The Disney World②

In the second day of the Disney World, my friends and I went to the Hollywood Studio and Epcot.

The Last Game!!

Yesterday, I had the last game of the lacrosse in my Keio life.
It means that it was also the last game as the season sports in my life.

We went to the Ursuline academy because it was an away game.
They were very tuff team so we lost the game but I think all of our team played as possible as we could and it was nice game.

After the game, all juniors and sophomores said “thank you” for us (seniors) in the bus.
I hadn’t felt that the season was over until that time however I felt sad suddenly when I heard the words because I realized I never play with this team again at the Keio.

At the Keio, we ordered the Japanese food that we call “Tanto” as the little party.
I had a “Hiyashi Chuka” at the first time that I ordered to the Tanto.
It was good and I felt it was like the summer. (Because people eat “Hiyashi Chuka”in the summer generally.)

It was nice end of the season and now, I am looking forward to have the banquet.

“Thank you for the great season to everyone in our team and Mr. Consolati!!”

Disney World ①

Last week, 12th grade students went to the Disney World in Florida.
At the first day, we left Keio at 4:45a.m….
I don’t like to wake up early so I didn’t sleep at the night.
I slept all time during the bus and airplane so I didn’t remember how long I took to Florida.

It was too hot for me when I got to Florida.
We went to the hotel that named the Port Orleans and went to the Magic Kingdom as soon as we can.

The Magic Kingdom looked like Tokyo Disney Land, but some rides were different.
We didn’t enough time because we had to go back to the hotel for our baggage until 7:00p.m. even we got to the Magic Kingdom at 2:00p.m.

At first, we rode the Splash Mountain that was a roller coaster with water and the Big Thunder Mountain that was also a roller coaster.
Our group had 10 people so we could ride one coaster only ourselves.

After riding coasters, we went to the Haunted Mansion that was a kind of horror building.
The attraction is also in Tokyo Disney Land but I never ride it.
So I was looking forward to ride it and it was nice ride.
(But my friends said the Tokyo Disney land’s one is better than that one….)
We also rode the Pirates of the Caribbean that a boat went to around the world of the movie of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

We also wanted to ride the Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin but we didn’t have enough time.
(The Space Mountain was fixed so it couldn’t be ridden.)

At the dinner, we went to the Crystal Palace that was the character dining of the Pooh and his friends and we can take pictures with them.
However we didn’t enough time here, too.
So we ate the food as soon as we could and took pictures with characters except Pooh (we couldn’t have time to take pictures with him.) and run to the bus station.

I didn’t remember how the taste of foods were but it was fun at the first day!!

It is the first week of April but there is few snow shower today.

Next week we have the Shohusai and seniors are going to go to the Disney world in the Florida.
I’m looking forward to go to the Disney World and Universal Studio.
My friends and I resurveyed to the restaurant in the Disney World which is one of the famous restaurant as the character dining.
Character dining is the restaurant which Disney characters come during the eating.

I am looking forward to go to the Disney World!!

New Team

In this Friday, I have the first game of the lacrosse with Byram Hills high school that is the away game.
But the lacrosse team had the problem for playing.

The team had only 13 players that are just members to play, but Hiroko who is the 9th grade left the team because of her grade.
So we had to need at least one more person until Friday for playing the game!
Yu and Miho who are the captains asked the managers to be players however they couldn’t change it.
We knew other students don’t play the lacrosse when we didn’t have enough players and asked them to join the team before the season started.
The captains worked hard for the team for four months and we got enough people just 2 weeks ago (and we could play this season), so I really wanted one more player!

Yesterday, the captains and I asked Eri who is the 12th grade and one of the managers of the girls’ softball team.
We remembered that she said she would join the team if the team has to get the player anyway, then she decided to play the lacrosse.
I felt sorry for Eri and the softball team but I am really happy about that she joined the team!!
She started to practice the lacrosse tomorrow and has the game on Friday.

I hope it will be sunny on the day and all members of the team have nice season….

the Ski Trip②

The next day, I had a big trouble.
Hanako, Miho and I tried to ski in the blue course that is harder than the green course.
At first, we went to the course together but Hanako didn’t want to ski one of the blue course so she went to another course which is the green one then Miho and I skied only ourselves.

It happened when we skied only two.
Suddenly, my ski board came off from my left foot!
However it was the middle of the slope and I skied faster than other places.
I didn’t have enough space to fell down for stopping so the ski board on the right foot still skied high pace.
I crushed into the tree and the tree was broken up….
I couldn’t move at the time because I hit the left leg and it hurt.
I called Miho to be help me but she didn’t come.
(She already went through the place and didn’t notice me.)
However some people who watched the crushing from the lift came to me and helped.
They were really kind for me and pulled me when I tried to stand from the ground.
They asked me that I can ski only myself but I felt better when I just attacked into the tree so I said ok to them.

After that, I skied the course only myself and met Hanako and Miho at the middle of the course.
Then we skied together but the course was too long for my left leg.
We had to ride another lift to go back to our home lodge.
When I rode the lift, it was the hardest time for me because the lift didn’t have any footholds and my injured left foot pulled down by the weight of the ski board.
I checked my leg in the lodge; it was swelling so I couldn’t ski anymore.
I stayed the lodge with Hanako all of the day. (Because she felt tired so much.)
We went back the hotel earlier than other people and had a hot shower.

At the night, we made the Siratama which is Japanese kind of pudding and had it with the Anko (the bean paste) and the Kurogoma-Kinako (the soybean flour with black sesame).
It was so delicious and I ate all of it soon.
Then we made

the Ski Trip

On the holidays, I went to the ski trip in the Killington for 3 days.
It was the first and last time that I went to the trip of Keio.
I began to ski when I was six years old, but I didn’t go skiing for these 6 years.
So I was looking forward to the trip and also little worried about it.

The students who went to the trip left the Keio at Friday 4:00p.m. so we had to prepare the bags before the day.
The bus drove for five or six hours that was too long time for me….
The teacher showed us the movie which was “Armageddon” and it was so nice movie!
In the movie, the father and his daughter’s boyfriend (and their friends) went to the space to save the Earth from meteors.
However some of their friends were dead by the accidents and one of them had to leave the space to break the meteor with him.
The boyfriend was chosen the role but the father decided to leave there in place of the boyfriend for his daughter and her boyfriend.
The scene of last talking of the father and daughter was so sad….
It was kind of sad movie but it was one of the best movies that I have seen.
I was crying during watching the movie. (I hadn’t done it for a long time.)

After we got the hotel, we had some pizzas and watched the horror movie that it called “the Prom night”.
The pizzas were good but the movie wasn’t so scared.
We went to the bed early because we had to wake up early for skiing.

The next day, Miho, Hanako, Miss. Mikami and I skied the green course which was the easy course for beginners in the morning.
In the afternoon, I was skiing with Miho, Emily, Yurie, Risa, Kuniko, Azusa and Mr. Kudoin the blue course which was the middle level.
Yurie and Emily wore the costumes of “Pikachu” so they were very popular for other skiers and snowboarders, especially for kids.
Moreover Emily is the snowboarder so she looked like “the surfing Pikachu” when she was skating.

At the night, My roommates ( Risa, Hanako and Miho) and I had the Oden.
We also got the Yakisoba and Okonomiyaki that made by other 12th grade girls.
They were so nice and we watched other horror movie that named “the Shutter” with Miss. Mikami.
It was too scared for me so I couldn’t move until end of the movie.
I thought I couldn’t sleep at that time but I went to bed earlier than my roommates.

the Sports Clubs in the Spring

Tomorrow, we have Yuiko’s birthday!!
She will be 18 years old and we plan to go to her room tonight.

Last Monday, Misumi and I walked around the Target and the West Chester Mole to find the Headphone for Yuiko’s present.
We wanted the headphone of the Audio-technica because their products are colorful and cute.
We went to five or six shops but couldn’t find it and we just ordered the birthday cake at the Whole Foods.
At the night, we ordered another headphone in the Amazon which is the one of famous internet shopping.
It will be able to come here today, so I’m looking forward to get it!

In the spring, I will play lacrosse but the lacrosse team has a big problem now.
We don’t have enough members to play….
Other sports for girls in the spring are the softball and badminton.
However badminton club doesn’t have games so they don’t need so many people. Softball club also don’t have enough people, because many girls became managers of boys’ sports club….

Yu and Miho who are the captains of the team and I went to all girls’ rooms in the dorm to rush into the team for three times.
But we got only one player and some managers.
If we can’t get enough people until March 9th, the lacrosse team will die….
We want to play lacrosse!!
I hope someone join our team soon….

By the way, I found some nice singers in Japan yesterday.
One of them is “Cherry Blossom” that has two women for vocal and three men for band in the group.
My favorite songs of the group are “Cycle” and “Dive into World”.
Their songs are kind of Japanese rock music and the music is energetic, rhythmic and cute.

The other one is “AZU” who is a woman and she sings Japanese Pop music.
(I think her songs are kind of the ballade.)
My favorite song of hers is “Zikan yo Tomare” (Please the time stop).
She was featuring with SEAMO who is a rapper in the song.
The lyric of her song is nice.Why don’t you listen to their songs?

I have the ski trip in these holidays.
It is the first and last time that I go to the trip of the Keio.
I began to ski when I was 6 years old but I didn’t go skiing since 12 years old.
So I am worry a little about the skiing but also I’m looking forward to it.
In the trip, Miho, Hanako, Risa and I stay in the same room.
We are going to plan that make Oden, Soba, Udon, Gyouza and Siratama for the dinner.
I want to go the trip as soon as possible!!

Keio has the Shouhusai in the April.
It is the last one for me and all 12th grade students.
Our class will do hand massage with body cream.
But the idea is disagreed by the school so I don’t know what the class change to do for the event.I hope everyone have nice Shouhusai and make a lot of memories….

Manhattan

Last Sunday, Yuiko and I went to Manhattan to buy the captain’s presents of the girls’ soccer team.

But I got up late so we left the dorm about an hour later.
At the first, we walked on the fifth avenue because we want to buy the presents at the Juicy Couture that is one of the most popular brands for girls.
It is on the sale at the juicy and there were a lot of people for it.
We spent for an hour and half to buy the presents and clothes for ourselves.
Yuiko bought a black dress for the valentine party, two earrings for her younger sister and a T-shirt for herself.
I bought a black coat that I had wanted for three or four months and a bracelet which was only $17 by the sale.

Of course, we also bought the presents for the three captains.
We bought pierced earrings which are shape of ribbon and the bracelets which are also ribbon.
Our maximum budget for one captain was $70 but we only paid about $60.
(In the usual, the earrings of the Juicy Couture are about $50 and the bracelet, too.)
We stayed there for a long time however we bought a lot so the people in the shop were nice to us.

After the Juicy, we went to the Chelsea market to buy Fat Witch brawny which is the famous chocolate cake shop for my friends.
And then, we went to the Conner Bistro for the lunch.
We had the bistro burgers and French fries.It was so nice, I want to go there again!

One of my hobbies is running.
When I was 9 years old, I became the runner of the relay race for the field day at the first time.
I wasn’t bad at running but also wasn’t good at it until that time, so I was so happy about it.
When I was a junior high school student, I was in the athletic club and run 100 meters for two years.
But the club worked for only the season so I didn’t run so much.
Now, I play soccer and lacrosse here.
I sometimes miss the ball however I enjoy playing the sports and running.I might be better at running than old time but I want to run more fast!!

There are only 4 months left until I will graduate….
I can’t believe I left here soon.
When I was in 10th grade, I thought 12th grade students are reliable.
But now, I felt I’m not dependable like that I felt in two years ago….
However I hope that I leave something for juniors and be good senior for them.
I’ m little sad about leaving Keio and also looking forward to go back to Japan.
I want to do a lot of things until graduate for example, going up to the top of the dorm.
(But it is illegal of the rule of the dorm so I can do it never.)

Year Book

Today, I’m sooo sleepy because of the senior pages….
I worked for it until 4:00a.m. but it doesn’t finish yet, so I have to do it today, too.

By the way, I believed that it’ll be snow day or delay today so I was very shocked when I looked the outside of the window in this morning.

I have the 12th grade’s party on this weekend and also have the valentine party next week.
I’m looking forward the BBQ in the 12th grade’s party!!

I’m going to go to Manhattan with Yuiko on this weekend to buy the captain’s presents of the girls’ soccer.
We tried to buy it few times, but we couldn’t because Yuiko was busy as the manager for the girls’ basketball team.I hope we can go to Manhattan at the weekend…!

My hobby is reading the books and one of the my favorite writers is Hiro Arikawa.
She wrote many books about the militaries.
But it isn’t hard because it is a kind of the love-comedy.

I think the best book of her books is “Toshokan Senso” and its series.
The series are the most famous in her books and were written about the library and the freedom of writing.

The main character is the woman who is the special member of the military army.
She and her friends fought to protect books from the government.
The reason why the government robs the books is that there are a lot of criticism, so they also prevent to broadcast on the TV.
It is violation of the freedom of writing and freedom of speech, and it also the theme of the stories.
In Keio library, there are many her books (of course including “Toshokan Senso”).
Why don’t you read her books??

In this season, I watch some Japanese video dramas every week.
My favorite movie of this season is “Love shuffle”.
In the story, there are 4 people who live on the same floor in the high-class apartment and their girlfiends or boyfriends.
They have some problems between their lovers so the 8 people try to change their partners every week and it called “Love shuffle”.
It is kind of unmoral story but there is a fresh idea and it is very interesting.
The drama will finish at April.
How about you watch the movie??

Recently, it became wormer than when we came back to Keio from the winter vacation.
There were only ONE snow day and TWO delays in this year.
We had a lot of snow but it was on weekends.
And spring will come faster than last year.
(I think its cause is the global warming….)
I want to more snow days!
I want to more time to sleep!!
I love sleeping so I hate the morning in the winter.
If tomorrow will be snow day, I will sleep until ten o’clock and watch some movies that I want to see for a week!!
Please someone gave us lots of snows for Keio students!!
(And give me more sleeping time!!)


The next blog, I will write about the shopping of Manhattan on the weekend.
I hope there isn’t any happening during it…!!

snow day

It was happy today because it was a snow day!!
I got up at 11:00a.m. and I talked with my friends in all day.

Last Saturday, I went to Eri’s house who is my friend and stayed there for two days.
At the first, we went to the Woodberry common outlet shopping mall.
It was in the selling now so I could buy some bags and clothes!
After there, we went to her house and I had the Oden at the dinner.
I was very happy because I didn’t have it in the winter vacation!!
Eri and I watched the TV in the Kotatsu and of course, we had some oranges in there.
Next day, we woke up at 1:00p.m!!
We were in the Kotatsu all of the day with some movies.
During the days, I spent most of the time in the Kotatsu or bed, but it was so nice holidays for me!!
I want to go to her house again!!Thank you Eri, Eri’s mother and father!!!

Jet Lag

It is the second week that we came back to Keio.
But the jet lag doesn’t go away from me yet….
By the way, I ‘m a night checker of D1 in this week.
However the jet lag tempted me to sleep at 10:30p.m. so I missed the night check three times!!I really want to recover my clock in my body.

Winter Vacatuion

During the winter vacation, I met two my best friends whose names are Kanako and Misaki.

Kanako and I were in the same Kindergarten and she moved to the next city when we were 10 years old. But she sometimes comes to my house and often stays for two days.
Misaki changed to my school when we were eight years old, and we went to the same school until I went to another school when I was forteen.
Her father is a dentist and he is my home doctor so I often met her when I went to the dentist.


After I went to Keio, Kanako and Misaki came my house and stayed for about two days every summer or winter vacation.
Of course, they stayed at my house for two days in this vacation.
My mother wasn’t there at that time so we had sukiyaki because it just cutting and boiling.
We talked for looong time at night but we couldn’t wake up late because my mother still wasn’t there in the morning so we also had to make our breakfast.

It was fun and precious time for me!!
The next vacation, they will be the college students so we will be busier and fewer times that come back to our hometown.But I want to meet them at next vacation, too!!