Book review#9 The snow Queen

Outline
Gerda and Kay are best friends. One winter’s day, as snow was falling, Gerda’s grandmother told them the story of the Snow Queen. Wandering home, Kay saw the Snow Queen. The next day, Gerda and Kay watered the roses in hr window box, Kay suddenly cried out. He had felt a sharp jab in his eye and another, piercing his heart. However, neither Kay nor Gerda could see what had happened. Then, Kay began to change and grow cruel. After that, Kay saw everything differently. He changed at all, but she still loved him. Next winter, Kay ignored Gerda altogether, and joined the boys on their sleds in the town square. As they played, woman wore the white dress stood with a sleigh. Everyone but Kay ran away. He thought it was fun and rode the sleigh. Time went by, he realized who she was. She was the Snow Queen. Quickly, the queen kissed Kay and his icy heart grew colder. She kissed him again and he forgot all about home. In town, no one knew where Kay had gone. Gerda decided to look for Kay. She rode a boat and floated for hours. Then she met an old woman. She was lonely and knows a little magic. So, she cast a spell to make Gerda stay with her. Her magic worked and Gerda forgot Kay. But when Gerda saw the print of roses on old woman’s sunhat, she remembered all the things. After that, she met some people and caught sight of Kay. He was frozen. She torn and began to talk about her and his home. He began to tear. The old Kay was back. They laughed and cried for joy. They decided to escape from the queen. At long last, they arrived at Gerda’s house. Gerda and Kay hugged the grandmother over and over.

Impression
I didn’t know the story when I read it. If I met the queen, what would she do?I can’t imagine. From the story, I learned friendship and best minds.

Introduction myself to my host family

Dear host family
Hi! I am Reika. I’m happy to stay your home. Before my stay, I would like to introduce myself.
My name is Reika. I am 19 years old. I am from Japan, Kumamoto. Kumamoto is located in southern part of Japan. Kumamoto is warm, so I could enjoy the summer in the US. However, I can not swim well, so I would refuse if you took me out.
For something completely different, I don’t like alone, so please talk to me. I like talking with my friends, and families. I have an older sister. So, I’m looking forward to meeting my host sisters.
By the way, I don’t like animals, for examples, dogs, cats, strange animals and so on. So, if you have any pets, I would feel scared. At that time, please help me.
My favorite food is chocolate. I want to eat US’s chocolate. Then, I am interested in foreign food. However, I can not eat hot food. In addition, I want to teach Japanese food. Please ask me about Japanese food.
I major English and Japanese language in the university. Especially, I am interested in teaching Japanese language to foreigners. So, I want to communicate with you in Japanese.
I can not get up in the morning, so wake me up. In the morning, I am in a bad humor because of sleepiness. I don’t dislike you. I am only sleepy. I am sorry if I say bad thing. Then, in the morning, I want to eat fruits and bread or serial. I have many bad sides, but thanks in advance. I look forward to seeing you. See you!

Drive and sweets

Today, I went to drive with Kazue and Shiori. After the 4 period class, we went to a cake shop named Alpen. We bought same cakes(Tsukide cream puff and mille-feuille). There was no space to eat in the shop, we ate in Kazue's car. It was difficult to eat in the car, but these cakes were very delicious. after eating, we went to Shimamura. There were many housewives. kazue and shiori bought same caps. I did not have enough money, I did not buy . To tell the truth, it was the first time to go out with them. I had a good time with them!

Birthday party

On July 6th, we had a birthday party for Sachi, Sakiko, and Rinako. We went to the restaurant. The name is R.K.T's. We enjoyed talking and eating. Often, we have birthday parties for our friends. This year, we would become 20 years old. I want to drink beer with my friends when I become 20 years old.

Self introduction@My favorite foods

I will introduce about my favorite foods.
First, I like chocolate. Especially, I like sweet chocolate.
I want to eat them everyday. Today, I bought chocolate, too.
Also, I like strawberries. My uncle produce strawberries. So, I can eat them for free.

Practiice presentation

My imagination story~working women~

Many people say that women should stay at home raise children, while men should work and earn money to support their families. However, today, some people see the role of families from another pint of view. Now, I will talk about my friend whose name is Saki.
Saki is thirty years old. She married a man whose name is Sosuke 10 years ago. She has a son whose name is Haruto and he is 8 years old. This is very natural and we often see such a family style. However, there is a difference between this family and other general families. Saki works at a famous company where she has an important position. Sosuke stays at home and does all the housework, the cleaning, the cooking, and raises their child. He is not a housewife but a house husband!
When Saki and Sosuke got married, she told him that she wanted to continue working. So, Sosuke quit his job and decided to stay at home. At first, many people opposed their way. They said that Saki should stay at home, but she didn’t want to give up her job.
When her son Haruto was born, she worried about child care and thought about retiring. However, she took parental leave for a year and then went back to her job. She could continue working because of her husband’s help. Haruto grew up without any trouble.
Now, she works hard every day. Her son, Haruto also admires her life style. Her husband, Sosuke, does almost all the housework without any complaints. Everything goes well.Sometimes, people tend to think about gender roles. However, I think it is wrong. It’s about time we start thinking our real place in society.

My imagination story~love~

About a month ago, I walked into school. Suddenly, I collided with someone because while I was walking, I was reading a book. “I’m sorry!!” I apologized, but there was nobody there. I saw a guy walking away. “Who is he?” I wondered, but I kept on walking.
Two weeks later, I had already forgotten what had happened. I went to the school library to look for some interesting books. I looked at many book shelves and finally found a book which seemed very interesting. As I was reaching for the book. I found myself touching someone’s hand. I pulled my hand away. “I’m sorry!!” I apologized. When I looked up, I saw a very cool-looking boy. He said “Oh! You are the girl that ran into me in the hall.” His words took me back to that day. I felt that it was destiny that brought us together.
Since then, we became friends and talked once in a while. He was always on my mind. We exchanged e-ail address and often sent e-mails to each other. I noticed I was in love. At that point, I couldn’t look at him anymore. Then one day, I decided to tell him what I felt. I promised to meet him the next Sunday. At last, the day came. My heart was beating really fast. I told him what I felt. He listened to me. I said, “I want to go out with you.” His answer was OK. Telling someone how you feel is really difficult, but you have to do it if you want to be happy.

My opinion@Cell phone

Using cell phones must be banned in public places because people who use their cell phones are very noisy. The other day, when I on a bus, a boy got in, using his cell phone. He was listening to music at full blast. Then, a woman got in. She was not using her cell phone. However, when she sat on a seat, the phone rang and she started talking. Many people were annoyed with them. I thought they were very noisy and they didn7t think about other people. If they thought about other people, they would not do like these. So, people should stop using their cell phones in public places.