Fabulous Girls and Me!

Finally we did it! It began this summer. First, I had no idea what I wanted to tell about Japanese culture at all. I tried to think what part I like in Japan, then I knew that the topic about Kyoto would be nice! That was the beginning of Saori, Sayoko, and my long trip to the presentation. I couldn't imagine that I would give presentation in front of Americans! It's an unbelievable thing for my life. I hadn't given such a big presentation even in Japan. I never thought my first big presentation would be given in the U.S. Our first job was researching. It was hard to search about Kyoto deeply. There was a pressure that I had to know about Kyoto more than anybody else, so I worked hard. At MFWI, we wrote an essay. It took a very long time to complete it but I hope my writing skill has improved much more than before. Finally, we began to work on the presentation. To make the PowerPoint was fun for me but making it that people can understand easily was a little difficult. For our presentation day, we must have done well. The first day, I was very impressed with Dickinson girls' presentation. They had a lot of energy and confidence. Watching their wonderful presentation, I thought that I had to succeed in our presentation for the audiences, my friends, and us! Our presentation day was so long that I cannot remember what I did that day. I wasn't nervous just before my turn. At the moment I stood in front of tons of people, I got really nervous. I tried to calm myself down but I couldn't control myself! Oh, no! When I noticed, my presentation was finished and I heard a lot of clapping by audiences and my friends. Naturally, my tears dropped down. I rarely cry but I couldn't stand at that time. I cried for my friends' kindness. They hugged me tightly and said that I did a good job. Then, I felt a sense of achievement I had never experienced. It was like I climbed to the top of very very high mountain. I understood the higher the mountain is, the better sense of achievement I can feel. Absolutely, I felt the greatest sense of achievement ever on that day. It is thanks to cooperation of audiences, my teachers, and my friends who watched me with kind eyes. When all of the students' presentations finished, we cried a lot! We insured how deeply we are connected with a strong tie. It is absolutely most the impressive memory in my American life. I learned a lot from this fantabulous experience. I LOVE EXTENSION!