レッスン覚書 Maura先生とのおしゃべり
Maura先生とは2回目のレッスンです。約1時間のおしゃべりタイム。先生の聞かれることに対して思いつくことを話して時間が過ぎて行きました。私はただおしゃべりするだけですが、水面下で(?)いえスカイプで見える画面の向こうで先生は私の言葉をひたすらタイプしてくれていたようです。明らかに間違っていることは、大文字で直してタイプしてくれました。とりあえず、こんなことを話したという記録として残してみます。It was very busy today. I worked late at kindergarten. Yesterday I went outside, it's difficult to express what kind of meeting I went to. One of my friends took me to the place. Yes, a lecture. How to live a good life. It's like a religion but not a religion - a special society. It's like a social society. My friend is a member of the group. She is a top FEMALE speaker. She is one year older than me, she is very aggressive, powerful and beautiful. EFFECTIVE for all people.She brought one man to the stage and he is the top of the company. He had many problems in his life and business. After he met her and learned about how to live in life he changed his mind and he changed his act. His life changed FOR the better.Her story is about soul, spiritual things. Soul lives on but the body is dead.It was a New Year's meeting so my friend invited me. At the end of the meeting there were 12 cards. One of the group GAVE EACH OF US one card. My card is the wind. Wind has meaning of live LIKE the wind.It was 1:00 until 4:00. It was 3 hours. I think abour 100 or 200. Many old men and a few young people. Top lady is respected for the group members so my friend INVITES me every 2 or 3 years.My daughter wanted to read the book 7 Habits and she is reading it now. After she read it I borrowed it from her.My daughter is 25 and lives alone. Sometimes we MEET. She lives one hour and 30 minutes away BY CAR.My prectecure is Tayama and she lives in Kanagawa. She works at a small office in an IT company. She is a system engineer. It's a good job but her salary is low and she is very busy. She works until late at night everyday. Her company started about 12 years ago so employees are about 50 people.When she was a student most of her friends WERE boys. When she graduated she went to Guam as a memorial trip. She went with 5 boyfriends. She WAS the only girl. We were worried about her, are you okay with only boys? She DIDNT care. I asked her how was the hotel. She told us they booked 2 rooms so she used the room with the boys. She enjoyed it very much. Many boys are only friends, not only lovers. I have one son. My son lives WITH us. He didn't like to study so he hoped to work soon after high school. He got a job in a factory. He enjoys everyday with co-worker. He is busy going out ON his bike. After he got A job his co-worker told him about interesting things, bicycling, fishing so he experienced many kinds of interesting hobbies. He likes motorbikes very much so he bought 400cc bike and 250cc bike and 50cc bike. He has 3 bikes. He went bicycling with friends on a motorcross. He enjoys that. Now it's snowing and he someimtes goes to snowboarding. He's 23.He doesn't complain in his daily life. He meets many other good people. He enjoys his life.Of course when he WAS in high school I wished he would go to university. I was very worried about him but now it's okay for him.My husband has A LOT OF RESPONSIBLITIES at work. He works very hard everyday. He is very responsible so when he has a day off he goes to the game center, Patchinko. It's GAMBLING.He likes to gamble. No, I'm not interested in that. I don't UNDERSTAND why he spends many hours in the game center.He is very strong to gamble. Sometimes he WINS A PRESENT.I was given many things - a watch or necklace or purse. Also many snacks.I have been to the game center once or twice when I was young. I use THE MONEY VERY QUICKLY.My daughter also wins the game and she got ALOT of money. I said to her DONT GAMBLE. Or she might have many losses but be careful.They are addictive.Sometimes sad news I heard. Mothers go to the Pachinko center and LEAVES the baby in the car. The car gets very hot so babies DIE.The news sometimes REPORTS THESE STORIES.I have a friend in Korea. I went to Korea twice. I met friends there BOTH TIMES. When she was A junionr high student she was 14 years old. She stayed at our home for 2 weeks in winter, during the home stay program. Her name is Kim. It was the winter vacation time and it was in 1999. In August my daughter went to Korea to stay at HER home for 2 weeks. We went to Korea for the first time in 2004. At that time Kim was a college student. We met again in Seoul. She was grown up and very beautiful. She took us around Seoul. We also met her boyfriend there. My husband and I met her boyfriend. Her parents didnt know her boyfriend. She introduced HIM to us. Next time was 2 years ago in the winter, January. She was a business woman. She got a job in a tv company, in broadcasting. She also introduced to us a new boyfriend. Last year she was MARRIED HIM. Two years ago we went to her mother's home. We met her mother FOR the first time.When she was a junior high student she spoke English fluently. She entered college and she learned English literature. When we met her 2 years ago her English WASNT SO GOOD. When you were a student your English was better. She laughed and said I was busy at work, I forgot English. I also learned Korean a little. I spoke Korean, only a few words.Korean dramas are very popular in Japan. I watched it FROM THE BEGINNING so I was interested. The name was Winter Love Song. It's a good drama.It's hot. I think it's called barley tea.Lately I am busy reading books in English. I have Korean books also, easy books but reading books in Korean is more difficult. I can read the letters, Hangul, but many, many letters are CONFUSING and I get a HEADACHE.