Eiko Tsuttiyの日記Eiko Tsuttiyの日記Copyright (C) 2009-2026 Q-Eng.com All rights reserved.Q-EngDiary : Thursday, July 26, 2012http://q-eng.com/diary/99902012-08-06T04:26:18Z2012-08-06T04:26:19Z
I feel very cold when I wake up in the morning these days. Because my room has a western exposure, I feel hot every afternoon. It’s still hot even when I go to bed at night. On the other hand, it’s very cold in morning. Furthermore, I haven’t seen the sun, it’s cloudy at morning in these days. (It’s too hot in daytime even though.) I’m still not accustomed to the weather in LA. Because I dislike winter, I wanted to come to hotter area. However, I didn’t know and be surprised at the change of temperature between day and night in LA. It’s of course unusual in Japan, so my body doesn’t adapt to the immediate change.
I walk to school every day. It’s around 5-10 minutes to walk, and I don’t mind walking. Actually, I have a bike, but it’s my friend’s. He lent it to me for a while, but it was too big for me to ride. I was barely able to ride it, but almost fell down while riding, so I don’t want to ride it so much.
]]>Diary : Wednesday, July 25, 2012http://q-eng.com/diary/99792012-08-04T07:55:29Z2012-08-04T08:03:33Z
I talked with another Japanese guy for the first time today. Both of us feel that we are not good at speaking English, so we sometimes try to speak English with each other. We could share our feelings and thought about the class, our skills in English, and life in LA and SCI-Arc.
I have another Japanese friend who is studying at SCI-Arc. She is an M.Arch 2 second year student. She is now in the middle of her thesis which she will finish this September. I met her and helped her with her thesis today. Helping senior students is good experience for new students, because we can learn how to create the models, how to make the 3D computer graphics, and how to organize the thesis.
]]>Diary : Tuesday, July 24, 2012http://q-eng.com/diary/99272012-07-30T08:03:20Z2012-07-30T08:03:20Z
I was looking forward to today’s class, but unfortunately, I didn’t feel it was fun. It was too difficult for me to understand listening in class, reading the book, and discussing with classmates. I know this is a practice at graduation-level, but we have to learn many technical terms and read architecture books, and I couldn’t follow along in class. I was anxious about this 4-week class. Actually, I had learned about architecture in Japan, so I have knowledge of architecture. However, I realized I wasn’t knowledgeable about technical terms, and I couldn’t explain in English.
I have been very anxious about my English these days. I didn’t have enough time to speak at the class. I think I have to speak more, but I couldn’t speak well. The subjects of discussion are sometimes too difficult to speak about. Because we were assigned tons of homework, we didn’t have enough time to speak, chat, eat lunch or dinner, and hang out with friends every day.
I went to the store in Little Tokyo today, too. I have a shared kitchen in my hotel, but I don’t want to use it because it is not very clean. I always eat out or buy something at a store. I can easily get Japanese food because I live close to Little Tokyo.
]]>Diary : Monday, July 23, 2012http://q-eng.com/diary/99192012-07-29T15:00:12Z2012-07-30T07:58:34Z
英語のクラスで毎日日記を書く宿題が出てるので、それをアップしていきます。
（多少時間差はありますが。）
Lang-8で添削・修正済ですが、もしアドバイスがあればどうぞ(*^_^*)
I suddenly woke up early this morning, because I was feeling anxious about today’s first ESL class. Actually, I arrived in LA around 10 days ago, but I was feeling that I couldn’t speak and listen enough then. Also, I was worried about making friends… However, once our class began, I really enjoyed talking with my classmates. In fact, we couldn’t understand each other at first and explained again and again, but that communication was fun for me. Although there are many Asian students in our class such as Chinese, Tiwanese, and Koreans, there are the only two Japanese, including me. This is a great situation for me, because if I’m with a Japanese friend, I easily speak Japanese instead of English. I feel it’s hard to speak English with someone who speaks Japanese. It’s a kind of embarrassing to speak English with someone when we both can speak Japanese. In the end, I didn’t speak any Japanese word whole day.
After the class, I talked with some Chinese girls and went to Little Tokyo to have a lunch together. I’m temporarily staying at a hotel and still looking for a room and roommate, and so is one of the girls. We talked about our conditions for the room, such as the price range of rent, the distance from SCI-Arc etc… Finally, we found that our conditions fit each other, and decided to be roommates and look for a room together. Actually, I was looking for a room after I arrived here, but I really couldn’t find a nice one. I have never lived in the US before and I’m not sure of the lifestyle in LA, how to find and share a room, where is good to live, and also how much rent normally costs. That’s why I spent the most of these days understanding and getting used to LA.
We went to a restaurant where we can eat traditional Japanese food. Because I miss Japanese food already, I sometimes eat at Little Tokyo, but it was my first time at this restaurant. I ordered Udon, a kind of noodle, and the two Chinese girls chose Teriyaki Chicken Lunch, seasoned with soy sauce. They were familiar with Japanese culture, but I explained about those foods and Japanese culture because they didn’t know some things. They said it was delicious, I won’t say it wasn’t delicious, but it’s not exactly Japanese food. Most of the Japanese food which I can eat in LA is not ordinary Japanese food, but “Americanized Japanese” food. I think that same thing happens in Chinatown and Korean Town in LA. In any case, I am healed when I have Japanese food in these busy and tense days.
]]>東北ボランティア 7日目（最終章）http://q-eng.com/diary/96152012-07-01T22:15:36Z2012-07-01T22:19:15Z
ようやく帰って参りました☆
UE（ユナイテッド・アース）というボランティア団体に参加してきました。
（ http://united-earth.jp/minamisanriku/volunteer/index2.html ）
写真③
ボランティアといっても、様々な活動があります。長期滞在するメンバーがそれぞれの活動のリーダーとなり、私達のような短期滞在者が、その日のニーズによって、色々な活動に振り分けられます。
]]>え～～～～～～！！！！？http://q-eng.com/diary/81322012-02-24T13:53:52Z2012-02-24T13:53:52Z
速報届いた！！！！！！
受かったみたい、、、え～～～～～～！？
我ながら信じらんないけど、第一志望合格！！！！？
]]>Completed!!!http://q-eng.com/diary/79782012-01-27T20:53:10Z2012-01-27T22:09:50Z
I finally completed my portfolio, which I'll send to grad schools in the U.S. This is a collection of the architecture work that I've done at university. This portfolio will be the most important thing to determine whether I'll pass or not. It was hard work and it took me a long time to create look like a real book by hand.
I'm also going to apply to some other schools, but I have finished almost all of my applications. I'll be notified whether I'll pass or not by March or April. All I can do now is just wait for the acceptance nortification and study English so I can get a higher score in the TOEFL test. I'll do my best :)
By the way, I can't believe I used such a large amount of inks ... lol
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
ようやく帰って参りました☆
I finally completed my portfolio, which I'll send to grad schools in the U.S. This is a collection of the architecture work that I've done at university. This portfolio will be the most important thing to determine whether I'll pass or not. It was hard work and it took me a long time to create look like a real book by hand.