桜海老 Cherry blossom Shrimp

Here it is St. Patricks day. In America that is. Never been one to celebrate things at the right time, I spent all Saturday morning and afternoon volunteering. Then in the evening Nick made Pizza and we had party. Now, here it is near midnight and while I could go out and celebrate it with a guiness at a local foreigners bar. I would have to go alone. Then I thought about it and realized, I think I celebrated it in the best way possible. I spent the time with friends.

My morning activities consisted of joining up with Kousuke (ko-skay) and participating in a cooking activity that was entirely done in English. I think I had the most trouble just speaking enlgish… Japanese just kept coming out. I think it was because I could more easily communicate with them in Japanese than English… although they really could understand a lot of English the answers were a little slow in coming. Although, its funny, if I am going to say anything in any language, I try and make it come out fast. I go slow if I am reading something, repeat a memorized phrase or something like that but if I am actually talking, both Japanese and English come out fast.

Back to the topic. We cooked a Tempura (breading and fried) dish special to Shizuoka. It had Sakura shrimp in it. (sakura btw is Cherry blossoms, but to me Cherry blossom shrimp sounds funny) They are really tiny shrimp special to Shizuoka. Shizuoka bay and a place in Taiwan are the only places in the world these shrimp exist so they are quite expensive.

My group cooked our mixture of sweet potatoe, scallions, batter, and shrimp, but we couldn’t get it to stay in globs. It kept separating. It was kind of amusing. However the product in the end tasted more like potatoe than shrimp. All in all though it was a lot of fun.

After that (litterally.. .. only a 5 minute gap) I rushed back to the kaikan(dorms) and led our “Take over the world” club for 2 hours. We mostly talked about random stuff. It was awesome, as usual. Plus we had a new recruit today.

Okay following all that I had a short break in the afternoon where I began to study a little and then decided to get up and do something. So I went downtown and did a little book shopping. I need to not do that anymore. Books cost money. However I bought three books and am threatening a fourth. Before anyone panics, it’s not like I am buying useless books. Rather the problem is they are excellent study materials that I do not have enough time to go through in a month.

I bought the Kanji test step book for test level 4( on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the easiest), nevermind that I am still in book six.

I also bought a book of Listening problem questions for the Japanese language proficiency test that had 4 CD’s attached.

Also, as a totally extra thing, I bought a korean book complete with 2 CD’s for proper listening and mainly phrases and key usage notes.

The fourth book I am threatening is the Bible. I want some light reading, but I decided to pass for now and ask at my church if they have a copy I could buy from them. I do not want an English alongside Japanese translated version( it’s too bulky). Actually I want one that has furigana (characters that allow me to understand readings) attached and has a soft binding. Oh, and it is key that it has the proper canon, none of this Apocrypha removed thing. As if it was an Apocrypha to begin with… hmph. Well, I will ask tommorrow after Church an maybe get a copy. (side note: Asked but well, they only had a really big copy(4inches thick!), but they said will get in a smaller one so that I can have a copy. It was pretty interesting.)

Okay, Shocked people behind the counter. When I went to buy the books my mere presence seemed to terrify the two girls behind the counter. Oh well.

Saturday Pizza party, Nick made pizza, we ate pizza. FUN!

Sunday: My Karate group hung out with kids!! We apparently appeared on TV! We also made it very fun for them having to karate drills.

Digging a hole.. needs picture.. I am attempting to grow something, mostly spurred on by Nam jun who is growing lettuce. The problem is the back is soooo rocky!! When digging I seriously find more rock than dirt. I found a rock the size of hmm… well about the size of 2 softballs put together. It’s one of the ones in the picture..

Later!

日本語の部分！

土曜日の日曜日は凄く忙しかったけど楽しかった！　

土曜日の朝ESSと一緒に英会話の料理パーティをした。　作った食べ物は静岡の特別の食べ物。　　桜海老天ぷらを作った！　僕のグループはジャガイモをちょっと使いすぎたけど　美味しかった。　　

その後　会館に戻った。　会話クラブを司会した。　　一時間は英語、つぎの一時間は日本語。　　めちゃ楽しい！

晩では　ニックはピザを作ったから　皆と一緒にピザパーティをした。　当然抱けど　みなは　ピザを食べた。　：）　　

昼では　本を三冊買った。　漢字試験四級の本「まだ六級をやっているから買っておくだけ」。　日本語能力試験の読解の本を買った、CD四枚が付けたから　詳しく聞き取る練習をする事が出来る。　最後のは　한국말「韓国言葉」の本を買ってしまった。。　CD二枚が付けたので発音の練習しようと思う。。。

最後の面白いことは僕は　会館の外でちょっと何かを植えてみているけど最初に土を掘っているけど　石ばかりを見つけている。　でも　あきらめたくないので　まだ掘っているけど。。　できるか。　　実はスイカを植えてみたいけど。。　まあ　出来ないところ　出来るようにする。

またね！

No reason なんとなくー

Tuesday this week The vice chancellor came, so we went to school and had a small luncheon with them, which was very enlightening for me. Being able to talk with someone who really doesn’t know about Japan allows me to understand once again that I am actually learning a lot about this culture I am in.

ごめん。。。今日訳しなかった。。　まあ。。そんな面白くなかったけど。。。

Okay, that might sound kind of harsh now that I look at it, but it was really fun getting to meet people in the same intercultural / international world as me. That and the food was good. We had sushi, sandwiches and stuff. It was really good. Wait, I already said that…

Okay the other thing is that I joined Nick and went to a get together that a friend named kousuke invited us too. It was really interesting. They made some form of pizza with corn and pineapple on it and one with bacon and some other stuff. They were really good but still very unusual.

After eating and such we went up to the third floor where Nick and I played table tennis with some of the group while the rest of the group went off to the side and played cards.

Wow… let’s see. Umm… I ate food. Drank water… went food shopping. Slept.... LATER!

えっと。。あのう。。　食べ物を食った。　水を飲んだ。。。　食べ物を買い物をしに行った。。　寝た。。。　

また！

差別 Discrimination 遊園地 Amusement Parks

As the two titles suggest today is a double whammy. However the two topics are not connected.今日のトピックは二つだね。 でも　そのふたつは関係がない。

Okay, Discrimination “lovely title”, but no seriously. How do you tell if you are discriminating or not? It is obviously not so simple as someone pointing out differences. Like Bob’s Hair is green but Joe’s hair is red. There really isn’t anything wrong with something like a difference. However, I think it would be a little different if there were thoughts and prejudices associated with that difference assessment. Something like: Bob’s hair is green, so he is a good gardener and can only communicate with plants. There is then an assumption based in what was said. If we look it up in my dictionary

Discrimination is “The practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others.”

はい、はい。　差別　楽しいトピックではないですね、でも僕はほんきですよ。　誰かは差別をするかどうかが分かり方は何ですか？　差別は違う点を対しているだけじゃないですね。　例えば田中の髪は緑なんですけど山田は赤毛です。　そんな事は違わないですね。　でも違うのは　田中の髪は緑だから野菜を植えるのは上手および野菜だけが理解できます。　

辞書で調べたら差別は　「ある基準に基づいて、差をつけて区別すること。扱いに違いをつけること。また、その違い」

Okay. Why even bring this up.

オケー。　どうしてこのトピック

Nearly a week ago now on Sunday, I played sports with a large group of people from two of the Colleges here. I was the only American in the group and everyone else was either Japanese or exchange students.

一週間前の日曜日僕は学校へ行って二つの学校から来た人達とバレーをしました。僕は一人のアメリカ人でした。　たにんは日本人か留学生でした。

In America, since I was little whenever we played sports, we split the teams by a choice system to avoid discriminating. Like we choose leaders and then have them choose players one by one based on whatever. Some people get picked last and is that because they are being discriminated against? I don’t know. However, with the group I played with Sunday we first split up by gender and then numbered off or used rock-paper-scissors to split into teams. Always first was gender. For some reason that bothered me. Mostly because if we did that in America the girls would have killed us(figuratively speaking.) Also, the conversational emphasis was on whether there was an even number of guys and not whether the same was for the women or not. It’s an obvious implication someone thinks “Women are weak,” whether they really do or not. I don’t know how to react to that because if it happens in America someone vocalizes their thoughts and shuts down the person who started it. Here, everyone went with it like it was perfectly normal.

チームを選ぶ前に皆は性で分かれました。　毎度　この事が起こりました。　アメリカでだったら皆はその事を始まった責任を持つ人にはチャンと叱りました。　性の区別をしたら　アメリカでは女性達は怒りますけど　日本では大丈夫だそうです。　　怖いと思いますけど　起こったら　僕はどうするかどうかが分からないので混乱してきました。　

Well enough on that. Amusement parks. Why Amusement parks? Because I went to one yesterday. A place called Fujikyuu Highland. I went with a group of 5 other people. We were only at the park about 5 hours and only got to ride 5 times. Just right, once per hour. The rides we rode were “fujikyuu (79meters tall, top speed 137km),” “do-don-pa(top speed 179km),” and “eejanaika.” The last one was the most fun. You strap into these highly restraining seats which were able to spin as though they were the wheels on a car. Then you go through the ride, backwards. It was awesome. While I could regale you with the details of the rides further, I actually have a cultural observation for this.

Okay, in America you go to a theme park and you either get a wrist band or entrance into the park itself acts as your all day ride pass. Here in Japan it’s a little different. We first paid and got a ticket, then when we got to the park we put that ticket in this little machine. The machine took our picture and put it on a personal ticket. It was cool. (Still have the ticket.) Now, everytime before you rode a ride you had to show this pass.

Which brings me to another thing. The ride staff is very Japanesized. They apologize everytime they invade your personal space and check the buckles. They clap once the ride starts and when you return. Some of them even do “Hi-fives” as the ride starts. Also, as is typical in a customer-staff relationship they use only polite forms.

While all the rest of that stuff is cool, this next thing is the one thing I would rather never have to endure again: subliminal brainwashing. Each of the rides we rode except the Fujikyuu had a themesong, or rather a recording. This recording consisted of just the rides name repeated on into eternity. For the first few minutes it’s kind of nice but when you have to hear “Do-don-pa” for about an hour straight, it’s annoying. I am not sure of the intended result but I won’t ever be able to forgot those rides names ever again in my life. Which is just wrong.

富士急ハイランドへ行きました！！！　それだけで十分かなー？　ほかの事は遊園地のことについて

Okay.. next I have some other news: I would like to thank Becca for sending me another hand drawn picture!! J It’s awesome!

Also I want to thank my aunt for all the correspondance that I have been sent. Thanks!

最後のはベッカはもう一つの絵を送ったので　ありがとうを伝えました。

Later, 언녕,またね, Adios, Arrivederci, Au revoir, Tschu:s, that all?

Randomness 混雑？

Why do I forget to write anything for you guys??

どうして皆の為に最近何も書いてないかな。。。？？

Well, to start with. I decided now (Midnight Friday) that Japanese parks lack the ever important Squirrel infestation. Why is that anywhere you look you can see Crows but squirrels are really rare. In reality the number of times I have seen squirrels here is zero. So, in order for world peace to be secure Japan needs a massive importation of squirrels.

最初に　今決まった（金曜日深夜）日本の公園にはリスがうじゃうじゃいることは必要だ。　どうして日本でどこでも見てカラスが見えるけど　リスは凄く珍しい？？？ 現にまだ日本でリスをみたことはなし。 だから世界の平和の為に日本に過度なリスを輸入しなきゃならない。

Ahora decidio (viernes) parques de japon los many cuerpos animales y furriouses tails?…. Oh whatever… I don’t remember spanish apparently. No puedo remembrarse espanol… ?que? how do you even do that extra question mark thingy again..

안녕하세요 anyeonghaseyo. HELLO!!! … umm Self introduction? Yeah I can say My name is ed. 저는 앧 입니다.. err… cheonun ed ipnida. That’s the extent of my korean. Let’s see what else can I do

The walls are white. They are really white. The white is closing in…. AH!!! I need to get out of the kaikan more often!!!! This whole studying thing…. Yeesh. Umm actually I have been getting a lot done right now, but this whole spring break thing is giving me a good reason to do some more traveling. So, I think I will.

Umm.. the only other thing besides study and preparatory things is .. umm. Monday was interesting. I started korean lessons, taught by a fellow exchange student who happens to be from Korea. I am taking the class with two other exchange students, one from Thailand and one from Poland. It’s interesting being taught a language from the context of a language other than that which is native to me. Yes, I am learning it through Japanese… when in “class” so to speak. Any other time I am just using the internet. Also, BTW, I am only studying it for about 15-30min a day… so it’s not like I have forgotten Japanese.

Following the korean lesson we had a “Valentine’s day” discussion group set up by some Japanese people we know. It was interesting. I learned two new words B専 and 姉系. The first is a shortened form of baka major, meaning it contains the meaning “are you so stupid your major is idiocy?” The other one I can’t clearly define because it doesn’t show up in any dictionary. Sorry.

After that I invited whoever from the group wanted to stay to watch a movie in the lobby. We watched Daisy. For me the…. Not saying… th time.

And after that I went out for supper at a nearby place with ujun, nam jun, and marta. We amused ourselves with the hole in the middle of the table and it’s covering by making it look like it was “magically” floating.

Umm yeah that’s all.

데이시・ディジー・Daisy

Okay this is one of those random things I’ve noticed culturally. Or rather had a friend more versed in movies help confirm. In America I didn’t spend a lot of time watching movies, ie renting them from some place or another. At least, if I did the extent of it was something like once every two months or so. In America you really can only find American movies in theatres or rental stores. The few foreign movies that come to America are old classics, exceedingly popular or downright weird movies. Here in Japan, at any given video store, I find a large selection of American movies, a lot of korean/chinese dramas, a section for various other foreign films, and, of course, an anime and a Japanese movie section. All of them current. Theatres even on a consistent basis play subtitled, and dubbed versions of the same movie alongside eachother. That is amazing in my mind. Also, whereas it is typical in America to see a lot of movies in theatres each year, in Japan it is not so common, most people just rent them if they want to see them.

　この文章は僕が無作為に文化と関係がある事を気づいた。まだは映画を見るのは得意な友達に確認した。 アメリカで映画を見るのは過ごした時間はあまり無かった。即ちどこから映画を借りていることだ。　少なくとも僕が何かを借りたら一ヶ月か二ヶ月は一回ぐらいだけだった。　アメリカでは借りられる場所や映画館がアメリカの映画ばかりあると思う。　外国の映画は少ないけど伝統的な映画や人気のある映画や凄く変な映画がたまにある。　　日本では普通な借りられる店が　沢山のアメリカの映画や韓国・中国ドラマやアニメや日本の映画を見つけられる。　全部は近頃の映画だし。　映画館でも絶えず字幕が付けた外国映画と追加録音した外国映画が見える。　僕にとってそれは凄い。　アメリカで新しい映画は普通に映画館で見たけど日本では映画館で見るのは高いので見たい映画があったら借りるものだ。

Following from the above, of course. I have a movie I want to mention.

데이시・ディジー・Daisy

A korean film, with Japanese subtitles that is set in Holland. Of course, I watched it in Korean, and with the Japanese dub, too. Not that I understood the korean or anything, but about a year or two ago I watched an entire drama in Chinese despite not knowing any Chinese. I don’t think a petty thing like a language barrier will stop me. So long as subtitles are available that is. :)

　 上の話から続けたら当然だけど最近見た映画の話をする。

데이시・ディジー・Daisy

日本語の字幕が付けた韓国の映画がヨーロッパを舞台にしてた。　勿論韓国語が分からないくせに韓国語で見た。　そして日本語を塚録音したバージョンをみた。　分からない言語の癖に僕は普通にもとの言語で映画を見たい。　例えば一年半前ぐらい中国のドラマを見た。　字幕さえあれば見る。。

Back to the movie, it’s a movie with a lot of backtracking from different views. This backing and forthing was pretty well made in my mind(after I understood it). There is a sniper and a detective both of Korean origin who like this korean girl who is a painter. All of it is tied together by daisies, her favorite flower. As one would expect from the roles of the two men, bullets do fly. Regrettably, I can’t tell you anything further without giving away the story. Sorry, there is no English version that I know of.

　 先の映画の話にもどって現在と過去と将来はちょっと混ぜたけど　色々な立場がわかったから　この映画は上手く使ったと思う「話が分かった後そう決めたけど」。　主役達は男の人二人と女の人一人だ。　韓国人の女の人はペンキ屋。　男達で一人は狙撃兵だけど他の一人は刑事だ。　全部はディジーと繋がっている。　男の人達の職業の性質は危ないから当然危なくなる。　ごめんね、英語バージョンがない。

I would also like to take this oppourtunity to say something. I’m here in Japan and I might never get the chance to be here again, or I might. So, given that, what are things I can only do here, as far as life, activities, school etc.

Life, of course, would be try the food, visit stores, and ride trains. See my friends in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuyama to name a few. Experience the culture so to speak.

As for activities, I have some of the best I think. I get to experience Karate in Japan with a great group at school. I have another group of friends who meet every week to speak Japanese and English, one hour each which is often followed by further hanging out. (We even got ESS to join and vice-versa). Also, we have some awesome people in the dorms here, we see them every day and hang out at random times.

Well, now as for school. This is really difficult, because I’ve found it is more efficient to do my own form of study in my room. I grow faster and am more balanced that way. If nothing else, I have my own confidence and drive so, I don’t need to be forced to learn. Essentially, I have to try my hardest right now to get out of the Japanese program here and into normal classes.

Then I thought to myself, what is so special about taking normal classes in Japanese. I want the best I can get out of my time here. What are some things I want to learn that could be advanced by taking a class here, or more pointedly what classes can I not take while in America but can take here. Is what got the ball rolling on this train of thought was the consideration of yet again taking spanish. In other words, I want to at least take a language class. Well, the answer is simple, I can’t take Korean or Chinese very typically at colleges in America. So, provided they’ll let me, I will at the very least take a korean class here. “Because it may be the only oppourtunity I got.”

To sum it up, the main issue wieghing on my mind in what classes I should take. However, I can’t start deciding that until the class list come out at the beginning of next month. So, I am in thought limbo.

Well, it is a given that I dislike waiting if there is something I can do. So, I have already started studying a little korean, about an hour a day or less for the last 5 days, I can already vaguely read it and write it.. my strong point. The speaking will take time. Oh, and one of my friends from the dorms, is going to be teaching me and one other person korean on a weekly basis. Do I sound distracted?? It shouldn’t sound so, I study Japanese or do life based activities(food, laundry sleep etc) in all the other time.

If you are curious, other distractions at this time are wanting to watch the rest of a Japanese drama called “Trick・トリック”, exploring more of the city, wandering around bookstores, and, well, video games. There is just not enough time in a day to do everything and progress. I wonder if it there is some kind of complex for that. I just want to progress my Japanese as fast as possible. Is that strange, I wonder?

ごめんね。。この最後のパートは翻訳する時間がなくなちゃったので　要約すると　僕はアメリカで受けない授業を日本で受けるつもり。　　例えば　韓国語。　　だから　ちょっと韓国語の勉強をするのは始まった。　　

안녕하세요. Hello・こんにちは

I hope everyones computers can handle the different languages I am untilizing. I wonder if I could go back and continue spanish too while I am at at... naaa

さようなら　・ 안녕히 가세요

Ski Trip スキー旅行

Wow, I can't believe how much I allowed myself to drop off the planet.
やれやれ久しぶりみたいなー。　

As the title implies I went skiing in Japan. I went up to Nagano with a large group of exchange students from Shizuoka campus and Hamamatsu campus. Hamamatsu campus has students mostly from Engineering and science based majors.
このブログの大名によると　日本でスキーをした。　　静岡キャンパスと浜松キャンプスから来た過度な留学生達とながのへスキーに行った。浜松キャンパスから来た人達は大体エンジニアか科学と関係がある専攻ばかりがある。

The first day it was raining, but mostly we stayed in the bus that day. Along the way we stopped at Matsumoto Castle, spent about an hour taking pictures, and then one more time got on the bus to go to Nagano.
最初の日雨が降っていたけどだいたいバスでいった。　　途中で　松本城に止まって　一時間ぐらいいっぱい写真を取ったもう一回バスに乗って　ながのまで行った。

After arriving in Nagano we checked our gear and had supper together. Then we all crashed in preparation of skiing the next day. 　
長野に着いた後　皆はスキーをするためな装備をちゃんと調べてホテルで晩御飯を食べた。　その後皆は部屋に戻ってスキーをする用意する為に寝た。

The second day we spent learning how to ski. I had little trouble picking it up. We also had a really good instructor. I only fell once the first day. It was pretty funny. I flew off a small drop off where two courses connected. I just calmy landed on my back with my ski's still flat and slid along for a bit. Then I stood up and continued.
次の日でスキーの仕方を教えさせた。　　ちょっと早く分かるようになって来た。　僕のグループの教師は凄くよかった。　　初めてスキーをやった日　一回しか転ばなかった。　　でも面白かった。　　コースとコースの間で小さい坂があって　つい飛び降りてしまった。　こしは雪を触りながら　まだ滑っていた。　その後　僕は立って　滑るのは続けた。

Other than that I've found I have a penchant for going fast. On a difficult course the 3rd/last day, my friends advised me to go slow, so I did. 　Because I was trying to hold back, I fell 4 times. After that I quick holding back and went really fast the rest of the way. It was fun.
僕はスキーをしたので面白いことを気付いた、僕は早く滑るの方が好きだ。　三番目・最後の日で難しいコースを滑る前に　友達は遅く行ってを相談させたので遅く行った。　 遠慮をしていたので　最初の坂で四回転んだ。　遠慮しないようにした後　凄く早く行ったけど　まったく大丈夫だった。　最高だった。　

That was the main extent of the ski trip, eating, sleeping, skiiing. It was a blast but went too fast.
それはスキー旅行のことだ、　食べたり、寝たり、スキーしたりした。　　最高だけど早く過ぎて終わった。

Now that the trip is over it's kind of boring here. I am getting a lot done, but it's all alone. I don't have karate for a week or so, I don't have a job, and it is completely unnessary to go to school.
Well, at least I can relax a little. In March I will probably do some traveling, and choose classes. (I might take korean... because there is no oppourtunity for that at UNO)
Laters ya'll!

その旅行はもう終わったので　会館にいる生活をちょっとうんざりしている。　　沢山の必要なことをやっているんだけど友達と遊ぶ機会があまりない。　　　あと一週間から手がやるようになるけど、とりあえずバイトが無いし　学校に行かなくていいしちょっと面白くない。　　でも　すこし休む時間がある。　　三月で　旅行をしたりクラスを選んだりするつもり。　　「韓国語の授業を取る可能性がある、なぜならアメリカでその授業を取る機会はないからです。　　
またね。

繋がっている！ Connected!

Ummm .... well it turns out the lack of internet was a temporary thing. So I am back..
もう一回繋がっている！　だからやっと戻りました。

0.I hope my friends are all reading this still. I want to thank becca for the picture!! :) Keep at it, it's really cute!
零。皆はまだ読んでいるでしょ？　僕の友達ベッカは最近写真を送ってもらいました。本当に可愛かったですよ。

1. SWAT! Okay, so that is not right. We saw what we think is some sort of riot police drill in the park. They were running around with shields doing some sort of drill. It was kinda cool.
壱。SWAT「警察特殊部隊」!　。。。それは違います。　　警察機動隊の練習を見たと思います。　警察の人達は盾を持っていて何かを叫びながらはしりました。。　なんかかっこいい

2. Zombie slaying. This is really lame to admit this but I went with a friend to blow off steam after a test to a arcade. We beat house of the dead 4. A machine gun shooting zombie game. It was amusing.
弐。ゾンビを殺さずにいられない。　このことはちょっと最低なのに大変の試験の後友達とゲームセンターにうっ積した気持ちを発散させに行った。　ゾンビを機関銃で倒すシュティングゲームでした。楽しかったです。

3. Tsutaya Adventure. Tsutaya, if you forgot/I didn't tell you, is the Japanese equivalent of a Blockbusters. I went there today and well, confused the poor guys. I went to rent a movie only to find out that it was the making of the movie. The real movie isn't out yet. It goes like this...
Ed finds movie, brings movie to front, long explanation ending in "It's not a movie", understanding this Ed says he will find a movie, Ed goes and gets the fourth disk of a Tv drama called Trick, the guy asks Ed if he knows he is renting a drama and starting from the 4th disk. :)
I think the guy thinks I am stupid... oh well, I now know what a "honpen" is. Original Version.


4. Slight commentary on tests. No nevermind. Too horrible to bring to mind. ...not. I htead my last final today also. Write a paper.... one page in 1hour and half.. and you can use your dictionary. . piece of cake.
四。

5. I thought opinions were to be kept secret?

6. . . . I don't like this number.　　Psyche!
六。。。この数字嫌い。　　冗談！

7. Lights. This is short and cheap, but they started turning on the lights outside the dorms at night. There are 3. One right out front like a globe and a reddish yellow, that lights up both the street and the front bike area. The other two are on the side of the kaikan in the path from the front to the back bike area. It is kinda of nice.
七。光！ええ。　　会館の外には毎晩電気をつけているのは始まりました。　三つの電球です。　大きいのはちょっと赤い黄色いです。　建物の前のところや前の道路に光を浴びています。　そして後ろと前の繋がっている道でもう二つがつけています。　　ちょっと安心しています。。。かな？

8. Soccer!

9.nein. nothing.
九。nein. なんでもない。

10. Sundays! Gyouza, Tempura, Soba!