Activities with Denise
| Denise |
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Denise was our teacher guide. She has a good figure and beautiful. She told us about a lot of American culture and differences between America and Japan. When we were worried about something, she always helped us out. |
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Feb. 17th |
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Welcome Party We took Denise's class for the first time that day. We learned phrases used in everyday conversation. We took a lesson about the safety in America too. After the class, we went shopping at a chocolate shop and a mall. When we visited the chocolate shop, we tasted a sample. The chocolate was very delicious. As a part of our first class, we went to a shopping mall near the study center, and we looked for differences from Japanese stores. After that, we returned to the study center, and we talked about the differences. In the evening we had Welcome Party and ate delicious dinner. There were apple pie, salad, bread, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, brownie and so on. The dinner was brought to the study center by each family. It was a potluck dinner style. The meal was very delicious. |
| Feb. 20th |
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Fire Department We went to a fire station. We asked firefighters many questions. I was surprised to hear that many firefighters were volunteer. I had a chance to put on a fire fighting suit. The suit was very heavy. After that we had a water-shooting exercise. I was really exited. |
| Feb. 21st |
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Around
noon, we went to
a local shopping mall,
and had lunch. I ate hamburger, and it was so
big that I couldn't finish all of them. After that we
enjoyed shopping too. I bought
a sweat shirt. Things are cheaper in American
stores than in Japanese stores. We had a good
time. |
| Feb. 22nd |
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Leavenworth We went to Leavenworth. It took about 3 hours from our study center to Leavenworth by car. There were a lot of cute shops in the village. We enjoyed shopping in a hat shop, a Christmas goods shop, a chocolate shop, and so on. We ate German food for lunch, and it was good. We had a good time all day. |
| Feb. 23rd |
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City Hall & Police Officer We visited the City Hall and police department in the morning. We listened to a staff talk, and asked some questions. At last, a police officer came with his police dog. The dog was so smart. |
| Feb. 24th |
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Green River Community College & Retirement Home First, we went to Green River Community College. The campus was very large and clean. I saw wild squirrels on campus. Next, we went to a retirement home. The building was beautiful and looked like a hotel. We then sang some Japanese songs with gesture for the senior people. I was glad to see the people having fun. |
| Feb. 27th |
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Elementary School We visited a local elementary school. We told students how to count from one to ten in Japanese. The children enjoyed listening to our presentation. The children were shy at first, but they opened up to us while playing with us. They were so cute, and we had a good time. |
| Feb. 28th |
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American Holidays We learned about American holidays. We brought American holiday dishes made by our host families to the study center. We colored Easter eggs and ate many traditional dishes for lunch. After lunch, we changed into our costumes for Halloween. I wore a costume of Santa Claus. Everyone was so cute. |
| Feb. 29th |
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Seattle We went to many places in Seattle. we visited Starbucks coffee, Pike Place Market, Safeco Field and Space Needle. The weather was very bad, so we couldn't see the beautiful scenery from the top of Space Needle, but we still enjoyed Seattle sightseeing. Seattle was a very beautiful city. |
| Mar. 1st |
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After I came back from the study center, I went to the club house to play bingo. Bingo's rules were a little difficult. Pat told me how to play bingo. Many people got bingo. When I noticed, all the people around me had had a bingo. I was still very excited and enjoyed bingo anyway. |
| Mar. 2nd |
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Cooking We made American dishes and Japanese dishes in class. We were planning to cook or make some similar dishes between American and Japanese food. We made jelly, pizza, and biscuits as American dishes and okonomi-yaki , onigiri (rice ball), and kanten (gelatin) as Japanese dishes. Every food was very delicious! I ate too much. |
| Mar. 5th |
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Sayonara Party Our team gave a presentation to our host families about "Kanji." Our presentation was successful and we really enjoyed it. Denise gave us a certificate for the program. I was glad to get the certificate, but I was a little sad, because the program was almost over. |