Foreign languages
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Writing with Fire (2021)
I often fly American Airlines or Delta Air Lines. The reason is the wide variety of movies and documentaries available to watch onboard. I watched an Indian documentary in November. Being a woman and having studied gender at university, I like watching documentaries focused on women. Writing with Fire (燃えあがる女性記者たち) : https://youtu.be/uv51mXOvjJw?si=7GLTFx-rM6GUv1Xx *Age-restricted video The… Read more
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What colleges have you attended?
I thought I had answered this question, but I didn’t… Over 20 years ago, I attended a Japanese university in my hometown and earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish. After graduation, I worked as an office worker, and then I moved to Florida. I studied English for one year and transferred to Florida International University.… Read more
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Easter Island & Iceland
Both islands are far from Florida and Japan, but I would like to go…✈✈✈ Easter Island Easter Island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Many tourists visit to see ancient monumental statues which are well-known as Moai. Until 1722, this island was the mainland for the Rapa Nui people. These monumental statues are local… Read more
スペイン語, ブロガー, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2011, 違う, 言語, Foreign languages, Japanese, Linguist, Spanish, 外国語学習, 日本語 -
What says “playtime” to you? – Children・Cats・Games・Writing・Studying Foreign Languages
I have been busy every day, so I don’t have much time to play… ➀ Playing with my children and cats I like playing card games and dominoes with my children and playing with my cats with toys. Sometimes, I want to be alone. When I am alone, I play games or write something or… Read more
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スペイン語の早口言葉(Spanish Tongue Twisters)①
みなさんは、スペイン語に興味がありますか？英語と比べると、日本ではそれほど人気の外国語ではないと思います。 Are you interested in Spanish? Compared to English, it is not a popular language in Japan. でも、アメリカでは、スペイン語の需要があります。特に、ニューメキシコ州、テキサス州、カリフォルニア州、アリゾナ州、フロリダ州では、スペイン語を話す人達がとっても多いです。 However, Spanish is a popular language in the U.S.. Especially in New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, and Florida, there are many Spanish speakers. 私の住んでいるエリアに限定すると、人口の23％の人達が家で英語だけを使っているのに対して、70％を超える人達がスペイン語を母国語/第1言語として使っています。他にも、ポルトガル語、クレオール語、フランス語、ロシア語を話す人達が住んでいます。 Approximately over 70% of my area’s population speaks Spanish as a native or… Read more