Kingdom of Cambodia

(The Kingdom of Cambodia)

Today, I'm going to write about Cambodia in South East Asia. My ex-classmate went to Cambodia last summer as a member of the volunteer activity, and she introduced this activity to me. so, i may go to Cambodia in Feb.

I studied about Cambodia at a class of International Relationship in first semester. Before I took this class, I had not knew about it well. I'd knew just only Angkor Wat.

(Angkor Wat)

This country don't prosper, like Japan and almost people there aren't rich. Then, There was a big civil war, and a lot of people was slaughtered. Cambodia is the same Asian country, but is totally different from us. I think it has a great history i can't imagine.

I've never been to this country, so I'm looking forward to going there in Feb! I wanna watch their way of life and history and reconsider my way of life!! BUT!! I have to save a lot of MONEY!! I need about two hundreds thousand yen until Feb!! 200,000yen!! so, I'll work hard to go there!

(killing field)

The Netherlands- Holland

(National Flag of the Netherlands)

The Netherlands...this country was the place I planed to go next year as a exchange student and really wanted to go, but it was an impossible dream because I failed on the selection. Foreign interviewers robbed my hope. I intend to go there someday , no mater what!!

What kind of image of Netherlands do you have? Tulip?? I have a image of Netherlands as a tulip, marijuana,windmill, football and so on, but don't know about this country well, so I googled The Netherlands from Internet.

From what wikipedia says, Netherlands is often called Holland,where is located Western Europe and bordered by the North Sea to the north and the west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, language and anything relating to the Netherlands. And then, this country is geographically low-lying country, with about 27% of its area and 60% of its population located below sea level. Ohhh! How dangerous!! Then, it is popular for its traditional windmills, tulips, cheese, clogs (wooden shoes), delftware and Gouda pottery. In addition, to my surprise, it has liberal policy toward drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, and euthanasia.

(windmills and ship)

What do you think about this country? Do you wanna go?? I felt that this country is Freedom!! JIYU-DA!! I wanna go there once.

Let's Go TO the Netherlands!!

Hakuba -Nagano

(white horse=Hakuba)

Hi!!!!!It's November...it will come winter soon!　It 's timet for snowboading!! Yeah!!

Do you like snowboading?? I went snowboading for the first time when i was high scool student. My friend who went with me was good at snowboading and taught me how to snowboad, so managed to slide .

Last year, I went to snowboading three times in winter season and my skill was gradually going to better. i wanna go to snowboading many times in this year!!

Today, I introduce a popular snowboading spot in Japan. It's Hakuba in Nagano prefecture. I would often go there for skiing, so I'm familiar with this area.

Hakuba is a village placed at the foot of the Northern Alps , northwest of Nagano prefectrure.In winter, a large number of ski/snowboad players massed in this area. Nagano winter Olympic game was also held at Hakuba village. I think Hakuba is good for snowboading, so reccomend you to go there for snowboading!! Let"s go to SNOWBOADING!! with me!!

(Hakuba)

Los Angels

(Kobe Bryant)

Hi!!

Today, I introduce one of the best NBA players to you, who plays for Los Angeles Lakers and was awarded the season's MVP in the 2007-2008 NBA season. He is also famous in all over the world.

His name is.........Kobe Bryant!!! His name Kobe is the same as Kobe city where I grew up. Kobe's parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe city, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. When I knew this story for the first time, I felt close to him too much. After that, I soon became a big fun of him .

His play is so cool, excellent and is second to none in NBA league, I think.
In this summer in China, He won a gold medal as a member of the 2008 Summer Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team. The audience was fascinated by his play. He is super-star!

so, if you wanna watch his super-play, let's go to the L.A!!!!! You could enjoy it!!

Spain

Buenas Noches!!!

Spain won the Euro 2008! congratulations!! it was very exciting game! Spain performed very well and controled all the time! Spain's players were storong like a matador whose task is to kill the bull. Matador is a hero of Spain.

(this is bullfighting)

(bullfighting origined here!)

Xavi, a member of Spain team, belong to FC barcelona. FC barcelona is a football club team of Spain. There are a lot of super-star football players all over the world in FC barcelona like Iniesta, Eto'o, Messi, Henry and Ronaldinho. Their homestadium is Camp Nou.

i wanna watch Football game here!!

(Camp Nou)

(ronaldinho)

In barcerona, there is a mysterious building. It is Sagrada Família, which is a massive Roman Catholic church under construction in Barcerona, catalonia, Spain. Construction began in 1882 and continues to this day. Here is famous in Japan. Do you know here???? I think that Sagrada Familia looks like Mont saint Michel. Both are too mysterious.

(sagrada familia)

Spain is an attractive country., i think!

Tuvalu

(TUVALU)

The other day, I studied about Tuvalu in a class. I haven't known about this country before. After I knew about it, I felt that we have to think more about global warming.

Now, Tuvalu is facing a submergence crisis, because of global warming. Submergence means to be under the water. Tuvalu is located in the pacific ocean between Australia and Hawaii. Tuvalu is the fewest population country as an independent country.

Tuvalu consists of eight islands. The highest elevation is a just only 5 meters above sea level. Because of this low elevation, this island may be threatened by sea level rise. In the future, this country will be submereged by high tide.

Can you imagine that my country is submerged by sea??

i think this is so serioius problem!

Global warming cause a lot of problems.

(sea level rise)

we have to think more about our earth's future!!! i think!!

that's it!

(the end of island)

Lndon,Paris

In this summer vacation....

I decided to go London, Paris by oneself in September! maybe!!

Both two citys are the place I've wanted to go before!!

Now, I'm saving money to go there, but not enough so far :(

I wanna save 300,000 yen till September. I'll work much harder!

If you've been to London or Paris before, please give me some imformation and advices!!