Essay 2-05; My Happy Place

I introduce to my secret place in Kumamoto. My secret place is Honmyo – temple. This place is near my house. Do you know Kiyomasa Kato? He is held a ceremony there. He is a historic person.

This place will be held a festival in the latter half of every July. This festival is called “Tonshae”. We usual call “Tonsha”. Also, many people will visit with family, lovers, friends and so on. They often wear yukata or jinbei. The night always bustles and they spend a good night. On this festival day, both sides of the street are lined with stalls. These are about 150 stalls. Many stalls sell many kinds of shaved ice, ice candy, cotton candy, candies shaped many characters, frankfurters, grilled chicken, chow mein, juice, grilled squid, masks, yo – yo, goldfish and so on. We must go up in stone steps until we arrive at the top of Honmyo – temple. They are tired, but they can enjoy until the last because many stalls are lined until the top. They reach the top soon if they talk with family, lovers, friends and so on, eat kinds of food or play a game.

I went this festival with my friends last year. A friend and I wore yukata. This festival day is the first day that I will wear yukata or jinbei on the year because the event is held on the beginning summer. I can see to local friends on this event, so I can have a good time. I took university friends to this event. I want many friends to visit my local festival, so this summer festival is so funny! Please come “Tonsha” next year :) I will be looking forward to see you.

HP: http://cyber.pref.kumamoto.jp/asp/kanko/kanko_intro.asp?LangCode=j&BackURL_ev=event_cal.asp&EventNo=746

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A well-kept secret of Kumamoto; Freewriting

There is Honmyo - temple near my house.
Kiyomasa Kato is held a ceremony there.
A festival called "Tonshae" is held in the latter half of July every year.
We call the festival "Tonsha".
Many people visit the festival with family, lovers, friends and so on.
They often wear yukata or jinbei.
The night always bustles and they spend a good day.
Many street vendor's stalls stand in a line and they are worried which stalls they enter.

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A Well-kept Secret of Kumamoto; Brainstorming

Honmyo - temple
Kiyomasa Kato
summer festival
street vendor's stalls
yukata
jinbei
the anniversary of a person's death
garden lantern
stone steps
family
lovers
friends

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Essay 2-04; My Delightful Community Life

My community life is a club in university. My club is "Lacrosse". Our university clubs consist of P.E. committee, culture community, a cheering party and a cheerleading, the welfare of the people committee, circle alliance secretariat, Gakusho society and the evening school council. I belong to circle alliance secretariat. It composes of 19 clubs. To my surprise, Lacrosse is one of 5 biggest clubs. They are volunteer group "Asunaro", Aozora - katsudotai, Easy do sports loving club, Passing and Lacrosse. Lacrosse and other clubs are active every Wednesday.

Member of Lacrosse is 17 freshmen, 14 sophomore and 17 junior. But junior retired by Takuma festival. Then sophomore decided new post. I became vice – head. Changing the new club, we were active many times. Our club was changed completely.
Our active is mainly to play sports and go anywhere. For example, we played soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, baseball, table tennis, badminton, long skipping rope and so on. Then we went to Mt. Kimpo, Aso, Tamana, in a river, in a sea, a trip, see illuminations and eat dinner. Others, we did BBQ, fireworks, game taking pictures. We are going to do things that we have never done and go the places that we have never been.

Purposes which I do club active are for exchange several grades and department, living a full university life, learning many things. In fact, entering this club, we learned how to bring the club together, to understand member’s situations, the respect due to theirs superiors and other many things from elder person. I think this chance is a good thing. We must teach to younger person like this and we also learn more.

Our next plans are to have reelection in December and do winter camp in spring vacation. In reelection, we will introduce other clubs and must make many people know Lacrosse. Many club’s head will come our party. We will know new head at that time. In winter camp, we will go skiing in Hiroshima. I went there last year. I enjoyed this event very much. I want to enjoy skiing new members more. Others, I want to plan pleasant events more. I want them to wait these events and tell sophomore to things that they want to do. So, we will be able to enjoy more.

Our club’s situation and aim tell you. Our club changed our generation and we must think more about our club and freshmen. We should please membership and are delightful actives. I started to understand hard of the oldest grade. I think we will have much hard since now. We would like to create our Lacrosse with freshmen.

I think club can't make up only a club. We should get along with other clubs and help each other. It is important for us to have connection with other clubs. Then my goal is as if we are like brothers or sisters. We want to be able to talk about our worries, happiness or every thing. All members would like to be able to spend comfortable time in a club.

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Community: Outline & draft intro.

1. Definition

• club activity (Lacrosse)

2. Membership

• 16 freshmen and 14 sophomore

3. Activities

• sports
• places to go
• things to do
  

4. Purpose

• for exchange several grades and department
• for living a full university life
• for learning many thing
  

5. Plans

• reelection in December
• winter camp in spring vacation
  

6. Situation & Aim

• Club changed our generation
• We must think our club and freshmen more
• We should please membership and are delightful actives
  

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Brainstorn: Community life

Community life

• Lacrosse

• soccer
• baseball
• basketball
• volleyball
• tennis
• table tennis
  

• BBQ
• illumination
• sea
• river
• mountain
• trip
• dinner
• game taking pictures

• cafeteria

• an athletic meet
• a cultural festival
• events

• other clubs
• connection
• like brothers or sisters
• all members
• worries
• consultation
• 
  

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*～Community～*

One of my community is club activity.
I active in my club every Wednesday.
The content of active is to play volleyball, basketball, tennis, badminton,baseball and table tennis in a rented gymnasium or sports ground, to do BBQ, go on an outing, go to watch illumination, go to river and sea, go to a trip, eat dinner together and so on.
I'm looking forward to joining to club activity every week.
Now, every clubs changed our generation.
So, we must think about our club.
We will be harder than by now.

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Many Pictires

September 22. worked after our classes for a long time since this day. We watched many pictures of Okinawa trip at the night. We took in the PC the data of the pictures and gathered together. I seemed to be happy in all pictures. We told about the memories of Okinawa trip. I want to go there again.

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Okinawa in 2008

September 16 – 20.

September 16. I went to Okinawa with 10 friends. We gathered in traffic center at 8 am and went to Fukuoka airport at bus. I went on board a plane after a long time. We arrived in Okinawa after a few hours and went to a hotel which we stayed by a pick – up bus. Then we ate salmon roe bowl, Rafutei bowl and so on in arcades. I ate a salmon bowl. It was very delicious:) After lunch, we had free time. I looked in at the shops in arcades with 2 friends. This day was rain, so we couldn’t go far places. After we enjoyed free time each other, we went to eat dinner with 11 people. We drunk and made merry during night.

September 17. This day was a birthday of one of member. But this day also was rain and couldn’t go an island. So, we spent free time in the main island. We went to eat lunch with 11 people and spent themselves time each other. I acted with 2 friends. We ate ice creams, saw a souvenir and made a seal. Next, I decided to buy a birthday cake but there won’t be cake shops and what’s more, the heavy rain was outside the arcades. At last, we looked for a cake shop and bought a birthday cake. We went back to hotel by taxi. We hid the cake. Also, we went to a grilled slice of meat restaurant with the secret cake in the evening. After eating, we had a shop assistant turn off a light and held out the cake. We sang a birthday song and ate with together. Next, I also saw souvenir shops with other 2 friends. A girl and I bought straps of siisah alike, and we bought the same T – shirts with 3 people. The one was written “Nankuru Naisa”. We went back to hotel and waited until other people went back. We slept the same room.

September 18. This day was fine. We could go the Island of Aka by ferry. We were sleeping together during getting on ferry. After arriving at the Island, we went to sea. The sea was so beautiful. We used snorkels and watched in the sea. We could watch many kinds of fish from such a close distance. We were tired swimming. The night, we did BBQ. There were large quantities of vegetables, meat and delicious food from sea. We spent a amusing night. Then we went to sea at midnight. I was very sleepy but I was woken up and went there.

September 19. We went to sea again until we went back to the main Island. I was playing in the sand. Everyone had good time. We went to other sea. A few people were fishing. I saw a blue fish. Then the girl and I picked up many seashells. I went back to a pension and prepared returning to the main Island. I slept in a ferry which being back because I was free. I went to eat dinner with 4 friends since we arrived at the hotel. We talked about many things. We, 5 people, wanted to eat dinner together since before but we had no time and couldn’t go since this time. So, our dreams came true at this time. After dinner, we gathered with 11 people went to a bar. We had already been full. After a few hours, I went to other bar with other 3 people again. I felt heavy but I had a good night. We formed a row and came back our hotel. When we arrived at the room of the hotel, other people had already been in the room. We had a lively time of it and slept.

September 20. This day was the last day. We couldn’t get up early for buying many souvenirs because we stayed up late. But I bought a few souvenir the before day. We went to Naha airport at 12 pm. I enjoyed shopping until we would leave. We went aboard a plane and left for Fukuoka airport. Then we got into a bus for Kumamoto. I came back home after a long time.

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