☆New Zealand Sightseeing Speech☆

I would like to tell you about hot spring in Japan and New Zealand. First, Japan has many famous hot spring spots. Do you know the three main hot springs in Japan? It is Kusatsu, Gero and Arima. And do you know the three oldest hot springs in Japan? It is Shirahama, Dougo and Arima. The others like Bettsupu, Yuhuin, Kinosaki are also famous. And Japanese people tend to name and choose three hot springs. Next, speaking of New Zealand hot spring is Rotorua. There is a natural hot spring pools and you can have a massage and pack. Then do you know Coromandel? There is a sea hot spring gushes out. It is said hot-water-beach. So you can enjoy hot spring in the sea. And people in New Zealand tend to wear a swimming suit as taking a hot spring bath. But they think hot spring is not only recovering fatigue and also one of leisure activities.

☆New Zealand Sightseeing☆

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　My group is researching about sightseeing of New Zealand. First, this country has 16 districts and it can be separate to northern island and southern island. And in northern island there is Auckland city. It is the most biggest city in New Zealand. There is Skytower, Albert Park, Auckland Museum, Harbor Cruise and so on. So if you go to New Zealand, I recommend to go to the city. And next then, I want to introduce some attractive activities in New Zealand. Speaking of New Zealand, this country is famous for sheep. How about touch it? And riding a horse also looks like interesting. Then this country have many fishing place. Especially it is in surround districts of Auckland city and so on. And do you know Rotorua? There is hot spring spots and you can have a massage. In addition to that Rotorua is city of Maori. So you can enjoy the culture of Maori. Then if you like activities in the sea, I recommend to go to Bay-of and Coromandel. These are the wonderful resort areas. There is a sea hot spring gushes out. It is said hot-water-beach. Through this researching I could find a lot of information. And my interests also increased.

☆Aloha Festival Speech☆

I would like to introduce about contents of Aloha festival. The main event is floral parade. It is very colorful. The roles of royal family and princess of each islands parade the street with many attendant children. Most attractive thing is parade of women who are called Pa'u Rider. In the old days, when women rode a hose, they wore long skirt called Pa'u. So it is called Pa'u Rider. But their running is very first and dynamic, so some women plunge into houses. And also we can watch the girls dancing hula. It is very cute.

Next I would like to tell you about ukulele contest. Speaking of Hawaiian instrument, ukulele is very famous. Do you know the meaning of ukulele? It is jumping flea in Hawaiian. It means from a nickname of popular performer in those days and it shows the state of moving bustling fingers on small instrument. And ukulele contest is competing ability of ukulele. Amateur performers from each place take part in the contest for prize. It is an event to celebrate traditional culture of　Hawaii with wonderful timbre of ukulele.

☆Aloha Festival☆

My group will introduce about Aloha festival. This is a festival in Hawaii. I have never been to Hawaii but I like Hawaii and I'm interested in it . So someday I want to go there.

And I researched about contents of Aloha festival. First of all, this festival is very big because it is held not only a couple of days but also many months. So I was very surprised at first.

Then I would like to introduce about main events. It is parade. The roles of royal family and princess of each islands parade the street with many attendant children. Most attractive thing is parade of women who are called Pa'u Rider. In the old days, when women rode a hose, they wore long skirt called Pa'u and they wore many accessories. So it is called Pa'u Rider. But their running is very first and dynamic, so some women plunge into houses. It is funny. And you don't miss Ho'olaule'a. It is a party that they open stores of Hawaiian foods and crafts and cheerful children dance the hula and live music and so on. In this way Hawaiian people enjoy the performances. And do you know Poke? It is a Hawaiian typical food and it is Hawaiian raw fish with long green onion etc. And it is held Poke contest in Aloha festival. They decide the best of Poke. Sounds interesting. I want to eat it very much.

Lastly, after I research, my interest in this festival has increased. How about you? Do you want to go this festival?

☆Autumn Festival☆

Autumn season has come. I think it is comfortable for us to live in Autumn. And I'm going to tell you about Autumn festival. I like school festival the best in Autumn festival because we can walk and eat many things and can watch performances and also I think it is like changing school to festival place. It will make us excited.

Last year, I went to the school festival in NUFS. I had never been to school festival of university before that time. So I was looking forward to that. I sold croquette with friends in a circle activities. Many people visited. And my friend in high school came and bought croquette for me. So I was very glad. And I went to other shops with friends of classmates. Then we went to tea ceremony and drank a cup of tea. And my friends of classmates made the tea for us. It was delicious. And also We watched performances on stage. For example dance. That was very great and cool. And I took pictures with many friends. It is my precious thing.

There is something more to this story. That is... I found a good-looking boy. So I spoke to him courageously. In this way I made friends with him. It was also happy thing.

And in this year I'm also going to go to school festival in NUFS. I'm looking forward to that.

☆MOVIE☆

I rarely watch movie. But I have favorite movie. So I'm going to introduce it. My favorite movie is 恋空. This is Japanese movie. Do you know this movie? I think many people know.

First of all, I like love stories very much. This movie is also love story and it will give a deep impression.When I watched this movie last winter, I was moved to tears and was filled with heartrending sorrow. This movie is a story of two high school students. Hiro and Mika. It has connection with their baby and an illness of leading role, Hiro.

Secondly, I like 三浦春馬 very much. He is an Japanese actor. I like his face and I like him since he appeared １４才の母. It is a drama. I think he is a good actor. In this move, he played leading role with 新垣結衣. She is an Japanese actress and singer. I didn't like her so much until I watched this movie. But I changed my feeling since I watched. I think she has very cute voice. And I think she is also good actress.

Then, this movie was produced using a story of novel in cellular phone. Many people read this story in cellular phone and some people read the book. And it became movie and also drama. In this way this movie was known by many people. I want to pay attention that thing. This movie has some criticisms because high school student have children and so on. But I like this movie and the story became novel, book, movie and drama. It is wonderful.

☆Summer Vacation 2008☆

In this summer vacation, I went to Britain for a month by using study tour in this university. Before the tour, I was very nervous because I haven’t stayed in foreign country so long. But after arriving there, I could enjoy.

I went to Bath spa university and stayed in Bath for three weeks with friends of NUFS. Our university is like farm because there are many cows and horses. So I was very surprised at first. We were divided into three classes. Our teachers were very kind and the class wasn’t so difficult.

Then I stayed with a family in Bath for three weeks. My host family is only old woman. And I stayed her house with my friend. My host mother is a care worker and she likes walking and going to church. She is very kind and looks like younger than actual ages so lovely. Her dishes were delicious but I think Japanese food is more delicious than British food, because the taste of British food is weak and flat. And the dishes in supermarket are not delicious. Then the staple food of British is potatoes, so I was a little satiated with them. But one day, when I and my friend cooked dinner for my host mother, she was very happy and she asked us the recipe and called her many friends. So I’m also very happy.

And during my stay in Britain, I often confused about the weather. It is difficult to predict the British weather. Britain has very changeable weather. The rain usually appears suddenly, so we have to curry the umbrella at all times and we need extra cloths because difference in temperature is also heavy. Especially in summer, it is about from 10 degrees to 30 degrees. I hadn't knew that until I went there.

Then we went to many places in Britain. Bath abbey, Swanage beach, Corfe castle, Bristol harbor, British pub, Oxford university, Big Ben, palace, museum, Shakespear’s birthplace, Cardiff in Wales and so on. Also I went shopping with my friend. Top shop, H&M, Primark, Harrods and so on. Sometimes I wanted to go back Japan soon, but I could enjoy Britain.

Then we also visited to Singapore on our way to go to Britain. Singapore is similar to Japan. And prices are lower than Japan, so we can buy anything very cheaply. We went to many places. Merlion, Singapore flyer, Little India and so on. I could also enjoy.

Through this study tour, I could learn a lot of things so I thought it became my good opportunity to think about my English. And also I was happy because I made many friends with British people and classmates in NUFS.


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