26. July

Today, we went to a big bank. We had to bring a passport ought to enter in a bank. We saw much money, robot carried it. I flashed back vio-hazard. After that, we went to bill everyone looks like yellow.
At launch, I ate Lisa's sandwiches. There were chips, like cookies and peer. The peer, is condition of fruit of a tree, so I had a it with peel. My friend had peel too. American eat vegetable and fruiit with peel, and they eat flesh vegetables.
After that, we went to farm. I saw many animals and the farmers are stereotype, so it was funny. I didn't know that was real or fake. Two cows carried student, are 19 people. We ride dolly. It great, I thought cow's power is too great.
After I came back school, I went lake Superior with Ayumi, Ned and Anita. I went there with Ned and Anita's car. Temperature was 9 on along the way. It was surprised cold. On the way, we dropped in Subway. I was nervous to order sandwich. But a staff man was very kind. I was said by him "Have a fun America". I thought what happened because Ned said the man "good bye onion boy".
We arrived a cab about for 5 hour. Near the lake, cab was woody and very cute. There was fire place, so stylish. Tom and Lisa came here late, so I stayed with Ayumi. I slept watching a DVD which is Monster's Ink. I slept before I knew.

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25. July

Today's ESL was about adoption. Lecture was about adoption too. A teacher said us that "please teach me if I speak fast.." but she speaking was really fast. She gave a big example, spoke about it for a long time. So I couldn't understand much and I slept.
Launch was beef burger, beef stew has a little taste and salad. 
Afternoon, teachers and host-families came a college, and we did panel discussion. I thought that everyone feel rough.
After coming back home, I rode a harley-davidson, I lent it by Bob and Becky who are neighbor. Bob looks like driver of bike indeed. He wore denim total body and has regent hair. He is so cool. Bob drove a bike and I ride his back. It was really enjoyed for me! I wanted to say it's a nice breeze but I didn't know so I couldn't say it. American riding a big cool bike has cool fashion. they pull wearing leather jacket and jeans. Bob wore jeans, I thought I mistook my fashion. I just enjoyed it! It might reason which rose my tension.
I ate pizza at dinner. I went pizza shop with my mother, the shop is different type from that of Japan. I ordered favorite topping, shopper made it on site. Price was differ depending on topping. Shopper rolled out the dough, putted sauce and topping. We took away it, baked in my house. American oven is very big. Oven makes dishes appetizing. The pizza was very very big and it was very good. 

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24. July

Today's ESL was about self esteem. American and Japanese way to educate was very different.
A lecture was very interesting and I could understand what teacher told and listening was easy because a teacher spoke slowly. We learned about various problems of teenagers. We were taught about suicides and school with comparison of guys and girls.
I ate pizza, chauder, bread and salad at launch.
In afternoon, we went rose wood mole. It is like Kurea. I bought pants and T-shirts at forever21. Whenever I went shops, stuff talked me and I couldn't understand what they say.
At dinner, I ate dinner stuffed chicken salad into bread and chips. I was said today's dinner is light meal, but it was no light meal and very delicious. Especially, chicken salad has a flavor which I have never had. Maybe the flavor is no in Japan. Hating celery was in the salad, but I could eat it and it was very delicious.
After that, we watched movie outside in Minneapolice park. The movie was English, but English caption helped me much. I could not understand English very well. It was story of Vampire and a boy and it was funny.
I ate chips, popcorn, cakes and cherry watching a movie. I knew why Americans are fat.

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23. July

I eat breakfast myself to use in the kitchen because host familiy's job start late. I ate salad and banana.
Today, I went to school, we attend ESL and learned history of Minnesota in midmorning. And various idioms too, there are "you betcha." which is used only Minnesota, it is used when people assent something.
Lecture was conducted by Mark Norlander. I watched presentation which is culture preparation of Japan and America. It was interesting. Especially, wedding form is differ from Japan. In Japan, people lend a wedding dress, but in U.S. they buy it. So it takes more money than Japan.
We went to viking to have a lunch, I ate too much meal. I feel so bad because of that.
After that, we backed to school, we played games with Joel and Linda. I made my friend mummy using toilet paper. And then, we did scabander hunt of Bethel.
I took a lot of nerve talking foreigners. Ladies who I first caught was very beautiful and kind, so I talked easily them after that. We took picture with that ladies. Because of lack of time, we couldn't finish all questions, but It was very interesting.
Dinner were basil pasta and salad. It was very yummy. This was first pasta in this summer. This basil was grown by Ned and Anita who are next-door neighbors and they too make it every years. My mother made jam using berries which were cropped yesterday, we ate tube cake with whipped cream and the jam. I didn't know why it was no berry pie, but cakes were very good. Ayumi and Ned and Anita came my home, and they ate these cakes together.

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The Scopes Monkey Trial

It is a story when Shichihei Yamamoto of the commentator becomes the captive of U.S. forces in wartime in the Philippines and invited the end of the war.

There was a first lieutenant called Horton in the camp. One day, Yamamoto got an unexpected question by this man. ‘’Do you know that the human beings evolved from a monkey?’’ Yamamoto said ‘’Yes, I know it.’’ Horton said ‘’why do you know it?? Do you believe it??’’ Yamamoto didn’t know what he said that about. ‘’I knew such a thing with a magazine called the science of the child. And I believe it’’ he said. And so on, he said’’ the theory of evolution is taught in the elementary school in Japan. Doesn’t the American learn about it??’’ And Horton got quite and said ’’In the US, It was forbidden teaching the theory of evolution in a public school building.’’

A trial called The Scopes Monkey Trial was held on July 21, 1925. This is about because there was much Christianity in Tennessee, it was forbidden by a law that I taught the theory of evolution unlike a description of the Creation of the Bible in child and others in a public school. However, I have been arrested because the teacher, the John scopes of the science had taught children the theory of evolution. In addition, when the human beings evolved from a monkey, I expressed Darwin's evolutionary theory and was called Monkey Trial. Furthermore, the result became the lost case of the scope side.

Horton related above to Yamamoto. Yamamoto said ‘’I can’t understand why The theory of evolution is denied.’’ Horton said ‘’You Japanese said that the Emperor was Son of God grandchild and such human, such God until now. Does not this contradict Darwin's evolutionary theory?’’ Yamamoto was surprised to hear that. He didn’t notice that Darwin's evolutionary theory contradicted an Emperor theory. Yamamoto said ‘’I learned them in Japan, but I embraced without much resistance feeling that's one thing, this is another.’’ Horton said ‘’The American has an awful suffering and tangle to receive this theory of evolution.’’
World most phenomena are changed by the fundamentalist of a Judaist a Christian and the Muslim. And I am conscious or unconscious, and their religion prescribes their thought and action. In other words it is fundamentalism. There is not the country where Darwin's evolutionary theory was received smoothly any place other than Japan. Yamamoto though people of foreign country tend to give priority to religion over science. It is the story that a Japanese cannot possibly understand why the theory of evolution is denied.

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22. July

Today was first going to school day. We went to school with neighbor to ride cab. We went on the highway, it takes about 1 hour. Bethel university is big like not college. There were a lake which is as large as the university in the college. We were leaded the way to school. I saw valley ball player, they has long legs and are slim. I thought all American are fat but I knew it is only adult. There were boys playing baseball, they are very cooler than Japanese. I took a picture them automatically.
After school exploration, we ride a big cruiser on Mississippi, with nice breeze. We took a picture with baby and children. They are very cute. Because I could receive water with flee, we went to receive it, but some were listened again them pronunciation. Second floor was very hot, but first floor was very cool because of cooler.
Dinner was salad, salmon and asparagus. Salad are all fresh vegetables and olive was in salad. It was very good. After dinner, Tom and Lisa went a garden to pick berries. They said that they will make berry pie tomorrow. I was very looking forward to eat it!!
Ayumi's house is same construction with my house, so I was taught that how to turn the hot shower. I could turn hot shower, I was very glad.

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21. July

I arrived Minnesota! This is my first trip to overseas. I am very exited and nervous. In plane to Minnesota from Japan, I was surprised  to mechanics. For the mechanics, I could watch movies, lisning to music and any other things. I have thought that it is boring in plain. I ate airline food for three times. I was able to choose some foods. It was good. And flight attendants spoke so fast that I couldn't follow them.  On the way in plane, violent jolt occured. I thought I may die and very scared. 
When I check in, I was very nervous to talk with person in gate. But they were kind, only looking was fear. We arrived the air port and thorough the gate, our host families were waiting. I was worry because I have not ever seen them picture, but I felt easy when I saw my host family because they looks like kind. I was laughed because Akira, is wrong name was written on welcome board they were handing. And then, we came home with next house, Ayumi's family. On the way, we ate ice cream. It was very sweet, creamy and with hot chocolate sauce. The sauce piled up about 2cm in the cup. But it was delicious. I found America to start with. In U.S., car driving seat is in left, when person sitting passenger seat was talking face rounding, so I thought it was very dangerous. After that, every families went a park and ate hot　dog or hamburger. It was really big. Host families talked and laughed each other but I could not understand it. Some student drunk red beer for presentation. Children ate natto. A little child ate it hard. I made Origami but it was difficult to explane to children. Through Origami is not good, children was glad. They were interesting in it.
I arrived my house. It was very cute. My room is very stylish, there are closet, wall is dark green, white desk and blue and yellow bed. American house has a guest room at least. Toilet and bathroom is in the same room, I was very surprised. There were bath sink, but no cock of sink, so they don't have custom to soak in sink. And then I gave souvenirs, are okonomiyaki, yakiniku sauce, takenokonosato, jagabi and etc. I was a little angry because my mother packed extra things in suit case without my knowing it. I was in hell to pack my baggage. And  I gave towel of Kumamon, and my mother decked it, a dog barked to kumamon well. I forgot what I ate, but it was good. Shower was water, so it was very cold and I was very shivering.

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