ＡＬＯＨＡ～!!!　I’m having a cold now so my condition is very bad. Actually, the weather of Hawaii is sometimes extremely cold. Therefore, I went to hospital recently. Going to a foreign hospital on a foreign land was an invaluable opportunity for me.

In my recent fun event is Thanksgiving Day. This is the day that family, relatives and friends gather and eat together.
It’s just like a New Year. In my case I enjoyed the event for two days at church and my friend’s house.

Second my recent fun event is Black Friday. The special day held big sale from midnight. I went to shopping mall at 6 ante meridians.  

Third my recent fun event is Christmas. Although it is not Christmas yet, in Hawaii there is a tendency to enjoy Christmas with full power from December 1st for 1month.Last time I went to see Christmas lighting ceremonies and parades at Chinatown with my friends.

And what I was most pleased is having been able to meet with my high school teacher in Hawaii. He was my homeroom teacher for two years. Chikushi jogakuen high school seems to have a school trip to Hawaii.

My college semester is about to finish in a week now. Therefore, we are being challenged by final exams. There are a lot of people returning home after the semester, and I am very sadly to say goodbye to that.

There are approximately three weeks of winter vacation coming soon. The future will depend on how I spend the period, so I think that I can spend time not to forget the purpose of study abroad.

ＭＡＨＡＬＯ～by Mai Taguchi

私は今風邪をひいていて、初めて日本以外の国の病院で診察してもらいました。ハワイは暑いイメージですが、朝や夜はやや肌寒く感じ、長袖を着るのが定着しています。最近のイベントはThanksgiving day やBlack FridayやChristmasの点灯式やパレードなどでした。どのイベントも魅力的で、素敵で、常に興味深いことだらけでした。特に、日本ではクリスマスは24日、もしくは25日に祝うイベントですが、ハワイでは12月1日からすでにクリスマスムードは始まり、さらに1カ月間続くようで、私はこのムードに浸りながら、外を歩くのが楽しみになっています。最近、私の筑女高校時代に、２年間お世話になった担任の後藤先生が、修学旅行中に会ってくださって、たくさんの元気をもらいました。

残りの1週間でこのセメスターが終了しますが、その後に帰国する人が多く、その別れが近づいていることに、寂しく辛い気持ちでいっぱいです。やがてやってくる冬休みは、3週間もあるので、気を引き締めて、留学の目的を忘れずに過ごせる期間にできたらと思います。幸あれわた