My Host Family♪

■LOOK AT THESE PICTURES! ■
This is my host family and their house!! I am going to study abroad in this summer for a month in Minnesota of America. It is a home stay program. I was sent a mail for my host family. After that they gave a mail to me. I was so dilighted!! Here was a little information about them. At first, A husband Mike works for Travelers Insurance Company. A wife Terri is a full time homemaker. Kailey is 17 years old and is a full-time student at the University of Minnesota. Miah is almost 15 years old. She attends Andover High School and also takes some classes at home. Carre is 5 years old and will begin going to Meadow Creek Christian School in September. They don't have a pet because they had a toy poodle named Buddy for over 13 years, but he became sick and died in his sleep about 1 month ago. But they are planning on getting another dog sometime soon.

You don't know how happy I was got them. I am really looking forward to meeting them. I knew about my host family, my anxiety is gone soon! I really reassured bottom of my heart. I want to go Minnesota right away!!
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Movie review:) HOLIDAY

2008.06.25 ☆Movie review☆

I saw the movie " Holiday."

Do you know it?

Director:Nancy Meyers

Cast:Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Judt Law, Jack Black etc...

The Holiday is a romantic comedy. This movie was I have ever wanted to see. Finally, I borrowed for the rental video shop. Also I really like Cameron Diaz. She is so cute and beautiful. She is my favorite actor!

This story was two single girls to exchange their house for two week! They were both bracken heart recently, so they wanted to take a holidays. Their house were one is a big house with swimming pool in USA. The other was a small cottage in England. They get meet wonderful people there. So they fall in love...

This movie was so interesting! I like it because the story was good. Also I was fall in love Judy Low.haha He is very cool and kind in this movie!

I recommend this movie especially woman! I am sure you don't regret to see it![168words]

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Student ID: 13107116
(last five digits of
your student no.)

Portfolio for Writing III,
Section 1a [or] 1c
(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

[embed your proto-portfolios here]

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below[.])

1.1. Showcase	Short titles [+ links]	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Self-introduction 08.04.20 (250 words)	self-intorduction	2008.04.08		218	2
Movie review 08.05.04 (300 words)	MR1-01	2008.05.14		250			1
University life 08.05.18 (350 words)	University life:)	2008.05.18		402	6		1
Another review 08.06.01 (400 words)	Essey-04	2008.05.27		440	2		2
Language learning history 08.06.15 (450 words)	Essey1-05	2008.06.15		481
5th essay (pending) TBA	It's ME!
Totals	---	---

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media embedded

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• [Remove these square brackets, including these remarks; identify your best essay, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]
  

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	self-intorduction	2008.04.08	43	good
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Essay-03 University Life	2008.05.21	23	pretty good
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	University life:)	2008.05.19	17	good
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yyyy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*[*]
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	University life:)	2008.05.19	202	very good
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	***Costume Drive***	2008.07.07.13	250	good
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where or why not?

• ...
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Remove these square brackets, including these remarks; write out your reflections on giving and receiving comments here.]
  

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
1-01	BR1-01	2008.04.21	95
1-02	BR1-02	2008.05.08	62
1-03	BR1-03	2008.05.08	70
1-04	BR1-04	2008.05.21	136
1-05	BR1-05	2008.05.21	147
1-06	BR1-06	2008.05.25	112
1-07	BR1-07	2008.05.25	120
1-08	BR1-08	2008.06.10	133
1-09	BR1-09	2008.06.15	108
1-10	BR1-10	2008.06.15	126
1-11	BR1-11	2008.07.08	94
1-12	BR1-12	2008.07.08	138
---	---	TOTALS:	1380

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• [Remove these square brackets, including these remarks; identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog have an archive?	0
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	0
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	0
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	0
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	0
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	0
"movies" (plural) AND "photos" (plural)	0
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. www (n) xxx (m) yyy (o) zzz (p) ...	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	0
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? ___ posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	0
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?* ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		0
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list them here: ... ... ...	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes or enhancements that you have made on your blog this semester.

1. ...


2. ...


3. ...

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

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6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08).


2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios in the footer of your blog.
   


3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008)
   

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♥Welcome♥My room♥: ♬♫♪♩My favorite CM♬♫♪♩

♥Welcome♥My room♥: ♬♫♪♩My favorite CM♬♫♪♩
I am taking to the writting class now. I choose hers. I like this post. Why I like it, I have ever seen that CM, so I like too. Also this music was sang by Hilary Daff. She is my favorite singer. She is good at singing and so cute. This post is so nice:) [55words]

TP1-10

using the computer, good points and bad points

I will talk about using the computer, good points and bad points. The good points are we can get a lot of information all over the world promptly. If you want to know some things, you can get them by the internet. It is so convenience for us. And one more good point is we can communicate with all over the world to use E-mail and chat. I think how wonderful this is! But there is bad point because we are too depending on it. It is so bad thing. We don't have to forget to do myself.[100words]

Long time no see!!

Hello! Look at this picture. This is my cousin and me. She is junior than me. Her name is Yuki :) She is eighteen years old. I met her after an interval of two. Because she stays in Tokyo three years ago. She has a dream. It is to be a ballerina. She take a lesson from professional ballerina in Tokyo. I have ever wanted to meet her. She is eighteen years old. Do you think we are alike? People always used to say “you are like a sister!" when we were child. We are good friend long time ago. We are really compatible. I like her very much so her character is nice. She is funny and interesting! Also she is a ironsides. I am proud of her.
Today, we talked a lot of things, cooked foods together and watched movie etc. We had a really good time. I will go Tokyo in this summer vacation to meet her. Maybe we will go to Tokyo Disney Rand :) I am looking forward it!! Please come soon in this summer vacation!! Seer.[182words]

Please come to my house:)

2008.06.18
Look at this information. This is recruitment a reception of exchange student! I have wanted to it for long time! So I applied it today. It is a first time for me. They will come to Japan in September. It program is 20th to 21th in September. I am a little nervous but, I am really looking forward to coming my house. I want to take out many places like Aso , Kumamoto castle and so on. I want to know about Kumamoto :)I have to practice English through daily conversation because, I want to talk a lot of things. I will teach Japanese and Japanese culture. Anyway I want to have fun in my home stay so I want to be good friend! [124words]

Purpose:)

2008.06.18
I will go Minnesota of America this summer!! It is a home stay program. I am looking forward to it. So I will talk about this Purpose!

I have been interested in English for a long time and foreign countries. When I was until child, my mother talk about foreign country. She has studied abroad twice. She always talks to me about her experiences. So I want to communicate with a lot of people. If I can speak English, I can communicate with people all over the world because, English is a common language of the world. I want to make a lot of people so, I want to learn foreign cultures. At that, I will teach Japanese culture. I like English but I am not good at speaking English but, when I go to study abroad, I want to practice English through diary conversation![145words]

love it!

Wait for you ~Elliott Yamin~

I like this song. His voice is so great.
The lyrics is nice. This song makes ma sad but good song.
So he has auditory difficulties. I was surprised! Because his voice is so beautiful!
He has a good ability I thought...
Please listen it!
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i love ice-cream☆

2008.06.16
Hi !

How are you?

I am tired and gloomy because I don’t like rainy season… This season make me bad. I hate soggy and humid.

By the way, recently I have to do a lot of things. For example, many homework and I have to study of secretary qualification. It test is 0n Saturday this week. I have ever studied it for one month. I want to pass the exam!! So I should study study study more….! The secretary courses practice twice a week after school. I have pleasure that to eat ice-cream before the course with my friends. I love ice-cream So I can eat it, I can do the best. Today I ate chocolate ice-cream. It was so delicious. I want to eat ice-cream but I can’t. Because I will become fat!![135words]

Free day

2008.06.15
Hello:) Today was freeeee day. I have no plans. I did not want to go outside because today was rainy day;> I woke up afternoon. Because , I set up late yesterday. I watchd the movie at midnight. I think I tried to clean my room. My room was in disorder. I had ever had no time to do clean my room. So, I gave the room a good clean. For example, wipe windows, fold clothes, the arrangement of the books on the shelf and so on. My room would be clean. I must keep on this state. Came to my room![100words]

BR1-10

Book review
I read this book yesterday. This book’s title was “Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies.” Why I choose this book… This book’s cover was cute! This book was written about a lot Bugs. I could know many kind of Bugs. Also I could know behavior of Bugs. But I do not like Bugs because they are very ugly and I feel bad…Especially I hate the cockroaches. I don’t like this form, color, behavior etc. Anyway I don’t like it! Do you like it? Maybe you will say “No I don’t.” I think. But I like the Butterflies because they are beautiful. They have vivid color, lots of stripes and dots… So they are elegances. If you are interested in some Bugs, you should read this book! [126words]

BR1-09

Book reviewwwwww!

I read this book. This book's title was " Magic Tricks ".
Why I chose this book, I am interested in magic! This book was written how to a lot of magic. For example, The Sticking Spoon and The Magic Bottle... I want to do it! When I was child, I saw magic of to do magician. I really surprised! These magic was so wonder for me. The magic makes people surprise, happy, a pleasure and so on. The magic is wonderful I think. My favorite magician is Selo. Do you know him? His magic is great. If you see him magic, you should see it![108words]

Essey1-05

My language leaning history

I will talk about personal language learning history. I have ever learned many language my life. First, I went to English conversation class when I was preschool student. The classes were singing songs and to do games in English. I really enjoyed always. Therefore I would be like English and I was interested in English, I think.

Next, I became learn English in junior high school. I learned English in earnest. It was easy for me in beginning of classes because I learned English before! But, I stroked a big problem. It was the examination of high school. I studied English hard but I couldn't understand. I hated to read long English sentences. But I didn't give up so I could pass the trial :) I like English more.

For my high school study, we had to memorize a lot of English words for the test every day. My English teacher was so strict ;< but it was a real affection. I scared him so I learn studied hard. I could skill up by the grace of him. I really pride of him. If I wish come true, I want to take English class of him.

After that, I decided to go English department of KGU. This is why I wanted to study English! After that I entered this collage. My decision is right I think. Because this department can learn English a lot. For example, Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading and so on. The classes were so difficult for me. Because my English ability is very poor. The teachers gave a lot of homework. So I have to study harder. Especially I confused all English class! It was not use Japanese. I couldn’t understand everyday but gradually I could be understood. After that I had a problem. I like English but I am not good at speak English. Therefore I decided try to talk with exchange students in English. I couldn’t talk them at first. But I could talk a little to use gestures and so on. It was my delighted that we understand each other. We are good friend now. I often go KGU dormitory to meet them. This action will be skill up my English ability I think.

After that, I will go Minnesota of America. It is a home stay program. I am looking forward to it!! It is a first time in my life. Study abroad is one of my dreams! I want to talk English with many people so I want to teach Japanese cultures.

I am learning languages except English. Last year, I have a French and Korean classes. This year, I have Chinese classes. To learn many languages are important I think. I study harder do my best! I want to be speaking English in fluency. That's my best wishes. I want to communication with all over the world.[481words]

i love this song:)

☆　Beautiful girls ☆
Why I like this song, I like jojo. Her voice is so nice:)
Especially I like the song into hers★
I like the same title "Beautiful girls" of sean kingstone too!!
Please listen it:) ♪
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Happy birthday YUU

2008.06.06

Today was my friend's birthday!! She became 20 years old. I made birthday cake for her yesterday. It's a marble cheese cake. We are good friend 5 years!! She is one of my best friend:) I hope she will be a good year.

We tried to surprised party! When she came to the room, we stated to singing a birthday song♪　So she was glad. After that, we ate the cake and some snacks. We enjoyed that time.

And Today was my lovely dog Betty's birthday too! Also Today was wedding anniversary of my parents. So Today was special day!![100words]

BR1-08

Book review.
I read this book. This book's title was A SNAKE MISTAKE!
Why I choose this book, the book cover's picture is good. I thought " I want to read one. "
I don't like snakes but picture's snake was cute:)
This book's story was a farmer have chickens but their were not laying eggs. so he looked in a book for help. It was a to put fake eggs in their nests. fake eggs were light bulds. He did. After that, A snake came here so the snake ate it.The snake became sick but it took out from snake's body. The snakes became good.
This story was interesting for me. I like this book.I don't know that chikens haw to lay more eggs. The snake was charming:) Please read it![133words]

TP1-09

2008.06.06
My favorite movie and movies 1-09
My favorite movie is Imaainiyukimasu. This is a Japanese movie. I read this story on the book before so I saw the movie after. I really moved. This movie was express deep family's love. There were three people of family as main characters. Mother, Father and son. Mother died at Rainy season. They grieve Mother's death. But, Mother said that I will come for rainy season. She came really at rainy season. They delighted but, she came the heaven when rainy season end. The best impression seen was parting seen. I feel that family's love. I think family is very valuable.[104words]

TP1-08

2008.06.02
Foreign country 1-08
I had been to foreign country Hawaii. This place was I had ever wanted to go there. Because, I wanted to see a beautiful sea!! I like sea very much! I went to there when I was junior high school student. I went to there with my family. So, I really enjoyed. I could see the beautiful sea and beautiful mountain. I was so impressed! When I see them, I couldn't say words. So, I thought this sea is the most beautiful, I had ever seen places. The color was emerald green and clear. I want to go Hawaii again!![100words]

Ayu

2008.05.30

I went to concert of Ayumi Hamasaki with my friend!! She is my favorite singer:) I really really like her. There was in Fukuoka. we went to there by bus. First, we arrived in Fukuoka, we went to Tenjin to do shopping:) I found a cute one peace dress. I bought it! This was a Dalmatian pattern! I had ever wanted it because it is a trendy fashion. After that, we ate an omelet counting fried rice each other. It was soo delicious. It made us happy. Next, we went to dorm of to do concert at last. I was looking forward to seeing Ayu! It was first time for me. When I saw Ayu, I was soo glad and moved. The concert was so nice. I like her more:) Today was spacial day! I will see a good dream today★ I want to go next year again!![148words]

BBQ

2008.05.30

I did BBQ with my circle member today. I was really looking forward it! It did near the river. BBQ cost was 500 yen. I thought "How cheap it is! " We ate a lot of beef and fresh vegetables and so on. There was so delicious. After that, we did a game! The game's rule was so easy:) The game of Janken two of them. We must have 100 yen. The winner can get 100 yen from the loser. It will only repetition. I loosed the first tournament;<> I ate cake and ice cream. It make me happy:)
After that, we did shopping. I bought a one piece dress. It color was yellow and print in a lot of bears! The one piece was so cute but, the cost was cheap:) I delighted when I found it. I will wear it many times!

So we went to back each our houses. Thank you for driving Yoshimi! Today was hot day to me:)[200words]