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azumit:
When I went to the library to return books, I met Steve who works at a library cafe. I have met him before because I asked him to have a conversation then for my homework. We pleased to meet again. I was very glad that and I thought it was good that I asked him before. We enjoyed having a conversation for a while. I asked him if he has cooked a turkey for Thanks Giving because he had worked as a chef for thirty years. He said “yes” and he cooks every day for his wife. I was jealous to her because I have to cook every day and no one replaces me. I asked him what kind of food he cooks. He said “everything.” I was honestly surprised because I thought Americans usually cook simple food such a hot dog or a sandwich. He said he can cook Indian, Japanese, French and Mexican food. He is such a round player! He told me that he have cooked since he was five years old. And he apologized me because Japanese have had stomach cancers more than before for importing American food culture. I told him that it was not shamed for America. Surely, after World War Two, Japanese food culture had changed dramatically. It is the fact that Japanese have not eaten rice, fish and vegetable but bread, meat and junk food more. However, I thought it was not falt of America because Japanese have chosen to eat them by themselves. He told me that Americans have been an arrogant attitude for other countries. I partly agreed with it, but I never thought all Americans have been it. I really appreciated for him because he always told me what he thought frankly. At last, I asked him if he knew delicious restaurants in Richmond. He showed me two restaurants in Richmond are very good. One is “North Belmont” that is a French restaurant and another is “Buz & Ned’s Real BBQ.” Both of them are located near Blvd, in downtown. I would like try to go next time.
You are learning some great things by starting conversations with various types of people. I agree that Buzz and Ned’s is one of the best BBQ places in town. I have not been to North Belmont yet but have also heard that it is good. Have you been to Edo’s Squid or The White Dog (also decent restaurants in the area)?
Hi I’m Azumi. I’m really enjoying talking with a various type of native speakers. I went to Buzz N Ned’s BBQ for dinner with my family. BBQ souce was delicious like sweet and a little spicy. I have never been Edo’s Squid and Eunjin and I am planning to go there for lunch. If you can, please join us. We went to Mammazu before and she told me that the owner of Edo’s and Mammazu is the same.
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fcuyap:
Last saturday, I hang out with my friend, Tery. She wanted to buy some gifts for her friends, so we went to a shopping center. Right now, everywhere are all shopper, because everythings have discount. But when we need to check out, we have to wait in a long line. I asked her some shopping informations about “black friday” which I saw on the internet. She told me she has many coupons in her home, she can give me. And we decided to go sopping in williamsburg on this friday midnight.
Will you go to outlet centers? What do you think about American shopping habits?
Hi I’m Azumi. Did you go shopping at Williamsburg on Brack Friday. I have a Japanese friend who went shopping at the outlet of Williamsburg last Brack Friday. She told me that she had a horrible situation there because there were too many people gathered there at midnight. However, everything was discounted so much. By the way, do you know the original meaning of Black Friday? My dictionary said that it was the day when the Christ was killed. Is it true? If you know about it, please let me know.
khanhpham:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081203/pl_politico/26780_1
Quetion :
1) Why does she has a confusing like this ?
2 ) What can you do if you stay in this situiation ?
3 ) How many time was you confused by the people like this ?
Vocabulary :
1) Congresswoman
2 ) legitimate
3) Prankster
Hi This is Azumi. I also checked this news by myself. It was kind of funny but she might have had a serious situation after she realized she hung Obama’s call up. However, as far as I know, the President usually don’t call the person who positions like her. So, I understand her. If I were her, I also might hung his calls up. I have heard that she is good on abduction issue in North Korea. many Japnese were taken away there. So, I want to know why Obama talked her and what they talked about on the phone. If he address that issue seriously, I would appreciate it.
Thank you very very much for haveing me two sessions. I had a several great times in your class. The best thing is that meeting the world study students. It was absolutely useful for me because I could talk with them about academic topics like GM Food and energy crisis seriously. I could understand what American students thought about them. Their fresh and honest opinions made me to ask them about other topics more. Also, I thought it was unfair and noot good that they didn’t know the topic and only ELP students did before the group discussion. It would be better contents and I could hear better opinions if they knew it before. I wanted to face with them more. Homeworks that I turned to the blog were also good because I always could think who would talk with me the next and catch up recent news in every week. And thank you for giving opportunity to make a presentation again. I felt better after my second presentation because you gave me an advice to practice many times. I will do that.
I thought it was good that I had to talk with native English speakers at Commons Bldg in the last semester. It was also good that I had some interrupt speeches in the last session though I didn’t like them because various situations that I have to talk in English would make me improve my ebglish skills.
It is so sad because I cannot see you constantly if this semester will finish. I’m so sorry for that. So please keep in touch with me. Anyway, thank you so so much!
I visited to Carolyn who is my converstation partner to celebrate Thanksgiving at two p.m. on Thursday Nov. 27, 08. I thought it is a special day for Americans because it is the day that they look back their history. She invited eight people who are my family, Brendan who is her younger son, and her three friends. I brought a dish of Japanese rolling sushi as an appetizer and a bottle of wine that I bought at Canada. They enjoyed my dish so I appreciated that. Brendan has lived in Korea at the military service and was familiar with eating Asian food. So, he also really enjoyed my dish. When we moved to a main table to have Thanksgiving dinner, my kids gave them paper cranes as name folders. They liked them and asked me what they were. I explained that they are named “Orizurus” and made of origamis. Japanese usually do thousand of orizuru for a pacient to get better. They looked at them interestingly. Before having dinner, we prayed for the Gods to be thankful to hold our hands together. I thought it was a great habit that Americans thank for everything once a year. It made me holy. I thanked for everybody around me then. She served turky with cranberry sauce, mashed potato, sweet potato, beans, pumpkin pie, apple pie and pecan pie. All of them were very delicious. When we talked together, Magaret asked me what the best thing to live another countries was. I told her that it is great to know another culture, habit, food and people and it makes me rich in spiritual. She agreed with me even though she has never lived another countries. We had a really good time. I went home to thank to invite my family for Carolyne again.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97536017
Questions:
1: Why do terrorists frequently attack Munbai?
2. What is the aim of Deccan Mujahideen?
Vocaburary:
1. Authorities: Persons having the legal power to make and enforce the law; government: They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved in espionage.
2. Hostage:
1.a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
2.Archaic. a security or pledge.
3.Obsolete. the condition of a hostage.
3. Condemn: verb (used with object) 1.to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.2.to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment. 3.to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him. 4.to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building. 5.U.S. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose, under the right of eminent domain: The city condemned the property. 6.to force into a specific state or activity: His lack of education condemned him to a life of menial jobs. 7.to declare incurable.
4. Delegate : noun 1.a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.2.(formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.
These meanings are from dictionary.com.
Note: One Japanese sacrificed by this terrorism in India. Whenever terrosists make indiscriminate terrorism, I feel disconsolate. I think nothing change happen in better way even if terrorists attack again and again.
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azumit:
I’m Azumi. I got a second conversation partner who’s name is Elizabeth. She is a senior student in VCU and her major is Asian Area Studies. She is very interested in living Japan because her parents have lived in Japan and her father can speak Japanese. We sent an e-mail each other on Fri.Nov.07,08 because we were out of town then and couldn’t meet together. She told me that she had been in Sharlotteville with her friend then and they ate Japanese foods there. She ate an oyako-don and enjoyed it. So, I told her that I can show her how it cooks because it is easy to cook. We have a lot of delicious Japanese foods to cook easily. I’m glad if I can show her them. Whenever I send e-mails to her, she always fix my sentences in there. It helps me to improve my writing skill. She is an assistant Audrey’s writing class in ESL now and she said that she enjoy joining it. She will go to Japan to teach English next year. So, I also would like her to help to learn about Japan. She also likes to listen to Japanese music. I was surpried because she knows a lot of Japanese singers. Before I came here, I thought many Americans don’t know about Japanese music as much as Japanese know about American one. it might be my misunderstanding.
I think that people with an interest in Japan know about the music but the average listener in this country may not. Of course, you can change this by exposing people to more good music from Japan.
On a side note, if you know of simple recipes, please let me know. I unfortunately don’t know how to cook that much Japanese food and I would love to learn more.
I’m Azumi. I appreciate if I can show you some Japnese food recipes. Japanese food is easy to cook and healthy. I will show you them at the next class.
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azumit:
Last Friday Nov.14,08, I talked with Carolyne who is my first conversation partner.She has been volunteer to speak with me in English for one year. I visited her house at 8:00 a.m. in that morning. I asked her about Haiti because she visited there at the beginning of Nov. for church missionary to help people. She told me that the situation of there was terrible. After the hurricane came there, people lost the houses and jobs. She said that they were very hunger. And they are in big health problems because whole Haiti was covered in unsanitary situaton. For example, many children have worms in their bodies. She brought a lot of medical tools and food. However, she told me that she felt sorry because she could help only tiny people. I also felt sorry because I can live without any anxiousness to live but I didn’t do anything for them. Many children cannot go to school because they are poor. So she decided to help one girl to pay money twenty five dollars per month. She told me that she can help one girl to go to school by her help. After I heard about Haiti to her, we prayed together for them and had breakfast that she server me.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “TINY PEOPLE”? MIDGET? OR THAT SHE CAN ONLY HELP A FEW PEOPLE.
I’M VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE MET SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE HERE. YOU SEEM WELL-SETTLED IN YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
I’m Azumi. Thamk you for your reblog. “Tiny people” means “a few people” as you pointed out.
