Reflection

I started this class from Autumn term. The teacher and the classmate was so kind. I was really happy. In this class, we researched helpful informations in our life. Especially, I enjoyed festival presentation because our group researched japanese festival but some other groups did foreign country's one. I have never took part in these festival however I felt like that I was joining these festival thanks from their good presentations and beautiful pictures.
I think this class is a practical study becouse English presentations and Engish Internet will more need to us. For example, we need a these skills at the office in the future. Anyway, this class was so fun and benefit for me.

Study Abroad in Summer Vacation: Home Stay

I would like to talk about Home stay. When you are in Toronto in Canada, you can stay with a family. Maybe you have an image that Canadian people have a white skin and blue eyes or bright hairs. But those images are stereotyped one. Actually a lot of people from other country live in Canada, and they has a various religions. So please do not think all Canadian are white people. Probably there is strong possibility that your host mother and host father will not native Canadian. In fact may host mother was a Philippina.
Next, I will give you some interesting information of Canada. The Canadian likes Second cup more than Starbucks coffee. Second cup is a Canadian coffee shop. It is cheaper than Starbucks and popular by Canadian. In addition Canadian also likes Tim Horton. Tim Horton is a kind of coffee shop and it is similar to Mr. Donates in Japan. This shop has a many sweets, drink and bread, and what’s more, Tim Horton is adjacent to the Toronto University that you will go. You can buy it 16cents each usually people buy it 20 or 40 at a time. When you order 10 Tim Bits, in this case you can buy it 1doller and 6 cents. It is same to 160 yen or cheaper.
You please practice before starting on home stay to be able to make Japanese foods. In the middle of home stay, let’s treat dinner for a family with all the feeling of thanks.

Manners

The manner is wisdom that people’s care minds for feel cozy each other. It is not a strict rule, but you need to know it. It is a kind of role. Fundamental life habit emphasizes the importance of greeting. For example, in the classroom, if you say “hello” to your classmates and classmates replayed to you, you would be happier than being silent or pay no attention each other. Please say “hello” or something to your classmate.

If you want to have a good relationship with Japanese, you have to follow the rule of the Japanese society and invisible rule like a collection of garbage by type. Japanese garbage rule has a lot of regulation. You should observe the day, the time and the place. And you must not bring domestic garbage in the convenience store. It is a morel rather than a rule. Why not keep the moral and the law as member of the region?

You, International student need to keep a silent in the night because Japanese people don’t have any parties like you.　And some people are annoyed by the noise. Moreover they cannot make a complaint about it to you, even　though they feel sick o it actually. This is Japanese basic character, we cannot complain directly. You need to notice those nonverbal sign of the people.

Autumn Festival "Nagoya festival" Speech

Good afternoon everyone, we researched the Nagoya festival of Aichi Prefecture. So, we would like to tell you about the Nagoya Festival. We will talk about its history, event, parade, heroes and so on.
At first, do you know the Nagoya festival? It is held at the beginning of early weekend in October every year. It shows you the history and the culture of Nagoya with a great parade and some programs. The festival started in 1955 as a Commerce Festival of Nagoya, and it still continues today. It brings us the real feeling of autumn.
Secondly, I will explain the details of the event. The sites are set up various places such as Oasis21, Hisaya Street and the Nagoya castle, etc. You can see musical stages and street performances and get several delicious foods by wagons there.
Thirdly, as for the main event of the festival, it is the parade. Especially, the famous one is a parade of the historical persons of Nagoya; Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Besides it, there are also a flower parade, a kids parade, and a sister city parade, etc.

Finally, I will give you some useful information of the festival. During the festival, 13 tourist facilities open free of charge, for example Nagoya Castle, Science pavilion or Higashiyama Zoo. Moreover, Higashiyama Zoo also holds autumn festival. So, you can enjoy these 2 festivals at the same time. If you use this weekend’s eco-ticket, you can go around several sites of the festival more profitable.