My friend, Soga Sato is 20 years old.　He is a student at Hokkaido university.  He belongs to the department of Earth & Planetary Materials Science in the faculty of science.  His hometown is Oosaka and now he is living alone in Sapporo. His hobby are watching movies ,snowboarding and some day he wishes to make movie for himself. By Shinichiro Tomizuka

Barefoot is not so Bad

    I think going barefoot is good for several reasons. At first I had thought it was dangerous to step broken glass, so I asked some barefoot people if they have ever stepped on it. I got an e-mail reply from Elsa in Sweden. She said it’s very seldom that anyone steps on glass, but your feet get very hard and can handle stepping on just about anything. Next, I supposed that they would be embarrassed if they were alone. Elsa also replied to this question. She said you only get embarrassed if you let it embarrass you. Liz Sweeten from South Texas said that most people do not even notice. I thought these two things would be negative points, but it is not a problem for them. Then, I raised some positive points. First, Liz said she finds that not wearing shoes is much more comfortable. I think so, too. Light stimulus is comfortable. Second, Felicia Wazzup from Australia said having shoes on all day can get very smelly when it is hot. That’s true. Finally, Elsa’s had one more comment. She said, “You can also see barefoot as a challenge. If you dare walk everywhere without your shoes and stand up (for) yourself, it will help you in other situations. You learn to stand up for yourself and you also learn how to use your arguments.” I agree with her. To begin with, if she didn’t have a strong will, she couldn’t continue barefoot. Continuing something needs your steady intention. And if you do so, you can have a will of your own. Finally, I think that doing something that you believe in is good.