★bowling★

Today I would like to talk about Saturday.

On last Saturday, I went to school for the Boy's lacrosse practice.
After that, some people said to go to shopping together.

And some players(Tsuyoshi etc) and a maneger (Hitomi) went to shopping.

But I couldn't go with them.
I really want to go with them, but my mother have to pick up me.
So I couldn't go.

I disappointed,
but I remembered that I have to go to visit the Japanese Saturday School.

I had gone there for 3 years and I graduate that Middle School last year.
I didn't go to high School because I came Keio.

So now I am not going to there.

But that day, they had the Field Day!!
So I went to the Saturday School to meet my friends.

I met some friends at there and I found the new classmate.
He is so cute(>o<)!!

After that, I went to Japanese Store, Diado, and Japanese Book Store, Safari Books.
At there!!
I found Hitomi and Naru!
And some players at Daido.

I really suprised and happy(>v<)*

After that, I, Hitomi, and Naru went to shopping.
And we played bowling.
I was not good at this time than last time.
But I got spare at last!
First I am worse score, but at last I got highest score!!!

So my last weekend was really nice and fun
I had good time with them!
And I want to play again with them!!(・v・///)

★Athletic Day and Day Trip★

On last week we had two big events.
Its are Athletic Day and Day Trip.
So today I would like to talk about its.

On last Wednesday we had the Athletic Day.
Our Athletic day is very similar as Japanese Taiiku-sai than American one.
So I enjoyed it very much.

In our school, there are 4 classes, K E I and O for each grades.
(But 9th grade have just 2 classes)
So we separate to their term, K E I and O to fight.
So every terms have all grades students.

Also each team has traditional color.
K's team color is white
E's team color is Blue
I 's team color is Black and
O's team color is Red
So every students must wear the T-shirt which colored your teams.

In our Athletic day we have many games.
We have
-Tamaire(The game which throw the balls to the basket which is in very high place)
-Short-distance race
-Kibasen(The Japanese traditional game, mock cavalry battle. People ride on others' backs)
-Sixteen-legged race -Tug of war
-Tengoku to Zigoku(the race which you ran with your partner and have many obstacle.)
-Water balloon battle -Boys relay -Relay

I joined in Tamaire, Kibasen, Tengoku to Zigoku and Tug of war.
It was very fun!!!
Also I got the bread because of tengoku to zigoku!!!(>o<)/

We have a lot of game in the athletic day but most important and big event in this is
Oen-gassen.
It is the japanese traditional thing to do.
We do performance something like danced and play (a little) to the other people to cheer them.
this is the not game, but it have prize so we tried very hard.
We practiced it for long time.
One before week of this, we have to practice it every day for afterschool and mornig.
So I tried my best for this.

In result I couldn't get the prize but it was very fun to me.

On last thursday we had Day trip and we went to The American Museum of Natural History.
There have many very fun things to see.
I had been here before with family, but I like this museum so I glad to came here again.
We had some Geography packet and project at this day trip and it was little difficult for me but it was very fun to see around the museum.
I thought I want to come to here again on someday.


Ah! Tomorrow we have a event again!
The Indian Hills students will come to our school to visit!!
We went to their school before so I am very happy with this. I can't wait for it(>v<)* Bye bye

★SAKURA MATSURI★

Yesterday I went to help the SAKURA MATSURI.
So today I would like to talk about SAKURA MATSURI.

SAKURA MATSURI is a Japanese festival which is little famouse in this area.
We have this festival at the small park which has many Sakura tree, cherry broosoms.
There are very beutiful place to do festival.

On that day it was rain but we had the festival at the outside.
I helped YMCA team to do scooping goldfish.
I did the receptionist to get money and give the net.

There were a lot of Keio student, 10th and 11th too.
Keio is helping this festival too.

First I thought that not many people come to thefestival this year.
Because it was rainy.
But many people came to this festival!!

Scoopig goldfish is the most popular activity at this festival.
So many people came to our scooping goldfish place.

Also there had some shops too.
I got dumpling and lemonade!
The dumpling is very delicious and it is my favorite food!!!
I brought it last year, and I loved it.

Now I had many goldfish at the my house.
It is about 15 fish.....(>д<);;lol
I like fish but.... I think it was too many...w

Last year I bought about 10 fish at this festival.
Most of the fish was alived for long time.
(All of fish waere dead at February....;;)
So I wonder that how longer alive this fishes in my house this year.lol

The festival was very fun!!!!!(^0^)/

After the festival done, I was very happy because many people were smiling and said thank you to us.
So I was very happy!!!!!(>o<)
Happy Happy Happy
And also I thought I want to help them next year too!!!

I had A good weekend this week!

Lacrosse Game

On last Monday,last Tuesday, and last Thursday we had the boys lacrosse game.
So now I would like to talk about thoes two games.

On Monday, it was home game.
That game was the first home game for us.
On the same day we had also rugby last home game.
So all student went to see the rugby game.
So there were no people except us.
It was really fun game.

First we got scores and we were winning, but after the 2nd game we lost scores.
And at the last of 10 secound, Chris-san got point.
And we were draw.
So we do extension game.
But we lost the point and we lost the game...

On Tuesday we had game with Dobbus Ferry again.
This is the secound game for us to play game with them.
Last game, we won at the game.
So we thought that we will win again.
But they were became more storonger and we lost the game.

On Thursday, we had a home game with.... I forgot the name..sorry.lol
We lost that game too.
But it was really fun game.
We lost the game by 1point.

Also on that day, I met a Japanese friend!!...(・o・)!!!
He came to Keio for V Tennis game!
I really suprised and happy!!

On this week, we have some games.
So this week, I want to win at the all of games!!

Today I have a away game(>o<)

★Spring Break★

Last week we had the spring break.
It was for a week from Shofusai.

So today I would like to talk about my spring break.

*Sunday*
Sunday, first day of the spring break,
I went to the school to clean the room which used for Shofusai.
I went to there on 8 o'clock...(・o・);
(Same time as normal school day......)
After the clean up of the our class, I went to the committee,
Bunjitsu (shool festival committee) and cleaned up the room of the Bunjitsu.
It took more time than the our class room!!
There was vary dirty and messy(>д<)!!
After that, I went to Japanese store with my friend.

*Monday*
I did nothing(>o<)
Just I was reading Manga and Sleeping...

*Tuesday*
I did nothing...again.lol
But it was rain.
It was thundering too!!
I love thunder!!!(>o<)
Doesn't it cool?w

*Wednesday*
I cleaned up my room!!
It took longer time than the room which cleaned up on Sunday...!!
But now, my room was really nice.

*Thursday*
I went to shopping with my friends, Keiko, Hitomi, Hiroko, Yuka.
(Oh! All same English classmate!lol)
We went to the shopping mall which is in NJ.
I love that shopping mall than any other shopping malls.
There is very very very nice!!
I bought a swimming suit and a T-shit!!
This day was the best day of my spring break.

*Friday*
I went to the school for the international day!
http://smilygirls.blogspot.com/2009/04/international-day.html

*Saturday*
I went to the school for club.
And after that I went to eat dinner with some of lacrosse members.
After the dinner we went to the school again for the practice of Taiiku-sai(athletic day).
I was little tired but it was really happy and fun day.
Also on this day, I could see the fireworks at the school.

*Sunday*
Nothing....lol

I thought that my spring break was boring before I wrote this.
But now I think my spring break was very nice and fun.
I went to many place and met many people.
And I played and read a lot!
So it was very nice days!!!(>o<)!

So now I have to studay.;;
You know that I didn't study a lot during the break...lol

ok BYE BYE★

★INTERNATIONAL DAY★

Last Friday, I wen to the elementary school which is near my house.
On that day, there were the international day!!

At that school, every this season we have international day.
International day is the festival which could experience the other countries things and food.

We have a Japanese corner, and we taught about ORIGAMI and YUKATA.
Also we wrote their name in Japanese.

I helped them to taught the ORIGAMI.
I didn't spoke with American children for long time, so first I can't speak well.
So it was little hard for me.
But it was really fun!!

I love the children so it was very fun!!

Every year I helped them to teach ORIGAMI,
so if I can, I want to go to the international day to help them again!!!(>o<)

Byebye♪

★SHOFUSAI＝祥風祭★

Last weekend we had the Shofusai!!!(^0^)/
So today I would like to talk about it.

Shofusai is the our most biggest school festival.
It was really fun and I had good time with my friends.

We had preparation for long time for Shofusai.
We drew the wallpapers for our class.
It was all about Japanese matsuri, festivals, because we did matsuri at our grade.
We made quoits and rubber band gun to play to get the presents.
Also we did Shashinkan, which is the place to take the pictures.
So I was looking forward it.

And I think it was succeed!!
This was first time for us, so we had some problems, but I think it was succeed!
We had a lot of fun with classmate and visiters.
So I had good time with them.

Oh, did I talked about the　tea ceremony?
I am a member of the tea ceremony club.
And at the Shofusai, we wore the "kimono" and did the "Ohakobi".
Ohakobi is one of the job of tea ceremony which is carry the tea to the guests.
I was really nervous, but I did my best.
And kimono was very beutiful!
　
Also we had Zenyasai and Koyasai.

Zenyasai was on last friday, a day before the syohusai.
It was the big festival and we had good time.
Many people danced and sang.
All of those people was practiced long time for this day.
So it was really cool and nice.

Koyasai was on the same day with Shofusai.
Koyasai was not big festival like Shofusai and Zenyasai, but it was nice.
We brought the pillow to sleep!lol
At the last of this festival, we had a time which is singing by all students.
Before of it, we got a lighting stick and during the song, we threw the lighting sticks!
It was really cool and beutiful.

Oh, and also I was a member of Bunjitsu.
Bunjitsu is one of the school committee which worked for festivals.
So before and after the Shofusai, I was worked for it very hard.
So after of it, I was really tired.

But I had good time on the last weekend.
Shofusai was very fun and also Zenyasai and Koyasai was fun.

I love the big festivals, so I like Shofusai very much!!

I can't wait that the next year of the Shofusai!!