A Happy New Year!!

A happy new year!! From today, I restart to write my diary again. On the last mounth I was too busy to write diary every day, and also I went on holiday for 10 days going my trip to Europe with my parents!! I really enjoyed the holiday.
From this year, my school changed their system, because of that I had to study at school until about 4:00. At first I thought it would be very good for my English, but now I think it become more complicated than they used to be.
I am going to explain about the new system they have. Firstly, I have a lesson from Jenny, who has been my teacher since I moved up to level6, for 90 minutes, and I've got a coffee break for 30 minutes. And then I have a lesson from Jenney again for just 45 minutes, and I've got a insignificant break for just 5 minutes to change the teacher, and then I have a lesson with Sai, who has also been my teacher since I movet up, for just 45 minutes. I believe that 45 minutes are not enough to have good lesson for our English, besides over 2 hours are too long to concentrate in same topic for us... After having an hour for my lunch break, I have a extra lesson, which is free, from Hamish for preparing to take IELTS, and than I have more lesson, which is also for IELTS, from same teacher for 90 minutes after having a short break... Furthermore, they deleted the course for FCE exxamination without any mentions, so that many student, who expected to take the course, had to move to another school. I don't know why they changed the system and I haven't been able to find any benefits about it.

mistakes

After the class finished, I went to David's house to have a meeting with Lisa and Daria for studying the Bible. Lisa brought a cake for us, and we had lovely time. Thinking about what the Bible says is very good for my mental, it makes me calm and confortable. Before the meeting, I was so depressed that I couldn't explain my opinion in my class. Now my teacher is very strict. If I used wrong grammer, she stops my speaking and aske me to correct my wrong grammer by myself. If I said I couldn't understand how wrong I was, she sighs with a surprised face. So I am always afraid to say something. I can't have any confidence in my class, and it makes more difficult to explain something. However after the meeting, I feel very free. Making many mistakes is very good for improving something, and I need someone who criticize my English to be more correct. I must not be shy about making mistakes.

Winter Fair

Today, Mill Road had a Winter Fair. Most of shops and churches located on the road had some attractive activities. I and Daria and Nicoh went around the road together, ate many food, and joined in the many activities! The biggest harvest for us was having so many occasion to talk with English people. Usually, we have just few chances to talk with them except host family and teachers, so that was very special for us. We talked with other and we really enjoyed our conversation.

singing

I had a practice for International Christmas Carol Service. There were many students being from foreign country. We sang several Christmas songs together. And I taught them 'Kiyoshi Konoyoru'. At first, I was very nervous about speaking English in front of many audiences, but I found it was a quite precious chance if I didn't mind making mistakes! Also, I realized I really like singing. If we sing together, languages will be no longer barrier!! How wonderful it is!

I’m greedy

The time is flying... Today is the last day of November!? I can't believe it. My life in here is being busier and busier, and a day is too short to do what I want to do. Every day I have so many assignments, and have a activity in the church. Because of that, I have to go bed very late. I know that I'm too greedy. But I want to do everything that I want to do!

8th VISA course

I went to VISA course as usual. Today was the 8th day that I joined in the course. At end of the meeting, Annie said to me that she was feeling my English had definitely progressed. "Do you remember when we first met eight weeks ago, you begged me to repeat what I said several times, and you were very quiet in our discussion? But now, you are very talkative and today you have never asked me to repeat something! I'm really proud of you." I was very happy to hear that.

My parents’s trip

"Have you decided where you are going to show your parents in Cambridge?" My host mother asked me in the dinner time. "I haven't decided. Actually we don't have enough time to go many places... So, I have to choose which place I should show them." And then, we talked about my parents' trip. She was very generous. "If you need a car, I can drive a car all day." To be honest, until that time I hadn't thought about their trip. My parents are coming here on this Christmas, and it will be the first travel in Europe for them, and probably it would be their last travel as well. I should make their trip precious. Now I am thinking about it carefully.