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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
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Barefoot is not so Bad |
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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.
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Life in Antarctica |
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| I want to go to Antarctica, but I wouldn’t
want to live there. There is
several reasons
why I want to go to Antarctica.
First, it
is a strange place for me. Actually the same could be said for not only me but
also for most people. I think
most people
would want to go to Antarctica
just once.
I want to go and see many places.
That’s
why I want to go to Antarctica.
However, there are also some reasons why
I don’t want to go to Antarctica.
First,
It’s too cold for me to live
in. Even in
Hokkaido, I feel the limit of
living in winter.
Second, I would want more entertainment,
although the homepage writer
says they have
a lot of entertainment. As a
result, I wouldn’t
want to live in Antarctica.
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Too many hours |
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I traveled in Myanmar by myself last year.
I moved between the two towns. The bus left
at 12:30 p.m. It was expected to reach our
destination in 11 or 12 hours. But, the bus
broke down on the way. The man sitting in
the seat next to me said “It seems that something is the matter with
the engine.” Though a few of the bus crew tried to repair
it, they couldn’t. Eventually, the sun set and the sun rose.
On the morning of the second day, the substitute
bus came. In the end, when we arrived at
our destination, it was 7:00 p.m.! It took
31 hours to move between two towns! The other
passengers from Myanmar didn’t complain about it. Perhaps, that’s nothing remarkable in Myanmar. That’s Myanmar all over.
--Soga from Japan
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Onsen Problem |
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I think the plaintiffs will win their lawsuit.
There are several reasons why
I think so.
I can understand that Yunohana
Onsen wanted
to refuse foreigners, because
there were
some reasons, for example, the
bad manners
of some foreigners and the complaints
of
other (Japanese) users. But I
think that
Onsen should have taught the
manners properly
and warned them more. Furthermore,
Yunohana
Onsen refused the foreigners
who brought
proof of their Japanese citizenship,
only
because they looked like foreigners.
It is
strange. This problem is so difficult,
because
this incident has much more causes.
However,
I think the plaintiffs will win.
At least
I hope they will.
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Volunteer |
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One other way of volunteering I can conceive
is picking up rubbish. For example, some seashores
are polluted with rubbish. Some
rubbish is
thrown away and other garbage
drifts ashore.
I’m very regretful that the
beautiful sights
are spoiled by people. Anyone,
and that includes
old people, can pick up rubbish.
It is easy.
You only have to pick up the
rubbish. Furthermore,
picking up rubbish can give you
a good feeling.
And one other way of volunteering is helping
the people who are not able to hear. Old
people have time, so they can learn sign
language and making contact with other people
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