Hi everyone. My name is Yu. I am a Japanese student and I am 20 years old. In Japan, there is an event that people who have turned 20 years old gather in each district. In Japanese SEIJIN SKI （成人式）。 I went to that event today. I was tired of so many people.My parents bought me a suit for this event.I am very grateful to my parents.I have caused my parents a lot of trouble. My parents have always looked out for me as a problem child. I want to repay my parents someday. By the way, This post will be my first of the year. Happy New Year everyone! I will be very active this year. I want to do everything I want to do. I want to travel a lot this year. I would like to go abroad if I possible. I would like to earn money on my own outside of my part-time job. I am trying to become a web writer. I want the skills to make money with my abilities. Those skills will help me in the future. My life has been blessed with people. Many people have helped me in the past. I will continue to need someone's help. I would like to help others, too.

For the Japanese, the age of 20 is a milestone. In Japan, there is a day in January to celebrate those who turn 20 years old in that year. There is a city celebration ceremony on that day. And I turned 20 this year. Hello, I am Yu. When I was 10 years old, I thought I would be very adult when I turned 20. But it wasn't like that. My body has grown up, but my mind, my soul still remains a child. I wonder if my mind will be adult when I turn 30. Maybe my heart will still be a child at 30. I will write to italki in 10 years later what I feel when I turn 30. So come see my italki page 10 years later. I beg you to live every day looking forward to it. By the way, winter rain is cold. I like to be in a warm room when it is raining in the winter. Because I feel protected. Japan is expected to be sunny tomorrow. I like sunny weather. It's the end of this year. I've set my goals for next year. I played too much in 2022, I want to study in 2023. I want to study English and Korean and prepare for employment. I can do it.

Hello everyone, this is Yu. There are 3 stories I want you all to read today. The first is about the Disney Resort. The other day I went to Disney Sea. This was my first time at Disney in a long time. Disney impressed me in every way. Most impressive was the "Soarin' Fantastic Flight". Do you know Soarin' Fantastic Flight? That was really great. We can experience what it is like to fly by Soarin'.It is very difficult to explain in words, so if you have not ride it yet, please do. Right now. Soarin' is worth taking tomorrow off work or school. DisneySea has many other great things. Especially the parade is amazing. I was very impressed. I think Disney Resort is the best entertainment. Everyone who works there is a great entertainer. By the way, I was injured yesterday. I accidentally kicked the desk. My toes still hurt. There was blood. I cried... Toe pain will go away someday. But the regret is still there. I want to do my best every day so that I don't have any regrets. I am buying new shoes tomorrow. White shoes are easy to get dirty, so I am going to buy black shoes.Why don't you get a new shoes?

Hello everyone. I am Yu. I have three things I want to talk to you all about today. The first topic is about soccer. The World Cup soccer tournament is being held right now. I am Japanese. Japan has won well in this tournament. I don't usually watch soccer, but I think Japan will win this time. The Japanese team has another match today. I am very much rooting for the match. The second topic is about movies. I've been watching movies lately. I watch movies in theaters. When I watch a movie on Netflix at home, I can't concentrate on the movie and end up looking at other sites. I'm glad I can concentrate on the movie when I see a movie in the cinema. The third topic is about Iceland. I want to visit Iceland. It takes about 14 hours from Japan to Iceland by plane. I would like to see the midnight sun in Iceland. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the sun never sets, even at night. I have wanted to see it since I was a child. I hear it's a very beautiful view. That's all, thank you. Take care of yourself, it's cold out there.

Hello everyone. I am Yu. I am in my second year of college.When I was in my first year,I neglected my college studies and played every day. I didn't go to school and played too much. I need to get 単位（graduation points） in order to graduate. But I did not earn enough credits in school. Since my second year, I have been doing my best to learn as much as I can at the university. I don't have a very good attention span and concentration. I am also not very good at punctuality. Actually, I am not a good student. But I am doing my best. And I plan to keep trying. And I want to be able to graduate in four years. By the way, I went to get my hair cut yesterday. My hair is shorter now. I want to show you. But I'm embarrassed. I will show you next time I cut my hair.

This year is almost over. Did you enjoy 2022? This year was the most fulfilling and fun I have ever had in my life. I can't write it here, but I fulfilled a dream that I wanted to make it come true. I was so satisfied. I had a special life this year, but next year I have to go back to my normal life. There is nothing I want to do next or goal. I will soon have burnout syndrome.In Japanese, we say 燃え尽き症候群, which is the same expression as in English. I just looked it up on Google. It was interesting to find out about that. So next year I will do my best in English. Whatever it is, I need some rest. I hope next year will be another good one. By the way, I've been wanting an Apple Watch lately. Christmas is coming soon. Someone please buy it for me. I'm waiting for your DM♡

Hello, my name is Yu. Today I will talk about cooking. I think I gained weight recently. I don't usually cook. I usually buy food from a restaurant and eat. It is sometimes unhealthy. I started cooking. There are two reasons. First, to be healthy, second, to lose weight. Today I made udon with meat and vegetables. This was my first time making it and it went well. It was delicious. Perhaps I have a talent for cooking. I have recently realized that I can do most things. What I can't do is clean and get up in the morning. But my most serious problem is that I easily forget the faces and names of people I interact with me. This is serious. Communication with others is not working. I don't know if I've met the person before or if it's our first meeting. I can't remember a person's face and name unless I talk to them a lot.

Hello everyone, my name is Yu. Today is Halloween. In Japan, young people walk the Shibuya on Halloween dressed up in costumes. I think this event has become even more popular since it can be shared on SNS such as Twitter and Instagram. The Internet including SNS is amazing.I think the internet has changed everything in our lives. Opportunities to communicate with others have increased. This is fantastic! The Internet was just born. We are at turning point in time. By the way, I am in trouble. I am short of money. I work a lot and make a lot of money. But I spend more money than that. I am a bad person. But I am mischievous. I want to get everything I want. My grandfather used to say to me. 「You can't take your money to the grave.」 I agree with that. But in the future, when I have children to protect、My opinion will change.

Hello everyone. My name is Yu. I am a student in Japan. Temperatures in Japan are getting colder. I think it's fall and winter now. I like to eat something on terrace, garden or park. I like winter because it tastes better to eat outside when the temperature going down. I don't smoke, but I hear that tobacco also tastes better in the winter. Is it the same with marijuana or something else? Cold air is good, isn't it? That is all I wanted to say on this topic. Next I will tell you about my neighbor. My neighbor who recently moved in next door to my house sings at night. It's loud and it's bad at it. If you see this post, please stop. It's you, Mr. Terada.