When LIfe Gives Me Lemons

    I have been facing various problems until now. For example, I was belong to tennis club when I was junior high school  student. My club was many people and teachers was too strict, so every practice was very busy. My tennis club was doubles and we participated in the tournament many times. We often played the same opponents every time when it was important in the tournament. That opponents were very strong. When we played them for the first time, we completely defeated. We were very sad and thought that we want to win them someday. We studied them thoroughly, also we practice many times. Next tournament, we played them again, of course we couldn't win them, but we got more points than last time, that encouraged me. I thought that I want to be stronger more. When my retirement approached, we played them again. At that time, I was in good shape, so I continued to attack. As a result, we could win them finally, and we were said that " You're really strong." by another junior high school teachers. I was very happy to hear that. I learned I need to be mentally strong to win and I have to keep trying.

When Life Gives Me Lemons

The college exam is one of the hardest I have ever experienced and has overcome a big wall. This is because university exams have a very wide range of exams and a large amount, so I have to memorize and understand everything I learned in high school and it’s hard for me. It was very difficult to pass the university exam at a different level from junior high school and high school exams. So I felt like my heart broke many times and gave up. But I did my best until the end because of the support of my surroundings. I was helped by friends, teachers and family. First,My friends calmed me down and encouraged me to talk when I scored bad points in the trial or when I couldn't concentrate. Second, the teacher always gave me gentle and easy-to-understand questions no matter how many times I asked them. Finally, my family gave me a pick-up at the end of the cram school, made a lunch every day, and provided a lot of support in various aspects. These supports were very supportive and helpful to me and I was able to get through college entrance exams. Through this experience, I realized that I could never get over this college exam alone. I think I can overcome the big wall thanks to the support around me. I thank everyone!

                                                                                     

When Life Gives Me Lemons

     When I face difficult things, I usually overcome them three ways. For example, our study abroad was cancelled because of the Coronavirus. When I heard this bad news, I was so depressed, and I felt really frustrated because I couldn't go out anymore, our homestay was cancelled, and also, I couldn't talk with my RA and my teachers anymore. It was the one of the worst news in my life, but I think it's not good to have been depressed all the time, so I usually do these to overcome it. First of all, I often try to think positively even if I face really bad situations. For example, I think that how much my English skills have improved during this study abroad, or how my values have changed since I came here. Second, I think about only fun things, such as my favorite singers, clothing stores, coffee shops, and planning of travel with my friends. By doing these. I'm able to be relax or calm myself down. Finally, I try to do whatever I want to. For example, I watch comedy shows on YouTube and listening my favorite songs. These things make me happy, relieved, and smile. For these ways, when life gives me lemons, I can overcome bad situations.

When Life Gives You Lemon

　I had two troubles in my life. First, when I was junior high school student, I quarreled over trivial things with my friend. I was very confused and sad. Also, I didn't talk with her, and I was scared her because I had never had such a big quarrel in my life, but my friends helped me to talk with her, gave some advice to me, and encouraged me, so I could apologize to her, and I could repair our relationships. Second, when I was high school student, I studied a lot to pass the university entrance examination, but a judgement of pretest was always not good, so I was so sad and lost my motivations. Then, my teachers and family found my situation and encouraged me. They told their own experiences and gave some advice to study. Also, my friends and I encouraged each other, and I imagined what I want to do when I pass the university, so I regained my motivations, and I could pass the entrance examination. I was very happy and said thanks to them. Also, I thought it is important not to give up. Finally, I found if you have troubles, even if it is painful, you can always solve it someday and make lemonade!!

The New Discoveries Of America

by Mizuki
Until coming here, I thought that the U.S is far from Japan in distance and others. I didn't know well about America, such as Americans, hobbies, customs. I also thought that most of Americans keep guns in their houses, and they all are friendly. Some images against the U.S are same exactly as I thought. Otherwise some images are very different as I though. Living in and lookinig at America in real, and talking with people in America, I learned more about the U.S. I found many differences from Japan. For example, the busses are bigger than Japan's, the roads are wide, there are some distances between each houses, the doors of the each spaces of toilet have some blanks, and it is common for Americans to wait a waitress when they order cuisines in restaurants. I also found other differences. As almost people feel uncomfortable when they visit another country.I also felt uncomfortable, but the differences are interesting because these are not common sighs in Japan, these are new discoveries about America. I like America more than before.