My New Blog

I made my own blog. I'll write about my daily life in English. It is good to keep a blog because not only can I improve my English skill but also I can record events.

Please check my new blog. I wish I will get on with you after finishing class.
This is my new blog. Click emiri-emily.

The World Of Dreams!!

What is "the world of dream"? It means YUMENOKUNI(夢の国) in Japanese. The answer is "Tokyo Disney Land(TDL)"!! We consider TDL the world of dream. I went there with my friends on December 7th.

Now TDL is decorated for Christmas. Micky mouse dressed up as Santa Claus. The other characters also do. I bought key ring of Pooh Santa. It's so cute!! I like it very much.

We rode a lot of attractions, for example "Space Mountain", "Splash Mountain", and "Big thunder Mountain". They are all roller coasters. We shouted for exciting.

When we were walking in the street of TDL, I found many street stalls. For instance they sold CHUROSU. It is a slender doughnut. Churosu is a special product of TDL and very nice!!
We enjoyed riding, eating and shopping.

In a return bus we all slept soundly... and then we awoke from a dream. Here is Yamanashi....

My Future

I have a dream. It is to be a teacher, especially an English teacher. It is since I was in elementary school that I have had the dream. There are some reasons.

First, I like English because we can talk with more people if we can speak it. It is fun to communicate with foreigners. English helps to do that and is like a bridge between countries. In my university I learn how to teach English. It is very difficult but important. I want my students to use English and to spread their chances.
Second, I prefer being with people. It is one of the features of the job. Contacting with people is important for living our lives. I would like to help my students to improve their minds. In addition, not only they but also I will be able to keep growing together.

I know the work of teacher is very hard but moreover wonderful and challenging. Therefore I want to be a teacher in the future.

School Festival

There was a school festival for three days; October 31st through November 2nd.
The first day the costume parade was held. We dressed up as something along theme decided by each group. This year our theme was Disney Character!! We disguised Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and the others.What do you think I became? I became Winnie The Pooh!! I like him very much so I was happy.

The second day we open a street stall. We sold "Baby Kasutera". It is like a sponge cake. We put chocolate, caramel and bean paste in the cake. It is very delicious!! Many people came to our store and bought it. We enjoyed making Baby Kasutera and selling it.

School festival gave us a lot of things, for example importance of help, pleasure, cooperation with my friends and so on. We had a precious time for this two days.

TE!!!

In my previous blog Self Introduction, I wrote about my hometown Yamanashi. So in this blog, I will tell you about "dialect" of Yamanashi. It is difficult for me to explain and for you to understand. But I think this topic is very interesting.

Dialect of Yamanashi is called "ko-shu-ben"（甲州弁） I'm going to introduce some of them.

First, we say "TE!!"（てっ!!） when we are surprised at something or impressed. In English you say "oh" or "wow", I think. Next, Ymanashi people call a child "BOKO" Japanese call him or her "KODOMO"（子ども） But this word "BOKO" are used by only old people. We young don't say it.　Finally, Japanese usually say 'TSUKARETA"（疲れた） when they got tired. While in Yamanashi we say "ERAI"（えらい） Though some of you know that "ERAI" means distinguished or great, people of Yamanashi use both of two meanings.

I'm sorry for my poor English to explain. I'd like you to tell me about dialect of your town.

Nice To Meet You!!

Hi, my name is Emiri Yoshida. My name sounds like an American name so please call me Emily. I am a sophomore. I'm majoring in English Education for junior high or high school students.

I have lived in Yamanashi since I was born. I'm going to tell you about some good points of Yamanashi. First, there is Mt.Fuji. Do you know Mt. Fuji? It is the highest mountain in Japan. We can see very beautiful Mt.Fuji, especially on sunny day after snowing. This summer I climbed Mt.Fuji with my members of basketball club. It is worth climbing it at least once in a life. Second, Yamanashi is famous for some fruits, for example grapes, cherries, peaches, and so on. Every year I eat them a lot for free. That's nice!! Third, there are some good spas around Yamanashi. Of all others, I recommend you "Hottarakashi Onsen". It is a open-air bath so we can see a nice view soaking in it. In the early morning we can see sunrise and at night we can see a beautiful night view. Of course both of them are very good but I prefer seeing sunset to seeing a night view. That would touch you.

I went to America last year. There is a sister university of ours in Kentucky. I went there to study English for about three weeks. I made friends with American and talked with them in English. After that, I went to Los Angels and Las Vegas for sightseeing. It was a lot of fun!! This trip to America became a good experience. I want to go there again.

I'm interested in foreigners and foreign countries so I'd like to become friends with you!! Please talk to me without constraint and be friendly. Thank you!!