High School Baseball

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We are doing OK, but getting really tired of the heat! 



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I think we've had enough already!!



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In Japan, for many people, summer is a baseball season, especially High School Baseball.




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In America, high school baseball is popular, but basketball and football is probably bigger. (Softball and cheerleading for girls.) 




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But I think for many Japanese people High School baseball has a special meaning.



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It is a symbol of ÀÄ½Õ (youth)¡¢isn't it? 



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Baseball club members practice everyday, for a long time under sometimes severe conditions and play with all their might, all dreaming of ¹Ã»Ò±à. 




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And other students go to the stadium and cheer them with brass band at the top of their voice. 



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They all work toward the victory, but even if they lose, they learn a very special life lesson and their pure diligence touches our hearts...



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I, myself, was a fan of my own high school baseball team. 



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Anyway, one day I was talking to one of my students about a baseball game and she gave me an idea to write about words and expressions for sports games. 



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For example, do you know how to say ¡Ö»ä¤Î¹â¹»¤Ï°ì²óÀï¤ÇÉ餱¤¿¡£¡×?



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Difficult, isn't it?





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Let's continue and check the answers at the bottom of the page!

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Shizuoka High school, which was my high school is representing Shizuoka.¡¡



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They are going to play on the second day against Tokai-dai Koufu from Yamanashi.



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And Toba high school from Kyoto is going to recite the player's oath in the opening ceremony.



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I am also looking forward to Kiyomiya-kun!



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July 4th (Independence Day) and a New Superhero Movie!

July, and rainy season, are here. 



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The hot, sticky time when we need to stay cool & dry, and to just take a rest.



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America's Independence Day is July the 4th. (Actually, it's not so wet in July in most of the US. April is very rainy where I'm from.)



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There are parades, BBQs, and fireworks on this holiday!



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This year a new movie is opening on "Fourth of July" weekend in Japan. 


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It's Avengers 2!



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It opened in America on May 1st, 2015.



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We have been looking forward to this movie!



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We both enjoyed the first Avengers and most of the Marvel movies series.



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This week to get ready for the movie we rented a few Marvel BluRays. ;)



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Have you seen the first Avengers movie or any of the Marvel superhero movies? Ironman, Hulk, Thor, Spiderman, etc...



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I think my favorite Avenger is Captain America, because I like his uniform, his muscles and his attitude. 


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Kaho likes Ironman because she loves Robert Downey Jr., (the actor who plays Ironman/Tony Stark.)



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Who is your favorite and why?



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These pictures are from the day we watched the movie at Katsuragawa Aeon Mall.



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Before the movie, we ate  HUGE American hamburgers, too!!



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Happy 4th of July!!



Do you know anything about
Independence Day?

 

According to Wikipedia.com:

 

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks,  parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.¡¡

 

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Of course, this is very traditional case. 

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I want to talk about 'weddings' again.


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Last time we talked about gifts.
Today I want to talk about the ceremony.

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Did you know there are people called 'attendants' in the weddings in America?

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Brides' attendants are called 'bridesmaids' and Grooms' attendants are 'groomsmen.' There are usually £² up to £±£° people. 

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Brides and grooms chose those people from siblings and close friends

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What they do is....
1. They go into the ceremony place before brides and grooms, stand by their      sides and help them during the ceremony. 


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2. They also arrange the bachelor/ bachelorette party!¡¡


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3. The best man (like the number one groomsman) gives a funny speech and the maid of honor (number one bridesmaid) helps the bride pick her wedding dress.


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I am going to be one of the bridesmaids this time. 


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Bridesmaids usually wear exactly the same dresses.


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Our dress looks like this. (By the way, the woman in the picture is not me! I got the image from the dress company)


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We will put some pictures from the wedding after our trip!


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I have to work on my arms!


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Have you ever attended any foreign wedding ceremony?


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I haven't.


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Andy has been to a few weddings here in Japan, including his own!


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Japan has  both Westernized and traditional weddings, but even in a Westernized one, there are some differences.


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One of them is that there is usually no monetary gift in America.


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Yes, there is no ¤ª½Ëµ·¡ª¡ª(Isn't it wonderful?)


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Andy was quite surprised to find out we have to give some money, and there are certain rules and etiquette about it. 


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But of course people do give gift to the newlyweds in America. 


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What kind of gifts do they give? and how do they give it?


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This special gift giving system is called Wedding Registry.

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OK, here is how it works.

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As a part of the preparation for their marriage, couples go to their favorite stores (actual stores or online) to register what they need and want for their new life. 

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In other words, they make a list of things they want. 

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For example, dish set, silverware, house appliances like toasters and blenders...


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And people who want to give them wedding gifts take a look at the list and buy one from the list according to their budget.


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This system also ensures that you don't give the new married couple the same gift as someone else, since the store keeps track.


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How practical!

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I know there is less fun to surprise someone, but it sounds so rational to me!


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I really want to introduce this system to Japan!

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Maybe there is some, already in Japan...

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This is a picture of our sister Caroline when she got engaged and celebrated by her coworkers. 


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What is Fahrenheit? ²Ú»á¤Ã¤Æ¤Ê¤Ë¡©

Hello, everyone! :)

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It has been really cold!

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We hope everyone is doing fine.


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Speaking of cold, it is really cold in Plattsburgh.

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Plattsburgh is a small city in upstate New York where Andrew and I went to college. 

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Not to mention they have a lot of snow every year, on the coldest day,  the temperature gets below -20F.

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A few days ago, it was -18F.

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Yes, it was -18F.

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What is "F"? Not "C"!?

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That's right! In America, they use different scale for the temperature. 

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They use Fahrenheit, instead of Celsius¡ª

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So -20F means -30C!!

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Fahrenheit is used in the USA, Belize, Palau, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands.

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Stay warm¡¡and don't catch a cold!!

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Christmas 2:Gingerbread House

Hello, all!

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How was your Christmas?

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We had a Kids Christmas Party on 25th.

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We decorated ginger bread houses this year.

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Gingerbread is brownish cookies with ginger, cinnamon and morasses.  

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It is very tasty and people in America usually bake for Christmas. 

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They also use it to make a miniature house and enjoy decorating it.

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This one was made by Jenny, our family in the States.

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Isn't it beautiful??

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This year, we couldn't find time to bake the cookie so we decided to chose an easy solution; to use graham cracker!


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They turned out pretty good!

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We will post some pictures up soon!


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This one was made by Kahoru for test.

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Halloween 3

Today, we would like to share some pictures of Andrew's family members.

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Andrew has a niece and a nephew in the US.

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They are Anna and Max.

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These are the pictures from Halloween last year.

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Anna dressed up in Padme costume and Max dressed up in Yoda from Star Wars. Aren't they cute???


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Trick or treating in their neighborhood. 


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This year, they sent us these ones. Anna is in the little Red Riding hood costume and Max is in the wolf!!!



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Isn't this a great picture?


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In the next blog, we are going to post some pictures from our Halloween Party! Please look forward to them!!


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Thanks Jenny Watson for the photos of your adorable kids! 

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Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, everyone!
How have you been?

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Andy had 30th birthday on April 21st.

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Guess what his present was!

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Wii!

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We bought a white one with the game "Wii Party".

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These are our Miis!

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Do they look like us?

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By the way, Nintendo is very famous in America, too.

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Most boys in Andy's age grew up with Super Mario Brothers and the Legend of Zelda!

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We call the game system "¥Õ¥¡¥ß¥³¥ó" or "¥¹¡¼¥Ñ¡¼¥Õ¥¡¥ß¥³¥ó", but they call it "Nintendo" or "Super Nintendo"!
(And Japanese say "¥½¥Õ¥È" but in English they say simply "game". )


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Sometimes I see Andy enjoying a conversation about Nintendo with someone who doesn't speak English.

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I wonder how?

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I think Nintendo is a universal language for boys.

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I have never been a big fan of video games, but I think Nintendo is great.

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Please let us know if you have fun Wii game!

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http://www.nintendo.com/wii ENGLISH/American website 
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ JAPANESE


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