Essay:Do you think it's better for children to grow up in big cities? There have been a lot of discussions and debates about which is better for children to grow up in big cities or not. Personally, I believe that they should grow up in countryside than big cities for following two reasons. Firstly, children can grow up in abundant nature in the countryside, and they would be given benefits from the better environment. Playing in the nature, such as forest, river, and, ocean, not only their bodies but also their mental states would be kept healthy. Secondly, since the bond to community is generally weak in big cities. It is difficult for parents to get supports from neighbors when they are in trouble. furthermore, criminal rate is higher in big cities than in local areas. In order to maintain stable existence, it makes sense for children to grow up in the countryside. For the reasons mentioned above, it is better for children to grow up in the countryside.

Essay２ Topic Agree or disagree：The number of young people who live with their parents after they finish their education will increase in the future. Living by themselves allows people to stay independent and feel free. However, I make argument that the number of young people who live with their parents after they finish their education will increase in the future.There are two reasons that support my opinion. First, the Japanese economy seems to be stagnant and under recession. Because of this , young people would feel discouraged from living alone. Paying for house rent,food, utility bills such as water, gas, and electricity is heavy burden for them. Therefore a lot of young people are likely to choose living with their parents after their graduation. Second, a lot of young people live with their parents to protect their secure life. Nowadays, a range of risks like criminals and disasters are there on our daily life. To keep their life safety, it is good choice for young people to choose living with their parents. In conclusion, more and more young people will choose to live with their parents, due to cost and safety.

Essay：Should Japan do more to protect its historic sites? Some people argue that Japan should do more to protect its historic sites while others argue it should not. Personally, I agree with the idea that historic sites should be protected more, for following two reasons. First, all people should know their ancestors' history, so that they could establish their identity. When we visit historic sites such as castles, temples, and old houses, we can feel ancient atmosphere, and think about the life of ancient people. Historic sites help us to learn our history. Second, historical sites have value as tourism resources, If they are protected and maintained attractively, a lot of tourists would visit these places. Revitalized tourism leads revitalizing economy. Eventually, when we put money on historic sites , it will be expected to get economical return. In conclusion, I believe that protecting historic sites is needed from the point of view of education and tourism.

Having relax time It's difficult to have free time for me, the mother of 2 kids. I cook meals 3 times and breastfeed my baby many times, do the dishes, do the laundry, clean the room, give kids a warm bath,put kids to sleep, and so on. In other word, I work all day long. Of course I'm happy with my kids, but I feel like being alone and having my own time once in a while. So, I wake up early in a morning, and have a cup of coffee. It's a necessary for me to keep on being a good mother.　 Though it is doubtful whether I'm a good mother, but I'm trying. When I read a book with coffee, I feel relax and get motivated to start a new day with my kids.

Smile I found my daughter was drawing something. She said, " Look! this is mom :) " I was really happy, because I was smiling in that picture, Now, she is two years old, at a age of resistance. I bother about upbringing, how I should teach her about many things. I get angry at little things every day, and feel down. I just want to be a good mother. But, that picture made me relieved. Thank you, my little angel.

Challenge It's been a long time since I wrote a notebook entry last time. I have been busy these days to get used to my new job, but I'm enjoying learning new things and make a new relationship with my coworkers. Now, I decided to get another qualification to improve my skill in work. I'm going to have an examination next year, and I have to write 20 reports in about 5 months to take an exam. That would be a hard work for me. To keep working while raising child is difficult, but I want to try it. I like my job, and of cause I love my family! I'll enjoy my challenge.

Change schoools Fiscal year starts from April in Japan. I got a letter that says my daughter is allowed to enter a public nursery school. She's going to the school from next month. last week, I took her to the school to see her teachers. The building was new and clean, I thought it's a nice place. My daughter also seems to like there. She started playing by herself and walked around the class room. She might get used to anew place and a new life. I hope she makes many friends and enjoys her life.

Word to express appreciation Do you pray or say something every time before you eat? In Japan, we say "itadakimasu", means " I'm being given."or "Thanks for meal." It's difficult to translate this phrase exactly. I think this phrase contains the feeling of awe towards other lives. Many japanese people think themselves as atheists, but now I notice it's a misunderstanding. Since ancient time, there are many gods and goddesses in Japan, and japanese believed in all of them. We have gods of fire, gods of sun, gods of tree, and also gods of toilet! I have heard the god of toilet is a beautiful goddess. Don' t you think it's funny? For this reason, we are tend to accept any other religions easily. We have already tons of gods, so nobody cares if some more gods come from abroad. That might makes us to feel ourselves atheists when we're not monotheist. We feel gods just next to us, not only in the heaven. And also we feel gods in plants and animals even more, inside ourselves. When we say "itadakimasu", we appreciate many things like people who grow plants and animals, who cocked the meals, and especially for other lives. We need food to live, that means we need other lives called it plants or animals. So I think we should have appreciations to lives and souls of them.

Diner at hotel I'm going to have a diner show at hotel with my family tonight. My company ( hospital ) is going to pay for us as a employee benefits. It must be fun. I'm very excited! Now my husband and my daughter are taking bath to prepare to go to nice hotel. I also have to prepare for a diner. I'll write about it later.