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LMy Last DayL

I want to say thank you.

I really appreciate my experience here. I’ve learned so much here and I truly have been blessed. Talking with you has definitely helped me grow to enjoy talking to new people, it has helped me become more open-minded, and has also made my love for Japan grow more and more everyday. I truly feel like I’m a part of the community here, and I’m really sad that I have to leave. The memories I have made I will cherish forever. I hope that I have helped everyone in some shape, form, or fashion, especially when it comes to speaking English. My wish is that the moments here will last in your heart forever. If I am able to come back to Japan, I definitely will visit. This isn’t goodbye, so only think of it more as a see you soon. Until next time, I wish you the best. Peace and blessings.

-Saran

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Summer Reading

In both Japan and America, I think that normally school will assign summer reading for the students- maybe just a single book, maybe several, and maybe assignments too. Since I graduated from high school and entered university, I have not had such an assignment but chose to read books anyway. (Honestly, I am always reading books. During the summer I make a greater effort to read many, though, and make a goal.) This summer, although I don’t have a summer break, is no exception!

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早いもので、ブラントとサランが学業を終えアメリカに帰国します。

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Today I learnt a variety of things from people most of which were about Japanese life. Talking sports and learning the rules of baseball and sumo, the origin of Japan and the many different stories none of which have proof (apparently). Talking about people’s trips to various nations and the difficulties they ad adapting as well as the good time they enjoyed…I can totally relate. I definitely want to visit as many places as I can.

Sarah

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Today was my last day here at the English Café. I really have had a fantastically wonderful time being a part of this café, and I have made a lot of great friends and memories. Thank you so much everyone who came and chatted with me while I was here! I truly had a fantastic time!! Thank you for everything everyone, especially Yoko who has been a wonderful boss and who gave me this fantastic opportunity to work in such a great Café. Thank you again!!みんなさん本当にありがとうございます！！！とても楽しかった！！もう一回戻れるとしたら、もう一回ｃafé に会いに来ます。英語の勉強を頑張ってください！！

Brant

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リシェールがスマートフォンで小説を聞いていると聞いてびっくり、

無料で英語の小説を聞く方法があるのですね。

参考にして下さい。

Lately I have been listening to the story Robinson Crusoe. It’s a classic work that I wanted to read on the train but since English language books are so big and heavy, I could not. Instead I downloaded the audio book for free!

After a certain amount of years pass after an author dies, their work enters the public domain. This mean the copyright has ended. Copyright is something you can get from the government saying that a work is yours and you deserve to get paid for it when people buy it. You can pass the copyright onto your family or whoever in your will, but once the copyright ends and your work enters public domain, anyone can have the text for free and reprint it and sell it as they like. Many classics are in the public domain. That is why you can read or listen to them for free, if you look!

The website I use is Librivox.org . There are many books read aloud there, so please look for something that interests you. TAKE NOTE that most books that are old enough to be in the public domain use some older English and are a little more difficult than modern English. However, just relax- as long as you understand the general idea, you can get the story. My first classical books took me some time to read, but once I finished it, all afterwards were much easier, and now I can listen to Robinson Crusoe and understand!

Richelle Moore

PS: Here are some stories I suggest:

EASY KIDS BOOKS

Works by Beatrix Potter

Childhood’s Favorites and Fairy Stories

The Real Mother Goose

Poems Every Child Should Know

BEGINNER

Peter Pan

Heidi

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Velveteen Rabbit

INTERMEDIATE

The Secret Garden

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Oliver Twist

Treasure Island

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Today we had a great day! Lots of awesome people came today, and we chatted about great things such as whether or not we believe in aliens and ghosts. We also had a great discussion regarding various foods such as cookie dough and deep dish pizza. Also we chatted about where in the work we would like to live in the world beside Japan. Today truly was a lot of fun and I look forward to next week, and I want to thank everyone who came today and made today such an awesome day!

-Brant

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“Play-It-Safe” people like Kinect Parties!

Today was another wonderful day! We talked about many things! Have you ever heard of X-Box Kinect?? It allows you to play the X-Box 360 in a similar fashion as the Wii. There are many games you can play, including dancing games in which you play along with a friend or a dancing avatar! We also talked about the difference between being a “play-it-safe” person or a daredevil! A daredevil is someone who likes to take risks to have fun and are daring enough try scary activities, such as sky-diving and bungee-jumping. I am a more play-it-safe person, so I prefer to not put myself in dangerous situations! I think you can enjoy an experience when you have less to worry about! I really enjoyed today and I am excited for the topics we will talk about next week! See you then!

-Saran

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