2022/11/04
It’s Anything but a backpack day today! Me and Bethany totally forgot about this so we
didn’t bring anything. But it was very interesting just watching what they brought. Myfriends from junior class, Jaden and Andy brought shopping cart and stroller. When I
arrived at school, they were racing. I’m sending a video so you can see it. In activity
period, I got on the cart and Andy pushed me, it was very fun actually
2022/11/05
It’s homecoming day! I had a date so I was super nervous. Me, Jaden(the boy who asked
me homecoming), and Tyler( Jaden’s friend) went to eat at Mexican. I took so may
picture. 同じクラスの子とかが写真一緒に撮ろうって誘ってくれてうれしかった。
2022/11/06
朝教会に行って今日は一年で 1 番大きな食事会があって高校生のみんなでお手伝いした。私は Bell と受付の係。今日は Pie Auction もあってすごく面白かった。帰ってからは荷物まとめて引越しの準備。家出るときに Bethany が we love you って言ってくれて泣きそうになった。新しいホストマム(Kasey)もすごく素敵そうでこれから楽しみ！すこしずつ仲良くなれたらいいな！
2022/11/08
I hanged out with my friends today because we don’t have school! First, we went coffee
shop that names Common Grounds in Frola and I got Mocha. I don’t like to orderbecause it makes me nervous. And then, we went to buy pretzels! I met Alessia andBeatriz there. They are also exchange students like me and I love them. They told me
they missed me I really love them a lot. And it happened when I just ordered pretzels.
The girl who are selling the pretzels told me “You are super pretty by the way”. How
sweet This is one of the reason I like here.
In the evening I had a plan with Jebee. I went her house because she said she has asurprises for me! They bought me a bunch of Japanese stuff like snacks. They said, inEvansville (I’m not sure)there is big Asian store. I told them that I need to go there
Jebee and Marybee are my favorite

They are super nice and take cake of me a lot.

2022/11/09
Today, after food class, my third hour, We couldn’t leave our class because of soft rockdown. I asked my friend about why and she said somebody from my grade I mean Junior,smoked and did drug at school in P.E class, our second hour. I was surprised because it’spretty scary. We were able to get out from the food class after fourth hour but it became
my special experience
2022/11/10
It’s veterans day today so we didn’t have school. I went to Effingham with Felicity Leahand Elifsu today. We went record store. That was super cool. There were a bunch of old,
vintage video games, records, and so on. Also we went to a shop that selling spiritual
things. I met very cool pierce but as you know I don’t have pierce hole so I didn’t buy it. Iwish I had pierce hole…
2022/11/13This weekend, my friends, Felicity, Elifsu and Leah came over to my house and we slept
overnight for every three days. Felicity’s aunt is Kasey(HM) so she comes our houseoften. We listened to many song, watched Twilight, went Dollar General for four times,
made pancakes etc.. We did many things together. It was snowing Saturday morning. Iwas surprised because it was earlier than I expected. It was just cold. We went Dollar
General to buy something in the morning and I was wearing my sandals. I know I wasstupid. That was freezing though. Actually it was my first to see snow here, so I washappy.
2022/11/14
They stayed today too. We made chocolate chip pancakes, that was good. We tried to doyoga and my mom does that, so I knew what that is like, so they looked funny for me.
2022/11/16
We had assembly today. It was for honor rolls. A few teachers read up a name of studentthat get honor roll and high honor rolls. Those are like, given to students that did great
job at school in first quarter. I don’t remember exactly… Bethany explained me tho. Andhere is big news. I got high honor roll! I also got Casey’s pizza tickets and few treats asbonuses. I think this is very nice idea that do something that praise students with wholeschool.
After school, I went Gracie’s house because we were planning to go youth group together.
She asked me about that, so technically she took me. It was fun! I made some friends
there. The kids were nice and friendly. Thanks for Gracie2022/11/18
Today, we don’t have school so I stayed at home all day… I took rest. I’ve been sick for aweek. It’s getting better though. So I just decided to stay at home and watch Outer Banksand Breaking Bad. I stated to watch Outer Banks with Bell and we haven’t finished by Ileft home so. That show is really good. I love that. And my friend told about Breaking
Bad so I just started watching that. It’s good. It’s kind of weird but it’s funny.
2022/11/19
I went to Jebee’s house and we hanged out together. Actually, we just watched somemovies and shows but I enjoyed a lot. Jebee picked them for me and their kind was likeromance. I love Jebee’s taste. In the bed, we talked a lot. I don’t know why but I reallycan speak English I front of Jebee. How many times I wish that I could live with her.
Oh, apparently she also has been sick. Interesting.
2022/11/21
It’s going to be Su’s last week at Clay City because she is moving school to somewhere (Iasked but I forgot the name). That is kind of sad but it is what it is.
2022/11/22
I went to Louisville for some church stuff with Cayleigh and more a few people who arefriends with Gracie. On the way in the bus, we sang a song so loud and it was fun.
I think in America, Church or Christ is so important for people. Most people go church
every Sunday and think about Jesus even teenagers. It’s interesting difference. I don’t go
to church in Japan and I don’t know much people who go to church.

2022/11/25
Today, we did Friendsgiving! It’s like thanksgiving in friends. Someone host that andpeople got invited bringFood or something. There were Monica, Alice from Italy, Beatriz from Spain, they areexchange students, and Beatriz’s host sister Emma, Jebee, Ava, Bella and me. Alessia
from Italy showed up later.
2022/11/26
I’m staying at Kuhlig this weekend and we went Ice skating and mall today. It was myfirst time to ice skate so I was little but nervous and I almost fell down for like ten times.
I learned that it’s difficult. It was fun though. After that, we went to eat and mall. I met
Santa there! It’s my favorite season Christmas!! And I bought new shoes because myshoes were literally broken. I had to buy new one.
On the way home, I asked Bell that is that true that kids get multiple gifts in Christmas.
She answered yes we surely get more than one. Usually it’s like 13 gifts. I was like, weshould do that in Japan too!! I want many Christmas gifts!
2022/11/27,28
Today, I was going to hang out with Cayleigh and Hali at Cayleigh’s house but her dad
got Covid so we couldn’t. After I went back home, Hali asked me
2022/11/30
Since Su moved, I talk with Cayleigh a lot. I like to talk with her. Some time other Junior
girls talked to me but they are not like Cayleigh.
Tonight, I helped Kasey to make dinner. We talked a lot!
And I told her about this. In these days I’m thinking about changing school. Two or three
weeks ago, I was trying to switch the school to Flora but they don’t have space for me so I
couldn’t. And I gave up about Flora but right now, some times I thought that I want to go
back Japan. For me, there is no big difference between my junior high and Clay City.
This is one of the reason. If I can, I want to go bigger school. But I I also feel it’s selfish.
Because it’s just my feelings. So I don’t know.

If I can do any thing I can, I want to move to Oregon because there is a family that I
know and they can host me because they have hosted some exchange students.
I want to go there. Their lifestyle is so good for me and I’m sure I can learn so manythings there. I might tell Jennifer about this. But I’m not sure I can go there withcrossing states. It’s hard. I hope my self.