Communication in a high tech world

I will reply to John.
I think that high tech has two faces which are good and bad.


After high tech came to Japan, our life became an affluent society.
Whenever we want to contact people, we can do with our cellphone, skype, internet, mail, and so on.
These convenient tools are necessary for us.



The other side, high tech has bad face.
My opinion is the same as John.
Certainly, high tech may have robbed our communication.
However, I think that whatever we can change this result or not depends on our effort!!

My father takes up jobs in another city, so my father doesn't come back my house everyday.
Then, he always call my mother.
As a result, it is necessary for them.
But, our family communicate with each other.
Especially, when my father come back my house, our family's coversation become lively♪

Although I don't oppose high tech, I think that people nowadays should more communicate with family, friends etc...☆

I went to Kyoto!!

The other day, I went to Kyoto. Members are 9 people who are two American, Swedes, and six Japanese.

We visited in
☆Kinkaku temple
★Ryoan temple
☆Kiyomizu temple

When we visited in Kinkaku temple, we drank green tea.
Though I have ever eaten its confection , I had never drunk it.
I said to international students about this truth.
Then, I was laughed by them.
To my surprise, they had ever drunk it!!
I was ashamed of myself...aha


Left picture was taken in Ryoan temple which is famous for a rock garden.
It has 15 rocks.
We tried to count them, but we couldn't see all rocks.
It was difficult to find 15 rocks.
If you will go there, let's try!!

We spent many hours pleasantly at Kyoto.
I enjoyed talking with international students.
I want to go out with them someday!!

Globalization!

I will introduce to you globalization.
I thought that UNIQLO is typical of globalization.

Although UNIQLO opened in Japan, it is also advancing into foreign countries now.
Overseas expansion of UNIQLO started in London.
Later, China, America, Korea, Hong Kong and France.

Clothes cost of UNIQLO are very cheap.
There are very few young people in Japan because Japan is a dwindling number of children, so clothes were often bought by middle age.
Therefore, UNIQLO improved design of clothes and broadcasted UNIQLO's imformation with Web and Ypu Tube.
As a result, there are many UNIQLO shops in foreign countries.



Moreover, UNIQLO strengthen many full-fledged employees.
Therefore, full-fledged employees can speak English very well!!
Large company which start overseas expansion must speak English.
Not only UNIQLO but also other large company need people who speak English.
Exactly, this is a globalization I think.
I want to speak it well, but now I can't do.
I have to study very hard than I do now, so I will make every effort!!

♪Philippine♪

In this summer, I enjoyed visiting many places which are Philippine, Shiga, Nagano, Gifu and USJ.
Everything were interesting for me.
But, I will introduce one event.

I belong to a volunteer circle named Habitat.
This picture was taken in Philippine.
In August, I and members stayed there for twelve days.
We teached Japanese culture, kanji, the four seasons etc... to Philippine children.
In adition, we did activities which are Japanese festival, aizome, making map and sports festival.

Philippine children have shining eyes and big smiles.
They made me happy☆

The boy's name is Justine who is four years old and she is his grandmother in this picture.
She is a domestic helper of house which is for us staying.
She treated me like a her grandchild and she was very kind.
Becouse he was shy in front of strangers at first, I spoke to him but he completely ignored me.
But he got to come up to me after I held him in my arms.
Then we played everyday...
He can't speak English of course Japanese so we don't have ways of communication.
However, I thought that we are congenial.
The final day, I didn't want to go back Japan.
When I said good-bye to grandmother, she cried and told me "Don't forget me and Justine.Please come back here next year. I miss you!!"
Becouse I was also sad, I cried with grondmother.

I think that I had a valuable experience in Philippine so I want to remember this encounter with them.
Then I decided to go to Philippine next year!!