One month passed.

One month has passed since I came to N.Y.
Did I change anything ?
Or didn't I change anything else?

The environment is different.
The language is different.
The culture is different.
The character of people is different.
The food is different.
The weather is different.
The way to catch things is different.
The way to spent time is different.


What did I obtain from the new life in N.Y?
Actually, I feel unsatisfied because I notice there are a lot of things I should do and I want to do.
Speaking of studying, it wasn't enough for me as I didn't review the lectures like I wanted.
Because of meaningless stress, I couldn't keep myself positive.
I mean, I couldn't overcome temptation.
However, I got happy because I was able to pay attention to personal things like communication with my friends and also to leave my work halfway.
I was able to change the order of priority.
It was awesome for me.
In almost all my life, I thought the first priority was to do things efficiently.
I've worked on everything without my inner reserves,using my huge energy.
But I couldn't change my tendency of the way to think for a long time.
Looking back to the month I spent in the university in N.Y, I thought actually I did change my fixed idea that I had thought had been exactly correct although it was no conclusive evidence; it was just my belief.
In fact, I did try to make as much time as I could to talk with my friends when they have something to talk with me about their concern.
Even though I had a lot of thing to do, I prioritized the things connected with human inner mind.
Of course, still I often feel huge stress for myself.
But I did change myself a little bit although the change was very very small.

I know what I should do in order to improve my human skill and my English level as long as I can during ten months.
But I don't make a plan for a month because the schedule for a long term in the future is more likely not to work well as I expect.
So I should make a small step to achieve a small aim in a few days.
Today I made the list which was about what I should pay attention to.

The first thing is to strive to talk with the professors to improve the formal English expression.

The second task is to get information about volunteer in hospitals and and find the opportunity to work as an assistant in a cosmetic company.

The third task is to make a list when I don't know how to say what I really tell in English.

The forth thing is to catch up the word used during the conversation between English speakers.

I want to challenge my small but important step in a week.

Long Island Museum

I went to Long Island Museum to do our project in the class with my teammates.

It's near the university.
We learned the history of L.I, looking at several specific vehicles.

It was fun!

All my money was gone.

I really felt down today.
I left my purse in the bathroom near the library.

When I tried to buy coffee in the cafe, I found that I didn't have my purse with me.
I didn't know what to do.
I had no idea.
Oh, my god!!
As soon as possible, I went back to the bathroom.
Needless to say, there was nothing in the bathroom.
There were not only money but also i-pod, my room key, ID card in my purse.

I couldn't think about anything else.
Fortunately, someone picked it up and brought it to the office in the library.
So I got my purse.
But all money was gone.
I was lucky because the person who stolen my money didn't stole other stuffs.
Anyway, I found my precious i-pod.

Take care of nutrition.

At last I noticed the unhappy fact.
I got a weight!
Unfortunately, it was obvious.
I knew the cause that I got some ponds.
Actually, my recent life in eating was terrible.
I ate too sweet cookies, a piece of oily pizza, milk, etc..
I thought I should change my eating habit.
At first, I decided to replace snacks to apples.
I felt hungry after finishing each lecture.
So I decided to eat an apple as a snack, although I bought 4 fat blueberry muffins in the supermarket today.
But I didn't eat one today!
When I came bake to my dorm, I really felt hungry because I didn't eat lunch.
So I wanted to eat a muffin as soon as possible.
I could eat an apple instead of it!

In addition, I will start to exercise from tomorrow because I bought my running shoes today to lose my weight.
I will start Yoga, Kickboxing, and Dance.

Fall came in N.Y.

Fall season came in N.Y.
I had to get warmer clothes to bear the cold weather since I didn't bring fall and winter clothes from Japan.
I went to Smith Heaven Mall which was located near my dorm, although I had to take a bus.
I arrived there at 11am.
Luckily, some shops had a sale.
Summer stuffs discounted 50%!
I spent 5hours looking for some clothes for fall without eating anything else.
I didn't remember how many times I tired on many clothes for checking the size and design.
Of course, I bought 7 clothes:Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle, Hollister, New York & Company, H&M,dELiA*S.

Shopping is fun !!

I was surprised at the fact that coach sold a new line at the lower price than in Japan.
I decided to buy a bag, boots, shoes, purse in coach.
Needless to say, the price is more expensive than that of other shops.
So I will go to Wood Berry Mall which is a big outlet mall outside the city.
There are a lot of famous brand's blanches.
I'm thinking where to buy my winter jacket and so on.

And I got one more good news from my roommate today.
The day after thanks giving day, called " Black Friday ", has a big big sale!!
The mean of Black Friday is that shops get into the black due to the high discount.
Every shop has a big sale for winter.
This sale exists for me!!

Feel happy

I felt happy after a long time.

Actually things had a tendency to go wrong but I got happy specially today.

I don't know the reason I felt such feeling.
Speaking of today, I can say with confidence that it was the worst day.
I went to the ceremony in the library. In fact, just free food was offered for the professors and students.
I mean, I went there only to get some food;sandwich, cupcake, chocolate cake, and cookie.
Oh, it was a strong enemy for me.
I couldn't bear my desire.
It couldn't be helped.

I know I should change my daily habit. I shouldn't be satisfied as I am.
I have a dream but it is not clear yet.
However, I believe that I have a bright dream.
In general, people say that it can't be said as dream if it is unclear.
But I think even if the dream you have is vague, you can say you have a big dream
because you can imagine your future as an image in your heart, not in your brain.
You can feel happiness in the future by imaging the picture you've already made unconsciously.
People may say that they can't understand what I say.

I think that the dream has two aspects.
One is a definite dream.
In most people, it can be a small dream to accomplish during a short term.
Another is a vague but bright big dream in your whole life.
Many times, it is difficult to say a specific detail of the dream
but you can imagine your happy future as unclear image.

Sometimes people tend to confuse both dreams because they are more likely to forget the dream has different aspects by the point of view you want to focus on.

Speaking of me, I tend to feel down since I focus on the dream in my whole life.
Later, I think I couldn't make it.
Needless to say, it is meaningless. That's to say, it is waste of time.

Make sure of the facts!
Which point should I focus on in my heart?
If I can change my negative feeling to positive one by changing my consciousness, I should do that.
Of course, it is not easy to change our status according to each situation.
But the important thing is to keep it in mind.

Washington DC No4