Schedule :24/Aug/2002〜03/Sep/2002
Stay    :San Diego,California,USA
School   :International Center for American English 

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24/Aug/2002, 1st

 It is to the Seoul Inchon airport in Korean Air of departure of Kansai Airport at AM 10:00. It transferred to the flight of Los Angeles going. Although the in-flight meal came out twice, the 2nd what and "Bibinba" came out. It was so delicious that it laughed.

 From a Los Angeles airport, it shows up in a Super Shuttle, and is to the Greyhound Bus Terminal. I bought the ticket for San Diego and it departure at PM 13:00. The expressway of a South Coast is straight gone south. The people from Mexico were also in in the car, and the atmosphere of Latin. Although there was also traffic jam in a weekend, it arrives to San Diego at PM 16:00. The address was told to the homestay place and it went by taxi.

 It arrives to a homestay. Susy which is helpful very much for one week after this met. The souvenir from Japan is given. They are the fan"Sensu" of Kyoto, the scent"Okou" of Kyoto, the rice cracker"Okaki" of Sagano, the "Sake" of Fushimi, and mini bottle of Suntory whiskey"Yamazaki" and "Hibiki". I had you pleased very much.
 The house of a homestay was also pleased very much. In front of the balcony, the Mission bay spread, and a view is also wonderful and it was the highest.

25/Aug/2002, 2nd

 The way to a school and La Jolla with a school will be able to guide Susy by car 2nd day. I had how depending on which a bus rides taught kindly. He went to the supermarket to return and bought the breakfast, the food, and beer for one week.
 It is watching major leagues games in the afternoon. Although it was not even if it thought that the major leagues were arranged a view, Susy invited to the local San Diego Padres game.

 I went to the Qualcomm stadium and Susy bought the infield stands by the side of first base. Unlike Japan, there is no fence and a player's play was able to be seen in near. A play ball begins from an United States of America song chorus. Of course, a player's level is the highest. The spectator of the whole stadium is also united, and is enjoying himself, and atmosphere is also the highest. Also during the break, there is an event to which a spectator is not bored and it was very impressed in the atmosphere of entertainment. As for the game, Marlins won by 7-6.

26/Aug/2002, 3rd

 The beginning of today to a school. I am the participation only for one week. There are a first test and first counseling, and there is distribution of a level. The hearing at the time of counseling was somewhat difficult. I was set to the beginners' class level.
 After counseling is a walk of the school circumference and became together with everybody of beginning today. Although he walked along the town and the sea of La Jolla it is a wonderful beautiful scene. One week of future has been exciting. A photograph is a set photograph with everybody of beginning today.

27/Aug/2002, 4th

 The first day of a lesson. Six persons were in the beginners' class class including me. It is the same for one week, and a teacher is Mr. Reid. It was a lesson of a grammar. It was able to follow somehow.
 It went to the sea of a La Jolla Cove with friends after lunch in the afternoon. Since the equipment of a snorkeling was brought, it went into the sea. It is good, a fish also sails immediately in near, and transparency is better Sea water was very cold and, about was 18 degrees C grade. It did not put in for a long time. Even if it carried out scuba diving, the plan was made, and since sea water was cold, better stopped.

28/Aug/2002, 5th

 The Second day of a lesson was a lesson of conversation. It was international at two Japanese, three Switzerland persons, and one Russia person. It got used also to atmosphere and was a pleasant lesson.
 It gathers after a lesson end. It is tour in Mexico Tijuana at everybody today. It was told, when it asked the host family on the other day and American immigration into a country took time, although it was writing that it could go easily in the Japanese guidebook"Chikyunoarukikata" and it was tour like an adventure.
 It is to Old Town in a bus from a school. It transferred to the San Diego trolley and went to terminal Tijuana. When approached near Mexico, it came for inspection of tickets, and the conductor with the gun thought that the border was near, and became it tense. When you walked when it got down from the Tijuana station, and the bridge was crossed toward the border and passed through the easy gate, that has already been Mexico. Although there was an easy baggage inspection, the Mexico entrance into a country was easy.

 It will be to have entered a country at PM 14:30. Only a few has time. It went into the Mexico food restaurant all together. I am satisfactory if the Mexico food, corona beer, and Margarita are drunk. There was no corona beer, put in the lime from beer called Soi, and was the taste of the Latin. Margarita of the home was also very delicious.
 It went to the gate, buying slowly, when finishing the meal. I bought the souvenir to the T-shirt and friend of Hard Rock Cafe.
 It is an American immigration into a country examination. Although it was ready for waiting several hours, a country has been entered in about 20 minutes. Although the passport was required, it ended with an easy examination and baggage inspection. It returned to San Diego before dark.

29/Aug/2002, 6th

 The Third day of a lesson will be a lesson of a grammar. It was about American great writer Ernest Hemingway in the text book. Everybody did not know about his work or the whole life. Although my English was the beginners' class, since it was interested in American literature, a movie, music, and the history, a few knew also about Hemingway. In the masterpiece, "The old Man and The Sea" is also awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Although "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was not able to answer in English, I thought it more important to know U.S. culture.

 Alone, after lunch had a camera and walked along the town of La Jolla. It is because he wanted to photograph the scene of this beautiful La Jolla in a photograph. Much town and seashore were photographed.
 Next, it went to Hotel del Coronado by bus. It is the hotel which the 12 American successive generation Presidents stayed and also became the stage of movie"Some Like it Hot" of Marilyn Monroe starring. It is asked the shutter of a camera by American Family, it says that it is made the photograph of a Christmas card, and is better. Americans also had a longing and I thought that it was a favorite hotel.
 Dinner was taken in the hotel and the pasta was an American taste. Wine was California wine of Napa or Sonoma, there were also many kinds and taste and atmosphere were the highest.

30/Aug/2002, 7th

31/Aug/2002, 8th

 Finally a lesson is by the end of today. It was a lesson of English conversation. In one week, although it is short, it is the touch which has got used also to conversation gradually. With you, a student, or the teacher, the lesson was able to be received happily. The photograph was taken at the last of a lesson. The staff of a school was also very kind from the beginning to the last, and they were frendly.

 It went to the San Diego Zoo by the bus together with the Japanese friend in the afternoon. This zoo in Balboa Park is a zoo of a global scale. First of all, the Giant Panda was gone to the view. There were many people before "Hua Mae" born by artificial insemination by China and the United States. It was a zoo like the theme park which is also in koala, a kangaroo, or a polar bear and can be enjoyed for one day.
 Dinner ate the Mexico food in Old Town. Quantity and the taste were better than the time of eating in Tijuana. The production in a restaurant was also good and enjoyed the atmosphere of Latin. Corona beer and Margarita were delicious to the highest.

 The morning of the homestay final day. Susy and the photograph were taken. It was this day also work early that Susy comes out of a house every morning by the elementary school teacher. Since it told that it went to SeaWorld by the event of a school, it sent by car to SeaWorld. Although SeaWorld became the last, Susy was kind to the last and was frendly. Thank you very much.

 Everybody of a school gathers in SeaWord by set at AM 10:00, and it is better . What was performed first is the show of Shamu of the most popular attraction. The size of Shamu, and a force-jump. Such a spray was uncanny to the seat. Next, it rode on Shipwreek Rapids. It got wet very much wholly. After lunch is dolphin show. Dolphin show was also able to be enjoyed very much. I finished it as this and did Good-Bye with everybody.

 It returned by taxi to the host family house, and Bill greeted. Bill took the photograph. Early in the morning, Bill's return was late and it was busy every day. The hamburger was made, or TV was seen together, the talk of a movie was carried out, and wine was drunk together. It was an always kind and warm gentleman. It was the last which was sent to the near by bus stop by the big American car of Bill with the host family.

 It went in Amtrack to LA. It is because he wanted to enjoy wine and a cracker, seeing the sunset which rides on a business cabin and sinks in West Coast. The seat and the view were very wonderfully comfortable. Those who do surfing on the seashore, and the family who enjoys a camp were seen from the train window. Much recollections in San Diego were floated on the heart, and luxury time was spent.

01/Sep/2002, 9th

2-3/Sep/2002, 10-11th

 At LA, it is arrival in a downtown at PM 8:00. It went to Civic Center station by subway, it got down from the station, and stayed at near by Kawada Hotel. The subway of a LA was somewhat fearful.
 He walked along little Tokyo near the hotel in the morning. The history of Japanese emigration was inspected in the Japanese American National Museum. It is also important to get to know a Japan-American history.
 Next, it went to Hollywood by subway. a movie it is the place which favorite I performed and extorted I had the back take a photograph for the Hollywood Sign.

 In Mann's Chinese Theatre, the photograph was taken in search of all a movie star's notes that I know. There were more stars who do not know than the star who knows. I wished to see a classic movie more. I bought himself, the family, and the friend the panel and book of a favorite movie.
 It returned to the hotel before dark and went to the airport by subway with baggage.

 At the airport of a LA, conversation was to husband and wife from Taiwan in Japanese for 30 minutes. I regard the next trip as whether it will go to Taiwan.
 The LA, was departure for AM 00:30 on the 2nd, and the clock was set forward by on the Pacific Ocean. In a soul, it is arrival at AM 5:00 on the 3rd. Immigration examination was undergone and it went to a soul in the city by bus. Rice porridge was eaten in the morning, or a South Korean formula sauna, and roast meat were also eaten, and it went also to the Buddhist temple of world heritage.
 The South Korea is today's entrance into a country. It returned to the airport by bus and left for Kansai Airport by the flight at PM 19:00. It arrives to Kansai Airport at PM 21:00. The trip was also finished with PM 23:00 with no problems in the house in Kyoto.

 It is thankful to all you that met in this host family and ICAE english language school. Thank you very much.

02' The homestay and English
 language school in San Diego,CA
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