ブログ③バレンタインデー

I love Valentine's day. That's the time for girls to raise their voices. However, it is too obvious who likes you, and it is too ashamed to give ほんめいチョコ, so I don't like to give special choco even if I "like" someone. (Japanese don't say I love you at the first time. We say, I like you.)Therefore, I just make for friends, and music club members.
I like to give choco to friends because I can show "thanks." When I give it to girls, it's no problem; however, I need to be careful when I give it to boys. If I give special one for one of the boys, they suddenly notice I like him. If the chocolate is too good or special, the boys don't accept it because the boys need to give something 3 times more than they get on White day. That doesn't mean boys have to give exactly 3 times more expensive stuff, but the boy usually don't cook, so they have to buy something. That costs nearly 3 times more than making chocolate. The boys usually give candy, and cookies that most girls like.

The boys have three choice: take chocolate and start dating, take choco and left (reply on White day), and deny choco and dating. Oh, some couples are already dating, and the boys get choco from girldriend. Some girlfriend doesn't want to see any choco from other girls even ぎり(obligation)チョコ, so some boys have to deny these choco. Nevertheless, getting choco is very strong sompetition for boys. If they don't get any choco, that means they don't get any love nor thanks. That's very sad, so some boys get choco from their mother and sister(s).
Boys don't have oppotunity to approach to girls because White day is just exchange day. I mean, if they don't get anything on Valentine's day, they don't need to give anything back. There is no way to begin from boys. Therefore, the choco campany started a campaign 逆(reverse)チョコ that boys give chocolate from few years ago. Yet, The campaign didn't grow big enough, but it would be a new custom if people are interested. Even thought the campaign promoted on a large slace, the event don't grow if anyone doesn't follow.
I think American student will get culture shock Japanese Valentine's day. As I got shock in the US, it is very different. Americans exchange gifts in the family, and couple. They don't exchange between friends. That's difficult to give choco to American friends. I took 4 hours to make chocolate, but that was bad timing because it was weekend, and I need to call them to come to get choco. No American show up (they even didn't come!!) So, I just left all chocolate at one of my friends room :(
That's weird to get choco from "just" friend. I campaigned "I will do Valentine's day in Japanese way," but no one interested in, I guess. Still, I think American should have friend's choco(友チョコ).

ブログ② アルバイトのけいけん

私は、高校の時、「ほっかほっか亭」でアルバイトをしていました。
ほっかほっか亭は、日本で有名なおべんとうやさん（lunch box shop）です。
からあげ（fried chicken）を作ったり、ごはんをたいたり、てんぷらをあげたりしていました。
クラブ活動（club activity）が終わった後、毎日３時間、週末は１２時間働きました。
２年間で、料理が下手な私も、上手くできるようになりました！！
そして、給料（salary）でクラリネットを買いました。

私が一番好きだったのは、弁当の広告（ad）にお店のスタンプをおす仕事で、
よく、店のそうじをサボって、スタンプを押していたので、おこられました（笑）
おべんとうばこ（lunch box）はプラスチックだったので、よく指を切っていました。
ペーパーカットじゃなくて、プラスチックカットですね！！

すごくたいへんで、しんどかったですが、たのしかったです。

ブログ①

はじめまして！！
私は、リバーフォールズの日本人アシスタント、いけべ みほ です。
私は４年生で、TESOLを専攻（せんこう）しています。
こんがっきが、私のさいごのセメスターです。
よろしくおねがいします m(_ _m)

私は音楽が好きなので、いろいろな楽器（がっき:musical instruments）が、えんそうできます。
ピアノがひけるし、クラリネットもふけます。
小学生のころは、トランペットもふけましたが、今はできません(´∩｀)

私は、いつでもがんばっている人、hard workerが好きです。
スーパー(market)で働いているアルバイトの人もすごいと思います。
でも、私にやさしい人が一番好きです！！(^_^)