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I went to yogurt land by food land with Core 4 students and Lori. It was the first time to go there. There were various kinds of taste of yogurt. I tried all of them! They were very delicious and healthy. I am going on a diet; therefore, it is good for me. After I ate yogurt, I went to pet shop. I saw puppies, baby rabbits etc. I have two rabbits and a dog. When I saw them, I missed my pets. My pets are very pretty and clever lol!!! Next, I went to fun factory. There were a lot of games, UFO catchers. Lori spent money on us for having fun. I played Basketball game, and rode the merry-go-round. I was really happy and I had great time!!! She always make us fun and happy even if in a classJ  thank you so much

HTIC encourages a “classroom without walls” so that our students can explore the larger Hawai‘i community and apply their “textbook learning” to real life. On Thursday, May 21st, the students of CPE 86-Advanced Pronunciation and Intonation Class and I walked to "Bubbies" to refresh ourselves after the stress of Midterm Exams.  The students had practiced  activities to improve their English pronunciation and intonation during classroom activities.  Now it was time for them to go out and "live" English! 

You can see some photos from our field trip at this site:

http://portfolio.hawaiitokai.edu/jeaniemb/files/587

 

I went to Bubbies that is ice cream shop. I have been there many times, but I did not order the mochi ice cream every time. In this Field trip, I ate a mochi ice cream, and I talked with my friends and Jeanie in English. I could enjoy conversation in English.  

Today, I went to the theater with core 5 students to watch a musical called "Sleeping Beauty". I was really excited because our teacher, Seleena, was acting in the musical.  Almost all of audience were children except us, so it was a little noisy in the theater, but I really enjoyed the musical.  Seleena acted two characters which were a fairy and Aurora.  oth of them were very beautiful and awesome!!!  Moreover, she was very good at singing!!  I was so moved the I got goose bumps.  The English in the musical was a little fast so it was kind of difficult to understand, but I could understand 75% of it.  Someday, I want to try to sing and act in front of many people like Seleena.  I was very impressed and I was able to relax before TOEFL test. 

Field trip

 

     Yesterday I went to an ice cream shop to eat Mochi-Ice with my classmate.  It was very good taste.  Six ices for $6.  I ate green tea, chocolate, and vanilla.  I want to go there again.  Actuary my teacher ate a lot of ices so I worry about her.  This was the first time to eat Mochi-Ice.  My favorite Ice is Mochi-Ice from now on!!!

Today, we went to China Town. About 1940s, China Town was called "Japan Town" so most people wore "Kimono" Kimono is a style of Japanese traditional clothes. We walked around the China Town and we ate pork as a sample. We ate a lot of chinese foods there. In China Town, there were traditional buildings. Especially, I was very impressed by the one market, instructor said that the market was built about 100years ago. In that market many fish and meets were there. In this trip, I could learn about China Town and Chinese history and I could eat some delicious food. Therefore, it was very fun and intesting for me! Thank you Seleena!!

In wednesday, we went to Thai Phuket restaurant with CP5 members. Actually, I have never

been to there and of course I have never eaten Thai dish. I ate red curry. It was a little bit

spicy but it was delicious too. How ever, it seemd that other members felt that Thai dishes 

were too spicy so some of them couldn't eat whole of dishes. I was surprised that tapioka

was little bit warm. In Japan, when Japanese people eat tapioka, we let tapioka cold.

Therefore, I could feel the difference of culture among Japan and Thai. I think that

knowing difference of how to eat is important to know the difference of the nation's culture.

Therefore, I think that this field trip was very important for us. Next time I want to eat rice

noodle. Thank you Seleena! 

We had a party at the pancake house to praise our hard work for this term because we all made a great effort in studying in each class, so Nick allowed us to go eat pancakes.  I have heard from my friends that the pancakes in the pancake house are too much and they usually could not finish them, and it was my first challenge so I skipped the breakfast and prepared myself.  However, I made a quite bi mistake at the beginning.  It was that I got macadamia nuts pancakes, but I did not notice that macadamia nuts are heavy on my stomach so much when I ordered it.  So, I could enjoy first 3 pancakes, however, I had a little hard time with last two pancakes because the macadamia nuts were so heavy.   Therefore, I made a mind that I will try the pancakes with refreshing taste next time. 

     Since some of my classmates had eggs, I learned new words relate to eggs.  I did know scrambled eggs and eggs sunny-side up because I have had them in Japan, but I have never heard “over-easy” before.  It is egg that are cooked and turned over to cook on the other side for only a moment so that the yolk is still liquid.  I am pleased to have pancakes and learn about eggs too.     

Today, we went to Original Pancake Shop in Kapiolani. I have been to there when I was a CP3 student. I ordered Bacon&Egg Pancake set. When I ordered it, I didn’t know how to say the way of cooking eggs. Therefore, I said “Not scramble”. Then, I learned the names. Not scramble egg means a sunny- side up egg. It was very useful for me. I didn’t expect that I learn new word in pancake shop. Therefore, this field trip was not only fun but also useful for me. This field trip may become a final field trip to go with this member. This is kind of lonely but I expect that when I will become a CP5 student, I will go many exiting field trip with my friends. Thank you Nick!

 Today we went to the Pancake House with Nick for our field trip. I shared blueberry pancakes and strawberry waffles with Satsuki. So we could enjoy two different tastes.  They cost me just ten dollars totally. I didn’t order a cup of coffee or tea because I thought they were not good for my health and I wanted to enjoy the pancake’s taste and waffle’s taste. I am getting fatter. But it was a good chance to experience a local style. I ordered them in English and enjoyed the mood in the restaurant. I would like to take my family there someday. Hawaii is good to relax. I want to take especially my mother because she works hard every day. I also want to help her with her housework and her job even if I am not good at that.  I can improve such my life skills as doing laundry, cleaning our rooms, and cooking food through my life in our dormitory.