Technical communication

Today, I joined a technical communication class.
In this class, students must use English.
So I discussed with other students in English about myself.
Today's main topics were "self-introduction" and "quickly reaction".
As you know, the former was talking about me in English.
For example, "my name is...", "my hobby is..." and so on.
It was not so difficult for me.
Therefore I have written a English diary in lang-8.
However, the later part was difficult.
The teacher asked us some questions in English.
We have to decide an answer in an instant.
We didn't admit making deep consequences.
In addition, the question has some answers.
For example, "Where is the most beautiful city in America?"
I don't know. lol
The answer was Seattle because she went from there. lol
I thought that maybe she told us that mistakes aren't shameful conduct, just do it.

I decided that studying English more harder for next class.

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Maintenance-free

I'm majoring in civil engineering in Japan.Civil engineering is a vast area.It encompasses concrete structures.One time, Japanese engineers thought that concrete structures could not be damaged.Therefore they said "concrete structures don't need maintenance.Maintenance-free!"However, modern engineers think that they could need maintenance immediately.Large scale maintenance would of course be needed at appropriate times for civil engineering structures.

Obon

Hello, everyone.
I have been to Nagano prefecture this week.
Because my parents' home is located there, what's more, there is "obon".
Do you know "obon(お盆)"?
Obon is one of the important events in Japan of which the spirits or "meaning" comes from their tombs to the house where they were living.
Their family receive them.(8/13)
They relax at their house for four days.
After a while, they are sent to their tomb again.(8/16)
This is an outline of obon.

Though, as a matter of fact, most families enjoy vacation with the men who live elsewhere from their family, because there is the feeling that he should return home at obon.
I couldnt stay at my parents' home for a long time but I enjoyed the pastime with my family^^