Last Wednesday, June 24th Last wed I had a send-off party for newcomers(freshmen). I was an organizer. I reserved a meeting room which can accommodate about 50 people. I wanted to have the party at a restaurant, but I thought meeting room is easier for us to get together after work. So participants can come in and out at any time. I ordered beer, cocktail, and light meals. In my company, newcomers have been getting inductions for 3month since they join the company on April 1st.　During that period, they learn a lot of things and get a basic skills which is necessary for my company. For example, newcomers must learn a business manners. How to behave in front of a client, the way of first greeting with someone, how to exchange business cards politely, and so on. In the end of inductions, newcomers must choose a department which they want to work from July 1st. However all newcomers can work at the department which is their 1st choice. It is determined between people in charge of each departments and a manager of human resource department. And last Tuesday newcomers got announcement which department they work from next month. Some of them were realized their 1st choice, while others couldn’t. A few of them have to work at our branch in Osaka. So I organized the party to cheer them up, to encourage them to work hardly, and to give advices from senior colleagues. It was really fun and I think it is very helpful to get connection with a person working at different section. Before it started I was a little nervous because I didn’t have confidence whether this party was success or not. However, It ended with great success and I was really relieved.

Last Saturday, June 20th Last weekend was so super for me. Saturday I went to see my friend’s baby at her house. The baby is only 6months, still cannot stand, eat solid foods, speak a word, of course. She’s so cute! Best adorable living thing I have ever met. (Do I exaggerate it? I don’t think so) . My girlfriend and I fell love with her so easily. We’ve been playing with her over 3hours. When I picked the baby up, she got in a bad tempered and got crying. But after I passed her to her Mom, she stopped crying and got in a good mood. I was shocked but it is natural for babies to be afraid of someone they don’t know. After I said goodbye to the baby and left her home, we went to a restaurant. Its speciality is horse dish called “Basashi”(literally meaning is “raw horse meat” ) It is not popular menu even in japan, but sometimes we eat Basashi. Hard to explain its taste. I cannot compare other foods with Basashi. It is said that horse meat is healthier than other animal’s meat, I am not sure though. If you happen to have a chance coming to Japan, you should try it!

What I did last day It was a typical day. I left my apt at 7:15, earlier than usual. I commute to work by bicycle. Rainy season has come but fortunately today is not rainy. temperature in tokyo is around 20C in June, so it maybe too hot to ride a bicycle…I was sweating a lot when I arrived Starbucks which is nearby my office. I grubbed a coffee and got started on my work. I left my work unfinished(half-done)yesterday so I needed to do that. That day I had a meeting in the afternoon so I was creating a document to submit to the meeting. I'm in charge of my company's application (i work for a newspaper publishing company and we have built a news app for digital subscribers), so I need to give a short report about the app. How many active user are using the app? Which functions should we improve? and so on. After work, I ran at the imperial palace. I belong to a jogging club in my company, and we run together once a month. Can you guess how far is it if we run one round around the imperial palace? it is 5km. there are places with a locker and a shower around the area, so people can put their stuff and change their cloths. Some people ran one round, other people ran two. After that we went for a drink at Izakaya. Running and drinking are good way of releasing my stress of work.

Description of my apt I'd like to introduce my apartment to foreign guests. Are there any mistake below? Or if you have any advise, please tell me ■Summary ONLY 2min from Asakusa station on foot. You can visit various tourist spots from here, such as Kaminarimon Gate, Sensoji temple, sumida river cruise, etc!! In spring, you can see great cherry blossom from the windows. ■The Space HEART OF ASAKUSA, 2 MINUTES WALK FROM ASAKUSA STATION, THE MOST EXCITING TOURIST SPOT IN THE WORLD, YET IT IS VERY QUIET AND RELAXING NEAR THE APARTMENT ITSELF! Thank you for visiting my listing. Awesome & convenient location in middle of Asakusa with pocket wifi for free! Asakusa was once a center of commercial area during Edo period. Now it is one of Tokyo's major sightseeing area, such as Sensoji temple, Kaminarimon, Tokyo skytree, Kappabashi Homeware Street, etc. Also Asakusa is a perfect place to stay in the heart of Tokyo, convenient for both short&long stay. You can reach SHIBUYA, SHINJUKU, AKIHABARA, UENO, ODAIBA, even outside of Tokyo like NIKKO, KINUGAWA HOT SPRING. This is 2LDK apartment with a great view. Total room space is around 55 square meters. Kitchen + Dining room and 2 rooms, separate bath and WC, 2 large closets.

My graduation trip(short version) Today I'd like to share my memory of graduation trip. It was not so much a fun trip as an adventure. I decided to go to Middle East countries as a graduation trip. Why middle east? I didn't want to visit popular areas for Japanese,such as Asia and Europe. I wanted to have exciting experiences which people never had. First I left for Egypt and spent Egypt about 2weeks. while staying I went through various things, most of which were troubles. then I moved to Jordan to see the most famous ancient ruin. After that, I visited Israel and I was exposed to two totally diferrent cultures. One is jewish, and the other is Palestinian. Also, I found a utopia for me. it's Tel Aviv, the second most populous city in Israel. I really liked the city. my final distination was London,where my friend studied abroad at that time. London was certaionly fun, but I already had passed the peak of my adventure. I just chilled and enjoyed urban life in London. That is just a sumally. I may write the details if I feel like it.

About the last weekends In the last 2 days, I mean yesterday and the day before yesterday,I went camping at a foot of the Mount Fuji. I really had a great time with friends. In this weekend a music festival was held in that area and we joined it. It is annual event, and the name of the festival is Asagiri Jam, it is famous for camping and good music. We can see great musiciands while camping. out tent accommodate up to 10 people, so all of us slept in one big tent.

Origin of my first name Nao literally means straight, and honest. And Ki literally means a wood. My parents gave me this name Naoki because they hoped me to become a healthy and tough boy like a straight big wood. that is what my first name means.