Pat house!

Yesterday, I visited Pat's house!
First, we went to buy a lot of bagels at the specialty bagel store in Vermont.
Next, we visited Pat's house. The house had a lot of  nice furniture.

Furetheremore, there was a dog, her name is Addie.

Till now, I like dogs, but I can't touch dog, because I don't know how I shoud contact with dog.

However, Addie was so cute, fluffy and little, so I could play with Addie. I fell in love!

Bagel party was really fun, because of nice music, relaxing space, and delicious bagels.

I had never ate a lot of kind bagels, so it was fresh for me.

All bagels were delicious, but I think, sesame and garlic was the most delicious.

In this way, I had a good time!

Unlimited possibility

Studying abroad was the most powerful experiens of my life.

When I was in Vermont at St. Michael's college, I spent a lot of time with. American students and students from a lot of different countries.
When I went to Internarional Coffee Hour the first time, I had to speak English and to ask questions to get along with people. After that, my English skill improved.

When I met friends, I spoke to them actively, I tried to memorize their name, and I listened carefully to what they said.

I realized that I wanted to study foreign language and culture! I felt happy and so excited. I became a more positive person than when I was in Japan.

To speak English a lot and to go to an American college is a first time experience for me. This is a rare experience, so I would not like to waste my time. Also, I want to make internarional friends.

I thought, "Where there's a will, there's a way!".

Last Sunday:(

In the morning, I went to the Snake Mountain snowshoe trip!
I met two people there, Kathleen and Jenny.
I was a little nervous, so I didn't talk to them, but when we arrived at Snake Mountain, I talked them.
It was raining heavily, but talking was very fun, so I enjoyed myself!

We talked about grade, age, Japanese food, hobby...etc. Kathleen is a very active person!

Snowshoeing finished soon because of  the heavy rain. We were soaked!

After we came back to Days Inn, I took a rest.

I went to Alliot with Kumiko for dinner, and we found Abdullah!, so we ate dinner together.

A few minutes later, he found some friends, so I ate dinner with a lot of people :)!

We had to speak English, so it was very nice practice for us!

It was very fun!!

Parade

It was the Mardi Gras Parade day!
I went downtown at 11:30 am. I enjoyed window-shopping until lunch.
After lunch, we walked around downtown, then a masked man in a building threw a lot of necklaces from the second floor.
I caught two necklaces, and I got a Statue of Liberty crown from another man.

When the parade started, there were a lot of people.

I had never seen this scene in Burlington, so I was surprised!

People were very excited and noisy. People in many cars threw a lot of  necklaces, snacks, and other things.

I caught them, and I felt happy!

After the parade, I rode in a special bus for SMC students, and they were singing a song!

It was very noisy, so I felt culture shock, but it became a good experience for me!

Vietnam restaurant

I went to Vietnam restaurant with Pat, Motoki, Kumiko, Hiroyuki by downtown bus.
There were a lot of choices on the menu.
I couldn't understand it, so I ordered Pat's recommended item.
Pho is rice noodle soup. It tastes salty.
I liked it!

Next, I would like to eat Italian food or Thai food!

So I want to go downtown next week!

After school

After Coffee hour, I went to watch a Hockey game!
It was the first time for me, so I was excited.
The players were so cool! I Love sports men!
The hockey game was sometimes intense, so I felt a little fear, but  I enjoyed it very much!

Furtheremore, I went to Emily's dormitory.
It looks like a party room-so cute!
Many of Emily's friends were there. Everyone was very kind.
We talked about food, cell phones, characters, etc..
I cannot speak English fluently, but I used my dictionary, so we could speak!

I had a good time!
Thank you to my friends!

Coffee hour Host!

Today, I made a lot of  Onigiri, It means rice ball!
We had to make 300 Onigiri. It was hard, but it took a short time to make them because there were a lot of  people working together.
Making  rice balls was very fun! After all, I love Japanese food.

[Minami, Kumiko, me]

At coffee hour, many people said to us "It was very good! I love Japanese food."

So I felt good and happy!

[Yu chan, me, Muhanad, Abdullah, Kumiko, Vassam]

And, I could speak with my friends and I took pictures!

So I had a good time!