My Worst Experience by Kanae

              The worst experience of my life happened when I was seventeen years old. In our high school, a school excursion is held every year. We were going to visit Guam and stay four days in October 2009. The activities in Guam were visiting historical buildings and places, talking with students in Guam, doing beach activities and so on. We were looking forward to going to Guam. That summer, a lot of people in Japan caught a new type flu. Some of our high school students also caught it. A week before our trip, I stayed home and I had lunch. A few hours later, I felt sluggish and I was running a fever of 39 degrees! My mother said “you maybe catch the flu. You should see a doctor as soon as possible!” After a medical examination, it turned out that I had caught the new type flu. Then I didn’t know whether I could go to Guam or not. Luckily, my fever fell by taking medicine. I could go to Guam with my friends and teachers. I had a nice time in Guam. While I had the flu, it was so hard for me to wake up because I had a high fever and pains. This was my worst experience.

My life at the University of Tsukuba is wonderful by Kanae M.

              My life at Tsukuba is wonderful for three reasons. First of all, I have a lot of good friends. I often talk with my friends of the Comparative culture in the students’ lounge. We talk about our homework, our hobbies, how to spend our holiday and so on. Last month, some of my female friends and I held a Christmas party. We were disguised as Santa Claus. Also we ate fried chicken and drunk weak liquors. I enjoyed the party very much. In this way I enjoy to have a good time with my friends. Second, the club activity is so exciting. I’m a member of the Tsukuba Sports Editorial Department. Our club publishes a sports newspaper five times a year. In order to write an article, I sometimes watch games and interview many athletes. Many athletes belong to Tsukuba University. So I’m looking forward to interviewing many athletes. Third, classes are very interesting for me. I belong to the department of Comparative culture and my major is American literature. So I read some American literature in the original to research. One day, the professor said “American literature includes not only novels, but also movies.” He introduced to me some famous Western films. By watching some movies, I get a new viewpoint to American literature. I’m also interested in feminism. I’m going to write a graduation thesis of the feminism in American literature. Since I entered Tsukuba University, I have found my interest. It is good to acquire new knowledge by attending classes. For these reasons stated above, I love my daily life at Tsukuba.