Thanksgiving

Today is the Thanksgiving day but I have nothing to do.

I have no transport device so I cannot go any far away.

It is boring to lounge at home.

20 of your most hated cliches

From BBC news .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7733264.stm

They introduce 20 of hated cliches .
If I don't know, I manage to irritate myself by using them .

The conversation partner

I got a convesation patner of English.

She is a 1st year student of UM and is learning Japanese in her class.

So she can help me with English and I can help her with her Japanese.

Her parents are also medical physicians. Her father is a pulmologist and mother is a familial medicine physician.



Despite she is learning Japanese only 3 months, I think, she speaks Japanese well. I'm very surprised. She is a very exellent student.



I thought that the students in America are highly motivated.

Road surface freezing

Today it was 25degree F in the morning.
The road surface freezed.
I almost slipped and fell.

Snowy world

It has been snowing since yesterday.

My friend were going to go to the stadium for the football game but he passed on because of heavy snow.

The snow lies thick on the ground and it looks like the snowy world all over the area.

the bus

Recently , I take commuter bus.

It is free if I show a "M card" to the driver.

It bring me to the hospital so it is very convenient.

But the last bus is 5:42 p.m.

It is lump in the pudding.

Have a runny nose

I have a runny nose today. I feel so bad.

I think I am on the verge of having a cold.

I will make me warm and feel relaxed and take some medicine.

I hope it will soon be better.

Molester

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20081110-OYT1T00420.htm?from=navr

I cannot believe that! He doesn't look such a person.

Snowing

It is snowing today for the first time since I have come to Michigan.

It is very cold tonight.

In case the road is frozen tommorow morning, I should walk to the hospital or take the bus.

As the exercise, I have better walk I think.

YMCA

I became a member of YMCA , a sports club.

So I could have excercise any time I want to.

Though , I like running and muscle training I have no time to continue them in Japan.

Tiking this opptunity, I will have them as much as possible.

Lethargy

I have fatigue today.

And I was very sleepy during daytime.

What's wrong with me? I'm not sure.

I should be slightly tired of this life in America.

Though I have very happy days, all the same, stress of a new environment give me fatigue.



I hope the things will be getting better soon.

Obama sweeped the election

Obama won the presidential election.

And the U.S. have gotten a black president for the first time since the birth of the nation.

This is hisitoric and joyous election.

I hope he will achieve his job being expected.

The presidential election

A presidential election had taken place today herein America.

I get the impression that Japanese media cheer for Obama.

But Leslie says the Japanese goverment is giving MkCain a boost.

Because he is on the conservative side and he will push for remilitarization of Japan.

I wish I could have a election franchise in America.

Back to Ann Arbor

I've come back to Ann Arbor.

It took about 13hours by air. I was very tired.

Fortunately, I could have sleep in the airplane so I have no jet lag syndrome.

Hachi the faithful dog

Today I had a surgical board examination in Shinjuku.

After that, I met my friend and went to Shibuya.

My friend had never seen the statue of "Hachi the faithful dog" .

So we went to Shibuya to see it. I have seen it before but every time I think it is very small.


After visit this, we went to Shinjuku and had "Tonkatsu", the breaded pork cutlet. Though the pork was good but we tried to make it be with green tea.

That tasted terrible.

Shimokitazawa

I went to Shimokitazawa to visit my friend's house.

This is my first visitting to "Soba noodle restaurant KURIHARA"

Ryu's father is a Soba worker and he has a very smart restaurant.

It has a ceramic factory in the basement.

I met Ryu, Jin, Ryu's girl friend, Araki and Araki's boyfriend.

I had many delicious cuisine made of soba.

I had very good time.