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December will coming! I love December because it has my birthday, Christmas, and year end. I turning 20 in December 17th. I can’t believe it. In my mind, I am 18 years old. Finally I will be able to drink alcohol. But I have to be careful about drinking it. And someday I want to go Christmas market in Germany. I have been studying German in university for a year and a half. I’m learning about Christmas market, so I’d like to go. I will go my hometown at the end of year. I can meet with my family and old friends. And I can eat many delicious foods! I can eat Osechi, crab, and sushi. I will gain weight, but I am extremely happy. I love eating delicious foods with my family. And I can meet old friends at the Coming of Age Ceremony. In Japan, most of the girls wear Long sleeved kimono. I want to see friends’ kimono. Mine is blue one, and my best friend’s is yellow one. Her kimono is beautiful and cute design. I have to take photos with friends! And I want to show my Long sleeved kimono to my grandma. She was playing with me when I was little. I love her. To show her my kimono is my dream.

I had an English interview in today's class. The group was divided into three groups, with two interviewers and one interviewer. I was in the role of having an interview. All teams were assigned jobs in advance and interviews were conducted in each group. Each was a pilot chef, teacher, librarian, tour guide and gardener. I'm not very good at English, so I was nervous and couldn't speak well in the first interview (tour guide). Even in my native Japanese, it is difficult to deal with interviews, so I get even more tired. However, through various classes, I was able to express myself and show my strengths. Some of my friends will go to internships from next year. The time for job hunting is gradually approaching. I'm worried right now, and I really don't want to, but I'll have fun. In particular, it is ideal to actively talk about strong content in interviews. From now on, in order to get used to speaking in front of many people, I would like to give these daily classes and presentations politely and challenge them as if they were giving real interviews. And I want to get a job where I can feel truly rewarding and earn the right amount of money for my work. Through today's lecture, I realized that there are many things that I can do for myself in the future！

☕️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? If you come to Italy, you’ll notice something funny: 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. Here’s why 👇 🕗 𝟭. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 (Il cappuccino si beve a colazione) For Italians, cappuccino belongs to the morning. The classic breakfast is: 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼 + 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼. Hot milk is considered “too heavy” after a meal, so we avoid it later in the day. 🍝 𝟮. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿! (Dopo pranzo... meglio un caffè!) After lunch or dinner, most Italians drink a caffè 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼. It’s small, strong, and helps digestion. Much lighter than a cappuccino. 🥛 𝟯. 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 (Il latte nel pomeriggio è pesante) Culturally, milk is seen as something for breakfast. Many Italians feel it’s too heavy for the afternoon or evening. So we choose espresso or "caffè macchiato" instead. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 — 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! (Bevilo quando vuoi!) 😊 It’s not a rule. If you order a cappuccino at 4 PM, nobody will judge you. It’s just a cultural habit, not a “coffee law” 😊 💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂? (E tu?) 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺? 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!

This morning I woke up very late, and it was really a big mistake. Yesterday I stayed up too late at night, and I could not sleep well. Because of that, when I opened my eyes today, it was already 11:30 a.m. I was very shocked, because I had a lecture in the morning, but I missed it completely. I felt that I really made a serious error. I had studied for the test carefully, but since I did not attend the lecture, I could not take the test. That made me feel very disappointed and frustrated. The reason I stayed up late was because I kept playing games for a long time. I did not stop, and I continued until very late. It has been a long time since I did something like that, so I lost control of my schedule. At first, it was fun, but later I realized it was not good for me. My body felt very tired, and my mind also felt heavy. I could not focus, and I regretted my choice. Now I understand that I need to change my habit. I should not play games too long, especially when I have important things the next day. Today I feel very exhausted, so I decided that I must go to bed earlier tonight. If I sleep well, tomorrow will be better, and I can start fresh again!•