Laura's Classes

Feb. 15th (Mon)

I woke up a little early, and made a tuna sandwich for lunch with Mary. We took a class with Kara, who had hosted our older students before. I was worried about whether or not I could understand what Laura said, but she spoke to us so slowly and clearly. We learned about English conversation. After the class, we went shopping at “Target.” I cooked Deviled Egg with Mary for the Welcome party that day.

Fed. 16th (Tue)

　We learned about how to count coins. I didn't bring my lunch, so I bought a tuna sandwich at Jimmy John's. It was so big, delicious and healthy. We went to the fire department in the afternoon. I was surprised that most firefighters work as a volunteer. I couldn't really understand what they said because they spoke so fast.

Feb. 17th (Wed)

　We wrote a postcard for Japan in the morning, and went to Tacoma Mall in the afternoon. We ate a lot kinds of doughnuts at Krispy Cream Doughnuts. The daughnuts were so sweet. My favorite doughnut was its original taste. Kara guided us in the mall and told us about the shops which she liked. I went to “Build a Bear Workshop” with Kaori and we bought a stuffed bear.

Feb. 18th (Thu)

　We went to Leavernworth. There was snow on the road. We ate sausages and chiken for lunch at a German restaurant. I had never eaten sweet pickled vegetable before, and it was so so. After eating lunch, we enjoyed shopping around. There were a lot of stores in Leavernworth, so I wanted to stay more.

Feb. 19th (Fri)

We studied about English pronunciation and tongue twisters in the morning. I couldn't pronounce “won't” and “want.” It was too hard to understand the difference between them. We went to the police office in the afternoon. We saw a jail and patrol cars. After that, we went to the City Hall and saw a law court at the same place. I saw a lot of things that I had never seen before.

Feb. 22nd (Mon)

　We went to Green River College and met Naoko and Maria, who were Seiryo students studying at GRC. We couldn't talk with them at all because they had a class. The college was so big and even had a store where we could buy Green River College goods. I bought a college flag. We then left the college and went to a home for the elderly. The place was like a hotel. I was surprised when I found a shower room in a resident room. We sang Japanese songs for the elderly people.

Feb. 23rd (Tue)

　It was the day for American holiday activites. We hunted eggs for Easter, and ate Thanksgiving dishes for lunch. Mai's hostmother Jane brought us a turkey. All the dishes were so delicious. After lunch, we had a Halloween party. We borrowed a costume from our host family, and wore one. We said “Trick or Treat?” to Laura and got some candies. We then baked cheese cupcakes with strawberry sauce. Moe brought us a cherry pie and Mai brought us a pumpkin pie. Both pies were so dilicious, especially the cherry pie. I ate too much. After school, I saw an ice hockey game with Moe, Mai and Mai's host family. I had never seen a hockey game before. It was so fun and exciting.

Feb. 24th (Wed)

　It was the day for Seattle sightseeing. First, we went to University of Washington. It was so huge. There were a hair salon, a bowling alley, a caffe and so on on the university. Next, we saw the Freemont Troll. Third, we went to a chocolate factory called “Theo.” Laura helped me taste some chocolate with lemon flavor. It was so delicious, and I want my hostfamily to eat the chocolate. I bought th cocolate for my host family. Fainally, we went to Pike Place Market. We bought same T-shirts there.

Feb. 25th (Thu)

　We visted an elememtary school the whole day. We taught children how to count from one to ten in Japanese. I was worried if we could do it well, but the children listened to our presentation patiently. We found some mistakes in our presentation on the day, but we carried out the presentation anyway. We played with the children at recess. They were so powerful and I got so tired. I went back home and slept a little.

Feb. 26th (Fri)

　We chose some pictures for making a photo frame for our host family. Aftrer that we played cards. We went to a bowling alley in the afternoon. Laura taught us how to bowl, and I got a good score. After that, I went shopping at H-Mart with Mary. We bought pork for cooking Niku-Jaga. We went back home and I cooked Niku-jaga and Yakisoba for my family. I was happy because Mary and Glenn liked my dishes.

Feb. 29th (Mon)　

　 It was the Craft Day. We made a memorial journal for our host family. Mr. Nonaka prepared our photos, and Lsura brought us stickers for decoration. We used them and made a special memorial journal. Jane came to class in the afternoon and taught us how to make message cards. We made two cards. One was for our host family, and the other was for ourselves. Mai and Chihiro went back home after class, and the others went to See's Candies and an ice cream shop Cold Stone. The ice cream was delicious.

Mar. 1st (Tue)

　We made a photo frame and a memorial journal. I didn't have a picture that I took with my host family, so I asked Gleen to photoprint some. I finished my photo frame at my home. I went to Jimmy Mac's with Mary, Glenn, Laura and Kaori. I share a steak with Mary. It was thick, tender and juicy, which was the best steak I had ever eaten in my life. I can't forget the white bread with honey butter, either. We went back home and packed my stuff in my suitcase. After that I watched a TV show called “The Voice” with Glenn.

Mar. 2nd (Wed)

　We wrote message cards for Kara and Kim, and then practiced our presentation hard. We ate pizza for dinner, and it was delicious. David came to our Sayonara party after his work. I had thought probably he could't come to the party, so I was very happy when I saw him. We didn't make any mistakes in our presentation.

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