My First Week

     I am very surprised about two things in Spokane.  The first thing is the dryness.  Spokane is very dry, so our RA said to us, “You must eat a lot of fruit and vegetables and drink seven cups of water.”  However, I don’t like fruit or raw vegetables, and I don’t like juice or water, so I can’t drink enough water.  Also, my room was very hot for a few days, so my skin got quite dry.  My body requires more water.  I am suffering from dryness.  However, I have begun to eat more vegetables and drink a few more water gradually.  
     Secondly, I was surprised to see some Common’s staff wearing earbuds while they are working.  I think that they are working listening to music.  In Japan, we usually can’t work and listen to music on our music player at the same time, but I wish we could work while listening to music because the Common’s staff looks happy.  Also, they are very friendly.  Most of them say, “Hello” or “How are you?” to us, so I like them.