarters.I had fun time!

Blog Assignment #68 by Sai

I am going to write about Thanksgiving holidays. I went to trip in Orlando, Flolida. I got up at 3:30. It was very hard for me. Outside was dark and cold. However, whether was very clear. I had felt anxious, but it was no anxious, because I did not need to worry about plain’s schedule to cancel. I had a little experience to get on a plain. I thought that I got on 2 times. We could reach to Florida, and I got on taxy. The driver was very nice man. I went to dinner to restaurant. The restaurant’s name was “uno”. It was Italian food restraint. It was very good. I went to sea world on second day. I could see dolphin, killer whale, and so on. I could touch to dolphin for the first time. It was very excited!! However, we had a trouble. The hotel’s car did not pick up for us. I talked many people and people gave me advice. I appreciate for them. I have a lot of episodes, but I could not write all of episodes. I had a worthwhile experience in the trip.

Blog assignment #68 by Akari

I had a good thanks giving break!! I went to florida. I went to the Disney world, kenedy space center, and universal studio. My favorite place is universl studio because I could visit to the wizarding warld of harry potter. I wanted to go there long time so I was happy. I rode attractions in hogwart and gringotts and I flew with harry!!! I was very very happy and if I died I wouldn't have regret. I bought harry potter's wand. After I visited to the universal studio, I went to the red rooster's restaurant with Ayaka. At first I didn't know how to eat robster but a man who sat next to us taught us haw to eat red robster. It was great skill. We thought we should revenge so we brought new robster. Then a waitress came to our desk and she taught how to eat robster. Finally I ate three robster. It was good experience for me and I really enjoyed my trip!!!

Blog Assignment #68 by Tsukina

I went to the Florida. I had really good days in Florida. First day, I wnt to shopping. I didn't buy anything but it was fun. Next day, I went to the Walt Disney Wold. It was awesome! I love Walt Disney World! I went to the Magic Kingdom. I took many pictures. I took a picture with Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Donald Duck. They were very cute. In Japan, I can't take a picture many times, but in America, I could take pictures many times each a character. Also I took selfies with the Cinderella's stepmother and Anastasia. I was happy to take pictures with these characters. I got many souvenirs! I got a hat. I love this hat! Next day, I went to my friend's house in Memphis Tennessee. I went to his ancle's house to celebrate Thanksgiving day. It was so much fun. I have never been to American house, so these were interesting for me. After we ate the meal, we played football. After that, we watched a movie. This is normal American style thanksgiving day. I was happy to join in it. Also I learned American culture.

Blog Assignment #68

Topic	Thanksgiving Holiday (50 points)
# of word	Minimum 150 words, no more than 200 words
Due Date	11:59 pm on Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Assignment	How was your Thanksgiving holiday? Where did you go? What did you do? What was the best part of the holidays? *** 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 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.
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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.