First 2 weeks were very easy, not hard.

Last 2 weeks were really hard, I got santan...but somehow I enjoyed these weeks.

Between those 2 weeks I was really deepressed.

I was disappointed with me.

I could´t talk at all. I couldn´t speak English at all. I could just keep quiet.

I had no idea to do for my English. I almost cried for 2,3 days.

Then I didn´t want to talk with mu family,

they reamind me Japanese.

So,,, I sent e-mail to my English teacher.

She is nice, she is like second mother. She always helps me.

She gave me answere immidiately like this.

"--　wait for the sun to come out in the fog.
You can't see it now but it is there and it will come out.
I promise you.　"

This warm e-mail made me cry because I was happy.

and I noticed.

"Take it easy. I can believe that I will be abe to talk...."

Since then I feel better, and I was trying, trying, trying.

I love this words.

Sometimes, we have to comeover bad situation, difficult problem, doing you don´t want, or something.

I might think "I cannot do!!!" "I cannot comeover", but You are just in fog.

It will be over. You shouldn´t give up, you shouldn´t be upset.

And after that you will get new things.

So if you are in fog now, go ahead! take it easy! You will smile again.

Tsubasa :)

We worked in walnuts canyon, located between the dessert and Flagstaff.

It is histrical place, you know Navajo people live there.

I saw the place was Navajo's house.

They made a house between big rock and the ground,

and they also made wall from stone and mud.

I cannot explain very well...

I wanna go back to 800 years ago.

It was very cool!!!!! I got picture, so when I have time I try to uplode them.

Wow, why did we go there??

Yeah, for shoveling.

We did shovel again.

I hope it won't snow no more :(

Tsubasa

I have to...., no, I should speak English here.

We cannot use other language to communicate with each other.

So, everyone talk in English. Yeah, good!!

I am really excited because ...mmm...how can I say...

I have never heard Spanish-English, French-English.

In Japan everyone talked to me in clear English,

yeah...because they are native speaker.

and of course I also speak Japanese-English,

I think this is very interesting!!

When we are talking, I have to guess what they said.

They also have the word they cannot express in English as well.

Santa Monica was like summer, but Flagstaff is very cold.

I came back to "winter"

There is very beautiful mountain which covered with snow!!

While, there is dessert (sorry, I am not sure that this spelling is correct or not)

Our volunteer cordinater is Japanese women,

but in the town I never met Japanese.

Oh, I share the house with 13 people who are from European countries and Korea.

I"m also only Japanese here. Wow!! Good for my English!!

I have to speak English to do everything!!

In fact I cannot talk a lot,

because I cannot find good English word quickly.

Give me time to change my language channel :D

I hope that I can do after 1 week.

Anyway,

My first work will start tomorrow.

It's 4 dyas work.

After that I will get 3 dyas holiday.

Exciting!!!

Tsubasa :)

because it was fine weather, not crowded.

So, I didn't have to wait for every attruction, but shuttle bus :D

I have never been to Universal Studio even in Japan,

this is first time to visit there in my life.

I though it's similar with Disneyland, but completely different.

It should be called "studio", yeah that's right.

I had wanted to eat Pizza in U.S. for long time.

because my friends told me it was good.

So, ofcourse, I ate Pizza in Universal studio.

As you know, AMERICAN SIZE pizza.

I didn't think such a big size... :'(

Haha...I could eat everything, but very full.

Anyway,

I visited there ALONE. Hoooo!!

Do you think I am brave?

I don't. I really enjoyed ;)

Tsubasa.

I bought it at Famima! in 3rd promnade.

The soap is square, green, good smelling like baby,

but it's not good for hair.

My hair almost died...so I decided to buy new shampoo.

I chose strawberry milk shampoo.

It seems like that I wash my hair by strawberry chocolate.

It's also strange :D but good smelling.

Anyway,

I should have gone to Lush!

Tsubasa.

The view from Glifith ovservatory was very bearutiful.

There is very straight way in the middle of town.

I couldn't see the end of this way.

The planetarium was great, it's like a movie.

Actually I couldn't understand all of them, but I really enjoye it.

And...do you know my favorite actor??

I love Orando Bloom, and RUPERT GRINT!!

In front of chinese theater, you know,

there are many ator and actress's hand prints.

I found his, Rupert's.

I was happy!! I was tired, but I forgot that at the moment.

Coooooooool!!

Wow, I got on local public bus to go back home.

At first driver didn't announce busstop,

so I was really really nervous. Because I had to transfer.

I thought that local busstop were too many to aanounce!!

But after changing driver he announced every busstop.

They weren't so much as well.

Ameican vending machine is impostor.

I was tricked more than 3 times.

I wanna complain with those here,

but I don't have enough time.

Tomorrow I'll get on the sight seeing bus like N.Y.:)

Tsubasa.

First I went to Monsoon cafe for lunch.

I have wanted to go there for long time

because I work at Monsoon cafe in Daikanyama.

And this was the last one I never visited all of Monsoon cafe.

I ordered Tom Yam Kong, Pad-Thai, Thai-spicy-wing.

In Japan every dishes are small, and price is around $8-9.

So I thought they would serve the same size as Japan,

because these are cheeper than Japan.

But..........

quite big.

They were AMEICAN size.

I tried to eat everything, unfortunatelly I couldn't. :'(

It was for 3 or 4 persons, I think.

I think when I was eating Tom-soup, it was already enough for me.

Now I'm full, deadly full X(

I don't want to even smell any food.

Tomorrow I'm going to go to Hollywood.

Tsubasa.