After the big entrance exam, the seniors no longer have pressure to study.   So, the teacher asks them to take pictures with me and practice doing some writing.

                                                    I like apples ,so I eat his iphone.  HAHAHA
                                                    By the way his IG is:taco._._._._.o521

 The boy is teaching me how to download music.

I'm taking pictures with  two  pretty girls.   They edit their pictures with cute rabbit ears. 

I am  playing his phone, and secretly 

watching his two classmates.

                                           Don't waste your time living someone else's life.

                                                      Today  I  come class 605.
                                                      I meet a boy, Zhan Jay.  I think he is the handsomest student in his  class.   I am happy today.

                                                   

A Day with a Basketball Boy

Hi! I'm Carp. I went to a friend's house on Sunday. My friend's name is Jack. His family runs a fishing tool shop. Jack loves fishing and loves playing basketball. On Sunday morning,Jack took me to the dock for fishing. The sun is quite big on that day. I asked Jack why he wanted to go fishing in such hot weather. He told me that this his passion. I suddenly realized that when I love something,no matter what difficulties I encounter,they are not problems. In the afternoon Jack took me to the court to practice the ball. Jack told me that he will do basketball voluntary training every vacation. I asked Jack why he worked so hard. He said because he wants to be stronger. I found Jack is a hard worker. I enjoy spending the day with him. Thank you Jack for letting me learn the spirit of hard work.

新增說明文字

新增說明文字

 I went to library with volunteers to put books in order.   The library has more than 30000 volumes .   Sometimes there are lots of books waiting to put back to the shelves.    However, there are only several volunteers who can do the job well. 

新增說明文字

 I'm at class 605 learning English.   They are learning "Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last", an excerpt from the commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs.  Students are not diligent.   Most of them are passive.   However, they are good at dancing and singing.

 I'm at class 423.   Their English ability is very basic.  They are not interested at learning English.   But I'm quite popular among them. 

I went to the junior high part this morning.    They are seniors, class 303.  Teacher Joyce is teaching them

Shel Silverstein's poems.   Students are asked to pair up and do learning activities.   For one, one member has to write down what other team members remember from the chosen poem.  The other activity is to write or draw what they have learned from the poem.  Some students are shy when the teacher wants to take pictures.  But they are very diligent to finish the learning sheet.      

the band practice room

Today is Monday.

I went to Jinshan. I met six senior high school students there. They are all girls. They are called Rita, Fish, Sunny, Mia, Lily and Jenny. They’re from Class 401, and Class 401 is a wind band.

   They took me to visit their school. One of the places was their band practice room. There are many musical instruments and people. I thought all musical instruments are cool. When they played together, I couldn’t say any words because it was so wonderful. It was a good experience. 

                     

Jinshan Old Street and a historical temple

My friend Juju showed me around her hometown -Jinshan yesterday.  Jinshan Old Street has many unique buildings. I can not only eat duck meat and many delicious food around Guang An Gong but also experience several traditional activities.   

Don't forget to taste the sweet potato ice cream. It is too impressive for me to forget. When you walked along the Old Street, you would enjoy this soothing atmosphere.

At the end of the Old Street is a historical temple. It seems to have a magnificent power to make people feel serene and positive. Juju told me that Ma Zu always gives her direction. This belief has become a crucial part of her life. Once you have time, you can take a trip and enjoy the beauty of my hometown. I think you will love it!

May 5, 2017 with class 603

Today is a special day in Japan. Yes, it is Japan’s Children's Day, but it is also the Dragon Boat Festival, which is quite different from  Taiwan.   For most festivals, we go by solar calendar in Japan, while here in Taiwan, they go by lunar calendar.

In Japan, we will hang carp flags (Koinobori) outside the house,  we put dolls in the niche inside the house,   and we will eat kashiwamochi and chimaki. No kashiwamochi and chimaki can be found in Taiwan, but there are many similar foods. For example, the kashiwamochi, inside which we put some fillings like bean paste,  is like Taiwan's Caozaiguo(草仔粿). It is sticky and chewy.   The food is green, too.  I feel that kashiwamochi tastes good.   It is a filling food.   Only one or two will stuff me.

Today is  May 5.  It is Children's Day in Japan. I talked to  Andy about what we do in Japan on Children's Day.  Andy  talked to me about Children's Day in Taiwan in return.  In Taiwan, Children's Day is on April 4^th.  He said the elementary school would give a piece of cake and presents to students to celebrate Children's Day. When Andy was 7 years old to 9 years old , the school gave the cake and presents to him. The school didn’t give him presents and cakes  any longer after he was 10 years old. Children's Day is a  holiday for elementary school students.   They don’t have to go to school.   Andy held Taiwan’s Children's Day for me to experience the holiday.

We ate cakes and celebrated  Taiwan’s Children's Day. We felt funny because we are not children any more. But today we are happy.  It is  a wonderful memory. Andy  will graduate from Jinshun high school on June 6.    I am getting ready to get back to my hometown, Hiroshima, too.   The principal and two teachers of Jinshan high school will visit Kenritsu Kouchi High School(河內高校), starting on June 13^th.  They will take me along.  I am looking forward to it.