きれいなバーモントです。ひこうきで日本（にほん）に行きました。 豚（ぶた）インフルエンザ／新型（しんがた）インフルエンザ　が日本（にほん）にも来（き）ましたから、検疫検査（けんえきけんさ）が、たいへんでした。１時間（じかん）くらい かかりました。 豚（ぶた）インフルエンザ／新型（しんがた）インフルエンザ　swine flue/H1N1 flue 検疫検査（けんえきけんさ）quarantine inspection たいへん　troublesome 日本へ　ようこそ！Welcome to Japan! お帰（かえ）りなさい＝Welcome back 長（なが）い間（あいだ）飛行機（ひこうき）に乗（の）ったあとでも、みんな元気（げんき）です！ みんな everyone 東京（とうきょう）に行きました！東京では、電車（でんしゃ）にラッシュアワーに乗（の）ると大変（たいへん）です。ラッシュアワーは朝（あさ）、それから夜（よる）は長（なが）いです（５時から９時？）人（ひと）がたくさんいて、ぎゅうぎゅうです。 電車（でんしゃ）train ラッシュアワー rush hour 乗（の）る to ride 大変（たいへん）な troublesome 朝（あさ）morning 夜（よる）night 長（なが）い long 人（ひと）people, person ぎゅうぎゅう　packed

Assignment 3: Manners Research and post at least two Japanese manners that others have not posted before you. This is a blog marathon. You can only post ideas that others have not posted yet. Due is 11am on April 24. Please make sure to cite the source.

Assignment 2: Useful/Fun Links Post 2 useful or fun website links related to Japan and a brief description of the sites. This is a blog marathon. You can only post ideas and links that others have not posted yet. Due is 11am on April 24. Please make sure to cite the source.

Assigment 1: Striking Facts about Japan Post three striking facts about Japan. Surprise me and everyone in our class! This is a blog marathon. You can only post ideas that others have not posted yet. Due is 11am on April 24. Please make sure to cite the source.

Excellent links: Both PC and Mac users http://www.coscom.co.jp/japanesefont/inputjapanese/installime.html More details for IME for PC users http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/ime_paper.mspx#E2B

こんにちは！ お元気ですか？ 1) 日本のりょこうのクラスのしゅくだいです。 ブログをつくってください。 https://www.blogger.com/start Blog portfolio is a part of our course assignments. Please create your own blog using blogger. It is free. Here is my blog site where you can find my former students’ blogs. Under Participants on the right column, click on names. https://ksuzuki.blog.uvm.edu/summer08/ 2) Once you create it, please start …

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Super discounted airline tickets: Mr. Kurashige from Amnet did a mirachle and requested United directly to reserve tickets for all of us though his company no longer had enough tickets. He even gave us $40 off each person (other companies were willing to give only $10 off). We will know at around 4:30pm whether or …

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Airline tickets Discounted airline tickets are close to being sold out unusually fast this year. I have to book with several travel agencies to reserve enough seats for us. Burlington – Tokyo 5/11-24 $1100 tickets are almost sold out. (since this is a great deal, they will hold tickets for only 2-3 days) Chicago – …

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