Tell Me Your Way to Keep Your English Skill

Hi, all my friends! How is your life? We don't see yet in Japan even we live in a same country...too bad.
I'm listening to a radio "English Cafe" on iTunes which says about Sacajawea by chance!!! So it reminds me the SW trip therefore I'm writing now.
Anyway I will recommend you this radio!!!!Listen to it and feel English! It comes from beautiful LA, California! Sounds nice, right? Also the presenter' s voice is absolutely amazing! lol
Oh, that's a nice idea! Let's tell your ways to keep English each other now!!!And then introduce it clearly. If you like it, do it! I wanna know it!!
So then today I chatted with Candie-san! Sometimes I chat with Lolo so I mean it's a also good way to chat with a speaker of English! Why don't you making such a nice friend? I learned one phrase "start over" from the chat with Candie-san.

What I do is a tutor and I teach Japanese Classic and English to my student. Are you surprised that I can teach Japanese Classic?? When I said to Makiko, she was so surprised at this so i asked you this time.

BTW I found out a thing.... it's SUPER hard to write this blog listening to the radio though it's a good experience. :P

I gotta go! This word always reminds me Bridget! Also Makiko thinks so too. You too?

My Life in Japan

Hey, everyone!! It's me,Yuka! Do you remember me?haha:)
How's everyone doing lately? How's new year going??
I've been okay...I mean not bad. I haven't talked to you guys for million years!!! I really miss you guys and MFWI. I can't believe that it has already passed a year since I had stayed at MFWI for the 1st time. After I came back to Japan, my life is pretty lazy... :( That's bad. I often think of my life at MFWI. and I'm often worried that my life in Japan. Since I've finished studying at MFWI, I've been thinking about my life a lot. I'm really worried that if I can get a job in the near future because of economic depression. I haven't decided what I'm going to be though... It's harder than I thought to figure it out.
Anyway, I'm gonna go snowbording next week!! I'm kind of excited. I hope I won't break my bones.
I'm sorry that it took long time to update my life in Japan. It's really great to hear from you guys through this blog!!!
We should keep updating our life in this blog!:)
See you soon!

1 year!!

Hi, everyone! How're you doing now? I spend enjoyable time with my family and friends, but I always miss all about MFWI including you, extension friends, and teachers.

Just now, I read Kinya's blog, and he showed the photos of the students who study at MFWI in this spring semester. Then I noticed it has already passed 1 year since I went to MFWI for the first time. Time goes by really fast, doesn't it? Oh! I want to say it to teachers!! I have a friend who are 1 year younger than me ,and who is a MFWI student now!! Her name is Miki.K!! If you find her, say hello to her! She is very energetic I think.

Happy 20th Aging Day

Hi! How are you? It's too late, but let me tell you about my coming of age ceremony as I said in former blog. In January 12nd, I got up at 6 o'clock to have my hair arranged and to wear Furisode(Kimono.) I think it was not so early because some people had to wake up at 3 or 4 o'clock, right? I was so excited because I expected I would be able to see my friends in elementary school or junior high school. It took about one and half an hour to complete everything. when I finished wearing Furisode, I felt tired because of obi, which is like a rope to tie in my stomach, was too tight. When I went outside, it started raining, so I was shocked because it was very troublesome to walk wet road in Furisode. I arrived at the place where the ceremony was held at 9 o'clock. When I entered the hall, I heard someone call my name. I turned to the voices and I found they are my friends in junior high school. I cried to them "Long time no see!" We enjoyed a little conversation and said "See you later." because I had to go to the room for performer in aging ceremony. Some member gathered when I entered the room. We talked until the coming of age ceremony would begin.

At 10 o'clock, the ceremony started. Now, there is a problem, there are many people who had bad manners in coming of age ceremony. How about your ceremony? My ceremony was so noisy. Many people talked, shouted while mayor made a speech. What a childish 20 years old people... I was surprised some people who wore colorful Hakama and Afro wig whose color was gold entered. They were very very noisy, too! If I were a mayor, I would shut them out of the hall!

Next was entertainment stage. Our brass band team named "Twenty Dreams" performed some songs. We played Lupin the Third, Niji(Aqua Timez), Kiseki(GReeeeN). We practiced twice a week. The time was really delightful time and I remembered the days in junior high school, when I practiced hard every day. Of course, I was pleased I could join this brass band team. This performance was the best memory in the ceremony.

After the ceremony, I visited my grandmother and uncle to show my Furisode. In fact, the pain of my back because of Obi was beyond limit and It hurt very much. It was too painful for me to sit down and stand up. I stayed at my grandmother's house about 2 hours. During the stay, my grandmother gave me some snacks and tea, but I couldn't eat or drink because my stomach was tied by obi. At the end, I took good pictures with my grandmother and uncle.

On the evening, the alumni was held in Izakaya near my house. There were many people who saw me for the first time since the graduation. They changed very much, so I often said "Who is he or she?" I enjoyed talking my friends very much. I hoped we can see again soon. My coming of age day was so long, but I will never forget☆

I'm Thinking One Thing Seriously Now.

Hello, everybody! I came back!!!
Is everything OK?? Me? Ummm, so-so because I'm recovering from a SUPER annoying cold. He is so tough, i guess.lol

Now I'm in Yamaguchi and I will leave here soon.
During staying here, I worked part-time only for 1 week as a supporter of Japanese cakes. It was my first time to work at my hometown!!! I don't usually work here because I don't have time but this time I had about 1 month to stay here, so I decided to work.
I was soooo nerves to do that because I had to help my temporary owner who I don't know at all. There were some temporary people who work part-time to help owners like I did.
Then I met some wonderful, sweet, funny and warm people!!!!!Of course, they aren't same generation. They worked together in some different areas. I was in a Japanese cake store, and then one of supporters who was next to my area and her owner were in a manju store. The manju is sooooo yummy anyway!
Well, we became sooooo friendly and had a amazing time to chat with them. Actually I got some more friends who sell Chinese meat dumplings, sushi, healthy food, tempura, black vinegar and so on. They sound yummy, aren't they? I was with them only for one week but we got soooo closed relationship and I learned many thing which are sometimes not so important but funny, and sometimes quite important or beneficial for me because all of them are older or much older than I am though. I thought it was too short, I wished the time passed more and more slowly. I' m sure to miss them and the time we spent together.
At that time, I felt nostalgia like I felt same feeling at MFWI. I always think meeting gives me unbelievable and unexpected treasure which only I can see, however, it brings also parting surely. But I can live with the treasure forever which reminds me the memories. So I should be positive and get more meetings which may have some hints to support for my life. Therefore I will not be afraid of amazing meetings that I don't see yet.
Do you think so too?

I'm looking forward to see a new meeting everyday.
Thank you for your kind reading. :)
Have a nice day!!!

The Opinion I Have Now...

Hi, how are you doing? I’m pretty good! It’s been over five weeks since I came back to Japan, and just four weeks left until I leave for Korea. (and also it’s been one year since I first went to MFWI! Time really flies!) I’m about to finish submitting all the papers. I’m looking forward to going there and it’s been the greatest dream since I was a high school student, but I now have a big anxiety. Honestly, I’m very scared at something what I don’t know. I know I’m an extravagant person, but I’m afraid. It’s like marriage blue, though I’ve never married. :p (By the way, is “marriage blue” English or Japanese English?) Oops! Just now my iPod turned to Soramo toberuhazu which extension students sang and showed sign language in the Welcome Banquet! By listening to it, I feel happy and confident.

By the way, my Korean friends stayed at my house two weeks ago, and I had a super good time with her. I became to love her and Korea more and more. One day we went to a fortune teller and it was my first time so I was very excited! According to her, it would be great if I marry when I am 25 to 27 years old so I’ll try to find a super cool boyfriend by then. :p In addition, she also said I was so lucky about love from 13 to 33 years old. Mmmm… I don’t know if I should trust her or not… haha Anyway, I’m having fun in Japan and I’ll also have a super good time in Korea, I hope!

Thank you for reading and this is to Tomoyo. As you’ve said, this post is filled with Korea ne! lol

Lastly, I would like to say one thing… I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE EXTENSION DAYS!!! and I also wanted to see the ceremony and the parade at DC... (oh, it's not one thing..:D)

Salut! My New Life

Hi, everyone! how are you doing these days? I hope everything is well and you guys spent wonderful New year and Coming of age day! My life in Japan is actually little bit getting lazy, but I will keep my best. Recently, I am interested in France more and more, so I decided to start studying French a little bit harder than last year. I don't know why but I am really motivated now, so I borrowed a French text book for taking a French language licensing examination from my friend. One of the reasons which I interested in French was Jill's French class. I should say "merci" to Jill, because it was really fun and makes me active and positive, also nice opportunity to try a lot of new hard works for me in French. I can't forget the class that I introduced my French family in French in front of students. Before the day of French presentation, I almost couldn't sleep because I have to prepare the perfect cheat sheet! haha :D As a result, I got A about my cheat sheet from Jill! When i saw my score I got little achievement and big happiness. When I did the big efforts, I got good scores, so my efforts are in proportion to success! Before i went to the MFWI, always easy to gave up some laborious works, but now I know that if I doing my best, nothing is impossible! I can do everything that i want to do! All Extension students learned it through all MFWI life, right? :) I have never forgot about it and i want to keep studying positively. Best wishes to everyone.