My leisure time

I like listening the music,dancing,watching TV and so on.
I was listening J-pop everyday in Japan when I was in the train and walking. I'm trying to listen the western music(I mean the songs which is in English) or radio as much as I can from when I came here. It's so hard for me.:( Because I used to listen only J-pop.Sometimes I listen my favorite music which is J-pop still now.

I belong to be dance club at Japanese school.I have performance at school festival and so on.We choregraph by ourselves for our grade performance and Our senior who graduated our school choregraph for the whole member's performance.It's volunteer. So we do a lot of defferent type of dance but almost all Hip-hop. I haven't done dancing for about two years. I want to dance with my friends.I'm missing them.
Now,I have stage challenge.It's different type of dance from what I used to dance so it's novel for me.

I was watching TV everyday in Japan. I don't really watch TV in here because I cannot understand all correctly so I don't feel like I wanna watch TV or somethimg.Also I have so many homework from Japanese school.However recently I watch!
I watched Arrow.It was a little bit scary.

Three weeks holidays

My three weeks holidays were great! ;) But that is gone so fast...

In the first week, I played with Chikae almost all day.We went to the Napier town, Taradale town and each other's house. We spent about 4 hours at the McDonald one day. We were just talking!!! We had drinks 4 or 5 times. I said that to my host family later.Then they said "Really?  It's not good for your health!:("    (That's right...Oh no~...It's too late when I noticed that.)

I met many Japanese friends who are my classmate in japan and I caught the bus many times to meet them. However there is only 4 buses in a day and no bus on the weekend where it's the nearest bus stop from my home. I was worried every time when I caught the bus because I don't know the around views where I should get off. So I asked the driver and there were happnings which I didn't expect. One time, I went to my friend's house.She lives in Histings. I wanted to get off at Heretaunga St and there is that street's name on the bus time table and I asked to the driver but he said I don't stop there! What??? I was so confused.Then he said I can drop you off near there and he was kind so I could go there. And after that I should walk to near the Hastings hospital so I wanted to ask someone where it is but there was only a few people  and they were all working because that time was  before the shops is opened. It was hard to find person to ask.At last I could ask and arrive her house! That was a little bit my challenge day.

I went to Hamilton by car. I met my host mother's families in there. I did flying fox.It was so fun!! I felt a little bit scary before I did.My mind was like when people do bungee jumping.I had picnic, dinner with another sister's family, fire outside, spa, flying fox and went farmer's market, museum and so on!!!There were my host mother's niece and nephew. They are same age as My nieces! They made bracelets for me♥ So I was excited and recalled about them.I'm missing them :(  I went to Wairakei again in Taupo.  Last time we went there with Chikae!!! My host mother got eczema on her hands but that heal her eczema!!! 

                                                                            

Easter!

Chikae gave me easter egg which is made by Chikae! Mrs.Ellis also gave me easter bunny<3 It was so yummy;)

The Easter bunny came to my house on Sunday morning!!!
I was so surprised that. Because I don't have Easter break in Japan so I didn't know that to come Easter bunny .It's like a present from Santa Claus.








Ink was staying with me during Easter. I and my host mother learned Thai!!! I can say "Hello!"
"How are you?"
"Good" "Not good"
"Be careful"
and so on.
I went shopping to Napier two times with Ink.We went to the KFC. The staff was Maori so she spoke English different accent.It was hard to understand :( But it was fun!!
We met Mr. Rodriguez ,Ink's friends and Risa.

I went to the ocean beach. It was windy and a little bit cold to enter the sea so I didn't enter the sea.I slept on the beach. That was warm and nice sounds. it was so good;)

 I also did push bike with Ink. My host father told me good cycling course so I took Ink there. However we lost our way. The car's speed was so fast. We were surprised and said "be careful" each other in Thai;) haha
We saw rabbit but it was dead.If we didn't lose our way,we didn't see:( I got shock...
At any rate,we were glad to get home safe again and it was good!

The ball!

I had the ball on 22nd of March. It was my first ball. But it should be my last ball because I don't have like the ball in Japan.

I left Woodford House at noon to prepare for the ball. Mrs Thomas took me and Chikae.
We put make-up, set hair style and did manicure.That time passed so fast! We were a little bit late to leave home but it was no problem;)

I was so inpressed because everyone is so cool,pretty adult. Also the place where the ball was held was sooooo beautiful<3 I was surprised and I felt nervous more than before.
My table member was Hannah,Sheldon,Anna,Katie,Elizabeth and me. Anna often spoke to me.

The Presentation.

This is a my home town's Prezi.

http://prezi.com/2mjwgzhj2fnj/untitled-prezi/

This is the Prezi at assembly.

http://prezi.com/f5dov9njplb_/untitled-prezi/


I did the presentation using this Prezi at assembly.
It was hard to find the picture of uniform in Prezi. Also sometimes my host family's PC was freeze during we were creating the Prezi. However I felt really happy now because after assembly speech, many people spoke to me and said "Well done!".
 I could get oppotunity to talk various people.
Usually I feel very nervous in front of many people but I didn't feel so nervous more than usually yesterday. It's my good news for me;)

My friends thought the sailor uniform which is I wore is traditional clothes.:)

My host father

I would like to tell you about my host father.

He is a baker. He is an Austrian.
He knows so many people!! They are of course friends and also customers.
When I went push bike to Napier town with him.He always spoke to someone.I thought they are him friends but I heard that later they were not friends even acquaintances. I was really surprised that!!!
I thought the word that friendly is for him! hehe:) and I should follow him. But I also thought practice is hard.
I want to be conscious that during the day.

His customer knows me but I have not met yet. ;) His customer saw me when I go home and told my host mother that. I was frightening because  I think there were a few people when I go home so I thought nobody notice me. I thought I should be careful  from now.
My host mother told me that one day some people who went by called her "Hi! Jennie" ( my host mother's name.) However she doesn't know them so she was surprised. The factor is him!!
Can you believe that? I cannot...hehe ;)That's very interesting story isn't that??

I always eat his bread and some sweets<3 It is nice:)
My host mother take the trouble to prepare me some sweets everyday every different things from his bakery!!

                                                Eclair

                                     Fruit cheese cake

I become so happy when I eat them;) But I have to be care to be not fat!!!!

I have a common point about family with my host mother. She has 3 sisters and 1 brother. Her oldest sister is 14 years older and my sisters are  11 and 17 years older than me. So there is big age gap and sometimes it's like another mother;) My host mother's mother had  sisters who were also 17,15 and 10 years older than herself. When her mother died, she was only 5 her 3 sisters raised her and her brother who was 10 years old.Her father already had died.Growing up was hard.
My host mother comes from a big family!!! She has many cousins:)
Just 2 of her aunts had 9 children each.So she has 40 cousins(*o*)!
But a lot she has not met as they are much older and moved overseas before she was born.Her cousins are around 60 years of age!!
That's unbelievable! 
A family reunion is huge and needs a hall!!!


Another common point is we are both aunts very young. That's like having a younger sister or brother! We are also babies of the families;)


So we are very similar!!!

 ~an addition~
I went my host mother's parents's house!!!
My host mother's mother made these dolls which are knitted.These are so cute<3 aren't these?