2008年9月2日火曜日

8/12

Today, we should have done horse riding, but we couldn't do it. It was rainy all day. So we went to shopping. I wanted to buy some clothes. We went Silvia park. It was so large. I was excited. Kanami and I went to see some clothes. I bought a nit sweater. Then we entered a cafe. We ordered cappuccino and potato chips. We enjoyed the cafe mood with talking. The cafe was calm . We enjoyed it.
Then we looked for souvenirs. Some stores had a lot of candles. They were so cute.
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8/11

In class activity, we went to watch Maori show to the museum. Three men and three women performed Maori dance and songs. It was nice. Then we saw Maori's house and tradition things. They were many made of wood.
After I went to home, Jillian and Sovia and I visited to Jillian's office. She works at a children hospital.It was a big hospital. It is the biggest hospital in Auckland, she said.
Then, we went to Sky Tower. The view was so good, because it was night. I took many pictures. We saw Casino. I took a picture of it, but the battery of camera's ran out. They were very interesting.
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8/10

Jillian, Sovia and I went for a walk to a lake. There were many swarms,chickens and eels. It was very beautiful.
Then we went to skating. At first, I couldn't skim across the ice. Sovia taught me how to skate, because she had been roller skating for a year. She was good at skating. I fell down three times, but I practiced. We were skating for three hours. We had a good time.
After go home, I was tired, so I went to bed soon.
At night, we had Mexican dinner. It was chips, beans, and cheese. Then we ate pavlova with cream. Very sweet.
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8/9 in Auckland

Today, I didn't have classes, so I invited my friends to my house. We watched TV, opening ceremony of Olympic. We enjoyed it. In evening, I helped my host mother with supper. I cut cabbage, and set dishes.
After dinner, Jillian cooked pavlova. It was delicious sweets. I like it. I had a good time.
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2008年9月1日月曜日

8/7 in Auckland

we went to Kelly Tarlons. It is an aquarium. We saw a lot of penguins there. I was very excited. Then I could see a ray.
We went to a street too. It was very cute. There were many cute shops. There were accessories and bags so on. We went into a chocolate shop. I wanted to buy, but they were expensive.
In English class, we enjoyed playing game in this afternoon. We tried to play the part of a teacher, or a shopper so on. I practiced them. I enjoyed.
In this night, I helped my host mother with cooking. I peered potatoes. Potatoes were mashed. It was so good. We planed about this Sunday. We will go skating . I'm looking forward to it.
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8/5 in Auckland

Today, I went to Unitec with my friend. We go there on foot everyday. Today's activity was shopping. We went to Silvia park. It was near my host family's house. Silvia park is a big shopping mall. I bought a pant. In the shopping mall, there was a sushi shop. I wanted to buy sushi, but I didn't it. Because sushi was very expensive. I already miss Japanese food.
In this afternoon, we learned English. we tried to eat Vegemite. I tried it. It was like Miso. I will try to paste it on a toast.
After I went to my home, I had supper which Jillian, my host mom, cooked. Today was Chicken and potatoes. Then, we had desert. Jillian cooked an apple pie. It was so yummy!!
At night, I called to my family in Japan. Jillian recommended it to me. I talked with my family, so I missed them a little.However, I'm happy to hear my family.
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2008年8月4日月曜日

8/4 In Auckland!!!

Today, we went to Sky Tower in class activity. I was excited because the view from Sky Tower was so good!! Sky Tower is the highest building in Auckland. We could see all of Auckland city. My teacher, Christean, taught us the location of Unitec. I took many pictures.
We went to a beach too. It was really beautiful. There were some birds. They were sparrows. I met a old man,then he told us how to tell male from female. I was surprised, because he knew it. Sparrow were very cute, so I took some pictures of them.
Unitec is our collage, It is very large. I am sometimes lost, but there are beautiful trees and river. There are wide grasses and a Rag bee court. I love this beautiful place!
Our teachers, Ms Keiko, Ms Miyuki, Ms Christean, are very kind. I had a good time in English class. Today's lesson was accents and pronunciation. We practices them many times. Then we had a game to know how to count money. I enjoyed very much.
After I got home, I tried to talk with my host mother, but In the beginning, I couldn't tell her about what I want to say.My host mother talks very fast and much. Kiwi's English is different from ordinarily English.
Today, I wanted to talk with her, but I couldn't, and I was nervous.
Today, she and one Taiwanese girl and I enjoyed games. It was similar to Othello. It was interesting. Then we watched drama. It was a suspense. My host mother has been watching for 45 years. She likes it, but I couldn't understand the drama, because I didn't understand English.
We will go shopping tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.
I want to have a nice time tomorrow.
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