Writing Class

 It's a new year. And the first year of college is now only about a month away. It's the New Year and my relatives came to my house. It was a very fulfilling New Year's day as we played games together and ate delicious food such as crab. And above all, the New Year's gift was the most indispensable thing for me as I was short of money. I'm going to do my best for another year.

 Last New Year's Eve, I ended up doing nothing because I was studying for my exams. This year's New Year's Eve was the first time in a long time that I got together with my good friends. This New Year's Eve, I watched a singing show because my favorite TV show didn't play. Many of my favorite singers were on the show, so it was very interesting. Afterward, we all went to the shrine. I prayed that I would be able to stay healthy this year without getting injured or sick. I also prayed to make more money.

 This Christmas, I went back to my hometown and had a Christmas party at my friend's house. Last year, I had to take the university entrance exam, so I studied regardless of Christmas. So this Christmas was the first time in a long time that I was able to hang out with my friends. At the Christmas party, we were going to have a gift exchange, so first we went to the shopping center to buy gifts. I was very worried because I had to keep my budget within 1,500 yen. In the end, we decided to buy 150 pieces of 10 yen sweets. At the party, we ate chicken, played games, and had a lot of fun. We also exchanged gifts with each other and had a great time.

     Today I listened to an English podcast about beauty. They talked about problems bilingual people have and beautiful people in England and Japan. Minao had a problem not getting enough chances to speak Japanese because she had classes in English at uni. Also, she thought the best way to learn the language is to talk many times and not try to shut up.