HAPPY HALLOWEEN :)

Hello everyone!
How have you all been? I haven't been as diligent as I would have liked in regards to updating this blog; my apologies! I ought to do much better this month, as we my midterms and papers are finished (finally!).
I'll try to answer your questions first. My favorite actor would probably be Johnny Depp, and my favorite actress would have to be Judi Dench. They are both very versitile, and truly talented.
Miyuki, I am impressed by your culinary talents! I am okay at cooking, but I'm always nervous I might mess up the recipe, so I check myself constantly. I mainly like baking for my friends. Lots of the recipes I have are from my grandmother, so they remind me of her :). I can make takoyaki, though.
What classes are you all taking? How is your term going thus far?
Today is Halloween for us. It's a holiday where kids dress up in costume and go door to door to collect candy, or "trick or treating". Typically, families also carve faces in pumpkins and put candles inside to make what's called a jack o' lantern. My dad is pretty good at carving; he makes all sorts of designs. Do you have any holidays or traditions in October?
At MSU, students typically attend costume parties around Halloween. I went to one at my friends apartment. I hope you enjoy a few of the pictures from it.
Nothing else is really happening here right now, excepting the Michigan State versus U of M football game this Saturday. They are our biggest rival, so it should be interesting. Football and other sports are pretty big at MSU; is it the same with your school? We have a whole student section (in the picture, you can only see about 1/4 of it; there is an upper deck, and many many more students behind me) devoted to cheering at football games. The games are a lot of fun! People also tailgate before and after football games. Sometimes this means drinking, and other times it means getting together with family and friends to cook and eat. The other picture is of my mom's sorority when they came to tailgate. My mom also went to MSU. My parents are coming up for another tailgate at some point in November, so I should be able to get some more pictures up soon.
Well, that's about it! I hope everything is well with you. Hope to hear from you soon!

ハロウィーンと先週

去年、私はおもしろいでした。でも、今年、私はアパートでパーティーがあります。わたしはとでもこおふんしています。先週、私はストレスです。毎日、アルバイトをします。それから、たくさんテストがあってから、よく勉強しました。でも、今週はたくさんパーティーに行きます。

日曜日、ダンスきょうそうがあります！少しきんちょうします。

ハロウィーン

今日はハロウェーンです。土曜日、私のかれのパーテイーに行きました。楽しいでした。私のコスチュムを作りました。狸になりました。しゃしんがあります。

いま、わたしはとてもいそがしいです、でももっと書くつもりです。

ギナ。

Japanese actor and actress

Hi! How are you? ;)
I'm really sleepy now because I worked too hard yesterday.
Today, Iwill talk about my favorite actor and actress of Japan. Do you know any Japanese actors or actress? My favorites are "Jo Odagiri" and " Haruka Ayase". Jo Odagiri is very cool man, and Haruka Ayase is very beautiful woman. Both of them are popular in Japan. Their acting are great, so I always want to give abig hand for theri aciting in their movie and dramas!
I want to know who is very popular in your country, now, too. Plesae tell me your favorite;)

They are pictures Jo Odagiri and Haruka Ayase.

Hello everyone!

How are you? I feel lonely because recently Japanese students only writing this blog. I want to read American students blog.
Today I'll write about my hobby. I wrote about my hobby before. My hobby is listen to music, but recently I like reading book. I like study. Books tell me new information about someting. It is very fun for me. I'm reading a book written about economy. this book tells me about how to tide of economy, for example "yen's depreciation and yen's appreciation", "how to change the price of land" and so on. These are very interesting for me. I studied economy only when I was junior high and high school moreover I studied little. Books are very useful because I can study handly. I can study everywhere I want so I read on trains everyday. Then books give me a hand when I do my homework. That's why I like reading books.

Hallo

Hallo!!I'm Miyuki.Today,it is very hot.I don't like hot season,because I like winter.Winter is good to do anything.For example I like to ski and eat Sukiyaki.Sukiyaki is very famous food in Japan.There are meat,tofu and vegetable in Sukiyaki.Let's eat Sukiyaki everyone!!!I make it by hand.It's very easy.I can make French toast too.I make it every Sunday morning.It's very delicious!!Can you make anything?I want to make many food,but I don't know how to make.Please tell me how to make.
I like to use cell phone.It is very handy and interesting.I play game and mail with it in train. It takes two hours to go from Tsu to my university so,I 'm very free. I kill time with it while I was riding train.But cell phone has bad point,because there are dangerous site on it.We mustn't enter this site.

名前の由来と意味

こんにちは！！
今回は自分の名前について書きたいと思います。
私の名前は漢字で晃代(あきよ)と書きます。最初に漢字の意味を１つづつ書こうと思います。
漢字辞典で調べたら、晃(あき)は「光輝く、燦々としている」という意味で、代(よ)は「変わる、変化する」という意味です。合わせた意味を自分なりに解釈すると、「輝きながら変化する」つまり、「輝きながら常に新しいものを求め続けていく」という意味になります。
そして、名前の由来は特別な理由はないと両親から聞きました。姓名判断の方に良い名前を選んでもらったそうです。
私は自分の名前をとても気に入っています。中学や高校の友達は私のことを「あっきー」と呼んでくれます。私のニックネームです。
みんなは自分の名前がどのようにつけられたか知ってますか？みんなの名前の意味など聞いてみたいです。
では、また♪

名前について

こんにちは！
しおりです。
みなさんは日本のアーティストで「サザンオールスターズ」というバンドを知っていますか？
私の父はサザンオールスターズのファンで、私の名前はそのバンドの曲名からつけられたそうです。
私の名前は漢字で書くと、詩（し）央（お）理（り）と書きます。
日本では漢字にもそれぞれ意味があって、私の名前には、詩（poem、情緒豊かな子になるように)、央（fair way、道に外れないように）、理（intelligent、物事を学ぶ子になるように）という意味が込められています。
日本では同じ読み方の名前でも漢字の使い方によって、両親がどんな願いを名前に込めたかはさまざまだと思います。
みなさんの名前には父親や母親からどんな願いが込められた名前ですか？
日本の名前の付け方と海外ではどんなふうに違うのかにも興味があります。

私の名前

こんにちは！！みゆきです。
今日は私の名前の由来を紹介したいと思います。
漢字でかくと「美有紀」です。まず、「美」の意味は美しい(beautiful)です。「有」の意味は存在する(exist)です。そして、「紀」の意味は永遠(forever)です。つまり、「永遠に美しくあるように」という思いがこめられてます。
私はこの名前が大好きです。あなたは自分の名前が好きですか？皆さんの名前の由来を教えてください。
余談ですが、私の家族の名前を紹介します。父が秀敏（ひでとし）、母が真澄（ますみ）です。愛犬の名前はハッピー(Happy)です。意味は「いつでも楽しくいられるように」ということです。

Hello!!

Hi!! I'm Akiyo Kato. Please call me Akiyo.

I'm third year student of Sugiyama university. Of course I'm studying English. Last month, I went to Australia for three weeks to study English. This is my first time to went to another country. I spent great time in there. I made good friends! They made me irreplaceable time. I enjoyed there very much. However I found my English skill isn't enough to speak so I have to study harder. I want to go more foreign country!
My hobby is listen to music. I like j-pop music especially Yuna Ito. She has clear beautiful voice. Listening to her music relaxes me. I like driving too. When I have free time, I always driving a car. A few weeks ago, I drove with my friends to the park to shot off firework. We enjoyed that. That was last time to shot off fireworks this year because Japan will become fall. I'm looking forward to doing that again.

Hallo!!

Today I ate broiled meat in Misakiya.This restaurant is very delicious.I sometime go to there with my family.I like tongue very much,because it is delicious and chewy.My father is good eater so he ate a lot of meat today.I surprised !!I love delicious food too.I like going good and delicious restaurant with my friends.My friend likes delicious food too,so we always go to restaurant.For example we ate Italian food in Pastel.This restaurant 's Pizza and Spaghetti are very very delicious.I want to go Japanese restaurant with my friends next time.I'm looking forward to going there.I think Japanese food is the best food in the world.Everyone let's eat Japanese food!But It is difficult for foreigner to eat natto.It has habit,so I think they don't like eating natto.But natto is good for our health therefor we should eat natto.
Thank you!!Bye.

Hi!!,everyone!

Hallo!!My name is Miyuki Takahashi.I'm glad to see you.
Please call me Miyuki!I want to know about you.First,I talk about myself.
I'm 20years old.I became adult recently.I'm very happy and good feeling.But,I have trouble,because I can't drink alcohol.I get drunk soon so I'm not good at drinking alcohol.
My hobby is singing a song with my friends.Have you been to Karaoke? It is very interesting.I go to there a mounth.What song do you like best? I like Japanese food very much.For example I like Somen noodle,Tororosoba and Sushi.How about you?
I want to be your friend,so please tell me about yourself.
Bye Bye!!

Hello!

こんにちは！私の名前はケイトマーフィです。ミシガン州立大学生の二年生です。十九歳です。休みの時、ミシカンのトロイに父と母とおとうと二人と猫と住んでいます。私のせんもんはせいじです。でも、先生になりたいです。高校の時から今まで日本語を勉強しています。私のしゅみは友だちと会ったり、コンサートに行ったり、映画をみたり、パーティーに行ったりします。みなさんしつもんに何でもこたえられるといいんですか…。このブログをとても楽しみしています !
よろしく
ケイト　マーフィ

（この写真で、わたしはきんぱつの人です。）

Hello everyone

Hi! My name is Shiori.

I'm second year student at Sugiyama university, and I study English and the teaching of Japanese.
I taught Japanese to Colombian, Brazilian and Philippines children who lived in Japan during my summer vacation because I joined in volunteer work in my city. It was very exciting!
I work at tempura restaurant. I always wear kimono when I work there. The foods of the tempura restaurant are really delicious, so please visit my restaurant when you come to Japan!
I like listening to music, chatting with my friends, going to shopping and playing tennis.

I want to be a friend of you here.
Let's talk a lot of things!

Minasan,
Konnichiwa. Ioroi desu.
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Ioroi