My Fabulous Memories

It has been about four months since I came to Spokane. I'm really glad I spent tremendous days here. I experienced variety of things during this term. All of them were valuable and great experiences for me. In particular, three of them were unforgettable memories.



In front of the original Starbucks coffee shop

First, was my excellent memory traveling to Seattle and Tacoma. I went there from March 11 to 13 by bus. They were three exciting days because through this trip, I could learn about many things, for example, American history, culture, food and landmarks. In addition, I visited a lot of places on this trip. I went to the Columbia River, Safeco Field, University of Washington, the original Starbucks Coffee shop, the Space Needle and many museums. I was especially impressed with the original Starbucks Coffee shop and Safeco Field. I've been looking forward to visiting the original Starbucks Coffee shop, because Starbucks is one of my favorite coffee shops. There were a lot of visitors around there and it was a lively place. I liked the atmosphere very much. I was excited and delighted that my long-cherished desire had been fulfilled! Safeco Field was also a wonderful place. It is the home of the Seattle Mariner's Baseball team, and it was a beautiful stadium. We couldn't watch a game, because it was not during baseball season. However, we took part in a tour and we saw the inside of the stadium. It was a valuable experience. In particular, it was worked up when I stood on the field! I couldn't believe that I was standing in the place where Ichiro has played. However, one regretful thing was that I didn't have enough time to see and enjoy these places, so I want to visit there again if I have opportunities in the future. Seattle and Tacoma were really great and memorable places for me.



Pretty host daughter



Wonderful host family

Secondly, the time when I spent with my host family was marvelous. There were four people in their family, the host father, mother and two young children. They were such a kind and splendid family so I really enjoyed homestay. When I went to their home for the first time, I was worried about whether I could understand what they said or not. As might have been expected, sometimes I could understand, and sometimes I couldn't. However, if we had a problem, they were willing to tell us anything that we couldn't understand. That is why the more I spent time with them, the more I didn't felt nervous and enjoyed the time. While we stayed at their house, we did many many activities with our host family members. For example, we went to supermarkets, parks, the Valley Mall, a cute cafe, and ate pizza, Chili, tacos, corn bread, and then cooked Japanese food, baked cookies, and played with the children. Through all of the activities, my host family taught us a lot of things about American culture, words, customs and Spokane. They were interesting knowledge and helped me to understand real American life. Now I am more interested in American culture and want to know more about it. Homestay gave me precious experiences which I had never had before. I think it will not be easy for me to experience homestay in the future, so it was a valuable experience to have a wonderful time with my host family. I'm deeply grateful to them for their kindness! I'm really glad I met them and had a terrific time with them.



Fantastic group 3

Finally, I had a precious time with my group members and RA while staying here. We live in the same dormitory, so we have many chances to communicate with each other. Each group has its own common room in the dormitory, which is used as the tutorial room. We can use the room freely, so I used it to study, do my homework and talk with my friends and RA. It was a really great memory to have a lot of time with my group members in the room. The tutorial time was also a wonderful time. We had tutorial time from Monday to Thursday every week. It was time to do group activities with our RA. We did many activities during the time. We usually played games, but sometimes we played outside, sometimes made something to eat, and then sometimes went downtown. I always enjoyed the time and they were unforgettable memories for me. All kinds of activities were marvelous experiences for me and I learned many things from my group members and RA. I'm really happy to be a member of this group. Thank you group 3 and Nayeli!

When I was in Japan, I thought it was a long time to live in America for four months, but now I don't think so. These four months were short and meaningful for me because I saw, felt and experienced many things that I've never done before in Japan. While I stayed here, I learned not only English skills, but also communication ability and activeness. It was an admirable time and I'll never forget this experience. I would like to make use of these experiences in the future.