http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/rss shima's latest journal entries Lang-8 Inc. Sun May 27 21:55:33 UTC 2012 Sun May 27 21:55:33 UTC 2012 Lang-8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lang-8 She study in Japan from 4 mouth ago, and we met Christmas party for the first time.
This was twice when we met.

I guided around Sendai station for her.
She like Japanese foods whose taste is light.
So, we ate Soba (Japanese noodle ) and tenpura (tenpura is fry something ).

She said me " If you say OK, We meet once for a week and teach Japanese and English each other."
I said " Of course OK. thanks."
She said " In my country, this call tandem partner. I want to be tandem partner with you."

Recently, I have many chance to study with a foreigner on lang-8, skype , in Japan.



Posted at Sun Jan 16 05:19:15 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/767368 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/767368 shima Sun Jan 16 05:19:15 UTC 2011
A happy new year !

This is my first post in 2011.

I went to Totigi from December 30 to Jaunary 3.
I celebrated new year, and ate buckwheat noodles (Soba in Japanese).
To eat Soba in December 31 is Japanese habit.

Junuary 1, I went to shopping.
Big sale is held for celebrate our new year in Japan.
Special item is sold that day.
It's called " Happy Bag ".( Fuku-bukuro in Japanese)
It has many goods, so we can get many goods cheaply.
I bought 3 bags.
One of them is 6000 yen and it has a coat, a fair sotle and boots.

January 2 , I try to go to famous temple in Sano to first pray in 2011,
but I couldn't .
I had to wait for 2hours because it was very clouded.
I gave up.
So I should go to temple or shrine to pray in not congestion day.




Posted at Fri Jan 07 06:41:10 UTC 2011
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/755149 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/755149 shima Fri Jan 07 06:41:10 UTC 2011 In nowadays, some people who like Japanese Sub Culture (it mean...Anime,Game,Manga) had a contact me.
So, I'd like to introduce about my favorite sub cultures.

I like Sub cultures that its theme is relations between the sexes ,family and friends.
I like the best "tokimeki memorial". It is Game title.
Its category is love simulation games.
(The best famous title in this is "love-plus" of today.)
It is hated by Japanese expect otaku.
Japanese feel sick to look a otaku who is crazy about characters of sub cultures.
So, I cannot talk about this confidently.
If I do that, someones will sneer at me.
But I like it. I cannot explain any reason,however it makes me exciting.

My foreigner friends said
"How strange it is!Japan is the best famous place for sub culture, but some Japanese people make a fool of them. I was wonder when I came to Japan and talked about sub cultures. "

I feel sad, and hope to Japanese put away a prejudice for sub culture.


Posted at Fri Oct 01 15:11:40 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/641661 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/641661 shima Fri Oct 01 15:11:40 UTC 2010
Japan company want to employ the man and woman like a white paper.
Such people is convenience for company because they can write somethings they want on white papers.
It means, it is easy to let works.
My teacher said " Some students have many great abilities , but many Japanese companies don't need that.Why?"

Please tell me the case of your country.


( I'm worry that I can explain about white papers.)

See you next time.

Posted at Thu Sep 30 05:25:57 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/639919 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/639919 shima Thu Sep 30 05:25:57 UTC 2010
I started to go an English school from 2 month ago.
Today, I had an English class.
We tried talk about prefectures in Japan.
My classmate went to Kyoto, Okayama and Tottori.
( we live in Miyagi.)

Tottori has a famous place, Tottori sand dune, like a desert.
She went there, but she felt boring because one which she imaged is smaller and less amazing than real one.

And I asked her " Did you see scorpion of Tottori sand dune?"
She said " Scorpion? Dose it have rad body and poison needle?"
"Yes, of course!"
" Are there scorpions there? I wonder!!"
" No ! No! It is a famous souvenir of Tottori! ....It was? Recently I don't know.
It is a kind of jack in the box. A fake scorpion is rapped with a japanese paper.
When someone try open it, it clap suddenly like a scorpion.
The box of trick is made by 5 yen ( Japanese coin) and rubber band."
" I didn't know that. So I didn't see it."

Posted at Tue Sep 28 08:49:12 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/637741 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/637741 shima Tue Sep 28 08:49:12 UTC 2010

I had my graduation ceremony in March 19.

I got up at 5:30,and I went to University at 6:30 to dress Hakama.

Hakama is like a kimono.

Many Japanese girls dress it in some ceremony.

I don't have my hakama, so I lend.

It costs 77,860 yen.....

What expensive it is! (TOT)

I wonder why Japanese girls only attendance their graduation ceremony costs many money!

I wanted to dress hakama a little, but it was too expensive.

Do you think it?


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I'm too busy to write diary.

so, I'm sorry to return message late.

Posted at Fri Mar 26 05:49:35 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/421827 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/421827 shima Fri Mar 26 05:49:35 UTC 2010 Today, I went to lunch with my classmates and our professor.
今日、私は同級生と私たちの教授とランチを食べに行きました。

We will graduate this week end , so this was last chance that we went to lunch together.
私たちは週末卒業してしまうので、これが私たちが一緒に食事に行ける最後のチャンスでした。

We gave a "Love-plus" for our professor as a testimonial present.
私たちは教授に感謝の気持ちとして”ラブプラス”をあげました。

Love-plus is a game that player enjoy his life with his girlfriend of virtual.
ラブプラスはプレイヤーはバーチャルの彼女と日常生活を楽しむゲームです。

So I said " We present for you KANOJO !!" .
なので私は「私たちから彼女のプレゼントです！」と言いました。
(KANOJO mean girlfriend in Japanese. )

Posted at Mon Mar 15 09:54:46 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/407972 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/407972 shima Mon Mar 15 09:54:46 UTC 2010 今週、卒業式があります。

But,I don't feel loneliness. Because I will enter graduate school that the same place as college.
でも、私は寂しくありません。なぜなら、私は同じ大学の大学院に進学するからです。

I looking for lecture in the graduate school.
私は大学院の講義（授業）を楽しみにしています。

Because professor give the lecture to less the number of students that at the college, I can more have questions and requests.
大学の時に比べて教授が少ない生徒に講義をするので、
私はたくさん質問や要望ができます。

In the Spring break, I will work as teacher in ju-ku and selling appliance.
春休みには、私は塾の先生と家庭用電化製品を売る人として働く予定です。

(Ju-ku is the place where students study to improve performance except for school.)
塾とは学校以外で生徒が成績を上げるために勉強をする場所です。

Posted at Fri Mar 12 21:19:55 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/404880 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/404880 shima Fri Mar 12 21:19:55 UTC 2010
I went to France as graduation trip.
卒業旅行としてフランスに行ってきました。

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◯●　My Trip Schedule　●◯

First Day: Plane

2nd Day: Go to Louvre

3nd Day: Mont saint Michel tour

4nd Day: Go to Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe

5nd day: Plane

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Mont saint michel tour was Best !!!
モン・サン・ミッシェルのツアが一番でした！

Souvenir was very cheap and view was very beautiful in there !
そこではお土産はとても安く、景色はとても綺麗でした！

I cannot ate omelet that is famous in there because it was very expensive.
高かったので、そこで有名なオムレツは食べられませんでした。

After return to Japan, I drank wain I bought for me as souvenir.
It is very delicious!!!
日本に帰ってから、自分へのお土産として買ったワインを飲みました。
それはとても美味しかった。





Posted at Fri Mar 12 18:38:35 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/404821 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/404821 shima Fri Mar 12 18:38:35 UTC 2010 I cannot write more , because this is first.

Posted at Tue Mar 02 17:20:47 UTC 2010
]]> http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/391329 http://www.lang-8.com/125420/journals/391329 shima Tue Mar 02 17:20:47 UTC 2010