サンクスギビングのやすみ

私はサンクスギビングのやすみにともだちソフィのうちにいきました。かのじょは日本人です、だからいっぱいの日本りょうりをたべて、日本語をはなしました。私たちはソフィのうちでたくさんねて、たべて、あそんで、べんきょうしました（ほんとうに！）

私はたくさんしゃしんをとった（ソフィはいっぱいのしゃしんのなかにがいます、へへ）

ほらー

しちめんちょとソフィ。

マグロとソフィ！

私たちすしをつくりました；とてもおいしかったです！

うどんとソフィ！私たちおめんが大好きです＾＾

このやすみはとてもたのしかった！(*≧▽≦)

秒速5センチメートル

ああ、久しぶり！
わたしはあきやすみにたくさんねました、そしてにほんのえいがをみました。
新海誠の秒速5センチメートル(5 centimeters per second)をみました。へへーとてもすきでした。(◍•ᴗ•◍)

"It's been said that cherry blossoms fall at 5 cm per second."

I'd actually watched 5 centimeters per second once before in middle school (when I was young and immature) and hadn't really liked it because there wasn't much action. Revisiting it though, I found the movie much more subtle and poignant-- also Makoto Shinkai's art is pretty as always. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good (but sad!) animated movie to watch!

PE7: A Re-evaluation of Goals

Wow, half of the semester has already flown by!! I'd like to think that I've made a lot of progress since the beginning of the year (there are definitely things that I can do a better job of working on though hehe). I was able to go to Mathey language table every week but one, and to listen to Japanese music a few times a week. I wasn't so consistent in watching an episode of anime each week (I did watch 秒速 5 センチメートル over the break though!) or going to Shibata-sensei's office hours.

I feel like I've learned a lot of vocabulary and gotten more confident in speaking Japanese over the course of this half-term. Long vowels, pitches, and double consonants still trip me up often, though, so I'll have to work on those!! I definitely hope to go to to office hours more often (the times I did go were really helpful) to at least meet my original once every other week goal. 

いっしょにがんばります！ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ