HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

It's finally Halloween night! My roomates and I waited until the very last minute to get our decorations put together and costumes made up. We ended up making costumes of Jesus at different ages. So one of us is baby Jesus, one is Jesus before the Crucifiction and one is Jesus after rising from the dead. It will be interesting to see the reaction from people on the street and whether they will think it is funny or be offended. I hope noone is offended. We already saw one Jesus walking down the street today when we were driving around looking for parts to the costumes. It is so exciting to go through all the streets of the city on Halloween night and see the interesting costumes. The neighbourhoods seem so alive and full of people. It's great being able to dress up and run around like a crazy people like when we were little and could trick or treat.

We are planning on going to a house party tonight to celebrate but I also want to carry on a tradition I'v had with my grandparents since I can remember. Every Halloween we would go over to their house as the last stop and drink coffee and cider, eat donuts and my favorite part was when my grandpa played a voice recording of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Because of that it's always been one of my favorite stories. Does anyone else have Halloween traditions they do every year?

秋

秋ですねぇ。秋は僕の一番好きな季節なんです。ちょっとだけ寒くてフッディとかマフラーなど着られます。でも冬みたいに寒くない。雪は降らないし運転することには問題ない。紅葉を見るのも好きです。でも暑い所の秋はどう違うでしょうか？秋が好きの理由のも一つは様々な休日が近いことです。ハロウィーンとサンクスギビングデイーとクリスマスと新年も所期出来ます。秋になったらすぐに友達とカボチャを探すに行きました。パンプキンパッチに行って楽しみました。カボチャを見つけた後でみんなでサイダーとドーナツを食べました。皆はどれの季節が好きですか？

Real World- Real Work

Okay, so I need to write a blog in English, so I decided to talk about what I do best- work. At my part time job, I am the best, meaning that there is really nobody above me. Only the top manager and a few assistant managers, but as far as students and the heirachy, I am untouchable. I can do whatever I wish to, I have the absolute freedom, but I do not abuse such power, so therefore because of that, I gain more power. Power is in the decision making process and the power of delegating task to whomever I wish to. But, what I really want to talk about is the phrase "Its not what you know- It's who you know."

Is this phrase known in Japan? This means at work, especially for promotions, the lesser qualified person may get the job over the more qualified person due to the lesser qualified person being friends with the person or persons in charge of promotions. This may be a little confusing to Mai and Kotono, so if you want I can try to explain in Japanese...hopefully. But, anyways, this happens everywhere! So, I really have given up a lot on academic achievements because that really doesn't mean a whole lot for what I could go into after graduation.

I think, in Japan that this phrase is very common and my examples would be the foreign population working in Japan, more so those who are entrepreneurs, someone who starts a business. But even more so towards those of Korean descent. But, I don't think that its just limited to that particular ethnic group. Any comments on this would be interesting. Thanks.

Have a nice day!

明日

ついに来ました。

ハロウィーン☆

だけど、日本はそこまで欧米とかと違ってそれを祝う習慣がありません。

が、しかしお店では、かぼちゃの形をしたおもちゃなどがたくさん売っています。

トリックオアトリート！！

なんて言って様々な家々を巡ることなんて、まずないでしょう。

日本で、見たことありませんし、やったこともありません。


日本は、他国習慣をよく真似をします。


いいやら悪いやら......


舞

外人の所。。。。

皆さん、JCMU（日本語でミシガン州立大学連合日本センター）を知ってる？ここで留学生は日本的な授業を勉強し行くよ。
僕は二年の夏前にJCMUで勉強した。夏学期中、また見物のために時間があった。京都と大阪と奈良へ行った。彦根駅からＪＲ電車を乗るのはとても便利だよ。今、何よりも、日本へ帰たい。一つの理由はJCMUでいい思いだ。学生が将来の予定によっては先生になるために日本へ帰った。八十年代から、たくさん留学生はJCMUで勉強することですばらしい経験があった。今、何よりも、日本へ帰たい。一つの理由はJCMUでいい思いだ。

JCMUで勉強するに越したことはない。

アメリカの生活

私は留学生として、アメリカですんでいるから、ここにすんでいるあいだにはここのけいざいのことにしんぱいしなくてはいけないんです。今は世界の全部の国の経済が大変なので、私も私の国と両親のことに心配をしなくてはいけないんです。前よりそっとでたベルのもすくになったり、買い物をするのもぜんぜんしないになったんです。今はみんなが大変だからしかたがないんざないでしょうか。選考のまえだから経済がぞっとはやさしいけど、選考のあとは堂になるんでしょうか。本当にしんぱいなんです。
みんなはどうそんな大変な字がんを住んでいるんですか。

今日

今日、朝は晴れていたのに、今（１７：３０）外は真っ暗で雨のにおいがするし、やばい！

今日傘持ってきてないし！！！


さて、そういう場合はどうするのがベストでしょう。


１．誰かの置き傘をパクる。
２．売店で傘を買う。（ちなみにもう閉まってます。）
３．誰か傘を持っている人に入れていってもらう。
４．しょうがないから濡れて帰る。
５．学校にとまる。



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外を見たら・・・




地面がぬれているだけで、今は雨降ってなかった☆



ラッキー☆★






終わり。


舞

就職活動★アメリカで

いい考えたことですね。就職活動についてもう始めているのですが、ずっと忙しいです。例えば，クラスをしに行ったり、バイトもしたりします。JETという会社に勤めたいですが、まだ、志願書を送りました。そろそろその志願書を書います。

いつですかと言ってアメリカの大学の四年生になるとちゃんと考えて就職活動する始まるかもしれません。秋の学期に仕事を探して春の学期はインタビューをすると思います。でも、皆さんは違いから、待ている人はちょっと就職活動ができないなら、がんばる方がいいです。待たない人は心配しないで就職活動ができます。

僕はJETと僕の今のバイトの部長の仕事を働いて決めません。たぶん、JETが働くのができるならそうしましょう。できないならバイトの部長になると思います。

とても大変な決めなく伽事があります。日本で仕事があると幸せになります。ＪＥＴの後で日本のビジネス大学かレストランをするかどちらか分かりません。一方は、今のバイトの部長になるはずでしょう。僕は一番の学生の部長だから、もうたくさんサビス事が分かります。部長になうなら、家を買えばいいです。ミシガンの経済はとても悪くて家は一番安いです。それから、たくさん書いたら、貸室ができます。カンパスは大きいから、本当にできると思います。

何でも仕事したら、ぜんぜん疲れていません。僕はバイトを楽しくて作ります。将来、仕事も楽しくて作るつもりです。

就職活動★

そろそろ就職活動が始まるので、みんな髪を黒く染めなおしたり、就職先を悩んだり・・・ちょっと焦ります。
アメリカではいつ頃から就職活動するんですか？？
私はまだいろいろ悩んでいるので、とりあえず資格や一般常識の勉強をしていますが、バイトがあったり疲れて寝ちゃったりで全然進んでません・・・
みなさん将来就きたい仕事とかは決めてますか？？？

ハローウィン

もうすぐハローウィンですね。ハローウィンは１０月３１日です。アメリカのハローウィンはとでも楽しいです。子供も大人もみんな仮装する日です。子供はTrick-or-Treat、つまり「お菓子をくれないと悪戯するぞ！」と言って近所の家を訪ねます。ところの小中学校ではハローウィンの日学生が仮装して登校するのも許しています。ＭＳＵではたくさんハローウィンパーティがあります。友達と一緒に怖い映画を見たりします。日本ではどうハローウィンを過ごしますか？

Halloween is Coming

In US now, the big childrens' holiday Halloween is coming. Many of stores decorated their store as orange and black. Not only stores, but also many of the family decorate their home with scary stuff and funny jack-o'-lantern. Children also dress up as ghosts and witches. Usually they dress up and go around the town and knock house's door for candies but, since I live in MSU which is college town, it is not that popular. Instead to us, it's our party, some people even say this is our last time to dress up stupidly and get drunk and enjoy the night. I pretty sure some of this American culture are in Japanese culture, so how's your Halloween? Is it big difference between America and Japan? Let me know~ and Happy Halloween everyone!

Sakura

Right now, in our Japanese 401 class, we're watching a drama named "Sakura." Authentic materials are the best way to learn a language. This drama is about a girl named Sakura who lives in Hawaii and is engaged to be married to an American guy named Robbie (who can speak Japanese). Sakura returns to Japan before she gets married to see her Grandma and Grandpa. Her Grandpa is always grumpy, and its hilarious. His Japanese is hard to understand because he speaks quickly and doesn't enunciate his words. I can't wait to see what happens next. Has anyone heard of this drama before?

アメリカの授業

今、頭の上で卒業が思っているけど、今は授業をパスの方ができるだろう。クラスが大変になれるから。ずいぶん忙しくなるそうですが、悪循環だよね！

アメリカの大学で本当に勉強すればいいと思う、毎日ね。でも、僕はー週間ぐらい勉強される。本当に、読むのが大きらいだ。本とか長い読み物は時々つまらなくてねむいになる。書来のためにちゃんと勉強して後で生活は楽になるのですが、そうかと言って僕に勉強の事は大切じゃないから。

じゃ、作文を書きなくちゃ。では、またね。

My host family

My host family in New Zealand was very kind for me.
The mother is a English teacher in high school, so when my homeworks made me confused, she often gave me a hand.
The father is good at make something. In their house, there are a lot of thing by his hand.
For example, the book shelf, TV rack, chair, and so on.

My childfood

When I was young, my mother made some clothes by hand . Yesterday I found it in long time . It remind me when I was young. I think I was so handful for her at the time because I always made her so confused.

Anyway, It's nice memories for me.


Mai

Annie's Introduction

Hi everyone,

My name is Annie and I am a Junior at Michigan State University. I was born in China and lived there until I was 9 years old. I moved to Asahikawa, Hokkaido in 1997 and lived there until 2000. I loved the cold winters and cool summers of Hokkaido and wish go visit someday. Right now I am studying Physiology at MSU and working to become an optometrist. I love to sing and watch TV and read novels (although recently I haven't had the time to anything but my science text books). My favorite Japanese singer of all time is Hamasaki Ayumi. I love her voice and her beautiful lyrics that anyone can relate to. I like watching random TV shows like games shows, college football games, and shows on MTV. I love reading Japanese novels when I have time. My favorite novel is Wasure Yuki by Shindou Fuyuki. I recently heard that this novel is under the production to become a play in Takarazuka. I wish I have the chance to watch them perform. I'm very excited to be able to communicate with everyone in this blog. Doozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Hello!!

Hello! I'm Kotono. I study English at Sugiyama university in Nagoya.
Last winter, I went to NZ to study for 2 month.
Before I went to there, I was worried evrything because it was my first foregin country, but could have very good time!! People who I met NZ are nice, so I thought that I want to speak English well.
My hoby is shopping and eating foods. I'm interested in any countries foods.
Please tell me about your countries delicious foods!!

Mai's introduction.

Hi everyone. I'm Mai from Japan , Toyota city.



I think almost all people know the city because it's the most famous brand of car in the world.



Toyota is the brand of car's name ,and also it's the name of town.





I live with my mother and dogs. Everyone surprised when I say how many dogs I have.







...I have 8dogs.



Every dogs are SO cute and I really love them than any other things!!!!!









Since last August to this March, I was in Australia.

It was second time I went to Australia but it was first time I went there for several months.

I dremt about my dogs almost everyday when I was in Australia,and I'm mom's girl so I tended to become homesick, so I came back to Japan while a holiday in Australia.


Anyway, I'll never forget my life in Australia forever!!!