Essay 5: My perfect vacation

I'm now a senior at KGU, so this summer vacation will be the last time of the life in the university. There are a lot of things that I want to do. First, I want to go to summer festival and see fireworks. I like summer festivals, but I couldn't go last year because I had a part time job. I was very busy and tired, so I didn't go. I saw the fireworks on the bridge, but I want to be nearer the fireworks. I think seeing fireworks nearby is the best because I can feel them punch and beauty. Also, I want to wear a yukata. I think yukatas are great. I haven't worn a yukata since I was a high school student. First of all, I have to buy a yukata.

Second, I want to go to the beach. Speaking of summer, I think many people associate with the mountains and the beach. I would rather go to the beach than to the mountains. I have wanted to go to the beach since I was a junior high school student. I have worked at a beach house when I was a high school student, but I didn't go to the seaside. I stayed at the beach house and tended the shop. I can't swim but I like to gather shells on the seashore. When I was a child, I liked to collect stones and shells. I still have them. I hate getting a sunburn, but I want to go. My friends want to go to the pool, so I think the pool is good idea. I have to buy a swimsuit too.

Third, I want to go on a trip with my friends or my family. I want to go to the Tokyo Disney Land and Sea. Also, I want to go to Universal Studios Japan, but I have been there three times during the university life. I have been to TDL and TDS once. I went to there with my mother for a graduation trip when I graduated from junior high school. I had a good time then. I want to go on a graduation trip again.

I have more things I want to do in the vacation. If I do the things I want to do, I have to work hard and save money! I want to enjoy the vacation.

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kakigori?

I want to eat cotton snow candy. Have you ever heard the cotton snow candy? When I heard the word for the first time, I thought the word means cotton candy. I like cotton candy very much, and I wanted to see and eat that. However, I didn't know what does snow mean. I guessed that cotton candy and snow were mixed, but I didn't know what they are. I thought it may be good taste! The cotton snow candy is selling at Mister Donut. I saw advertisement and commercial. It looks like kakigori. I want to eat strawberry flavor or strawberry and milk flavor. I'm looking forward to eat it in this summer.

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Dim Sum

Do you like Mister Donut? I like there, and I often go there. I like donuts but also dim sum. I go to there and eat dim sum every summer. Last summer, I went to Mister Donut in Kengun, and ate noodle with bang bang chicken and spicy miso. I like it very much, so I ate it twice after I ate it first. This summer, I ate new noodle. I ate noodle with sesame-soymilk souse and vegetables. It was good because many vegetables like pumpkin and zucchini were in it. I think it's a refreshing taste. However, I prefer last summer's one. Both of them are good, so please go to Mister Donut.

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surprise party

My friends and I went to izakaya which is called Meiji-ishin. Kazuyo and I held a surprise party for Satoko. Satoko's birthday is July 1st, so Kazuyo planed the surprise party. At first, I didn't know the plan, but she told me what she will do. Then, I went to Turuya and bought some presents for her. Kazuyo prepared a birthday cake for her. She didn't notice that. At the end of the meal, a staff brought the cake and we sang a birthday song for her. She was really surprised and glad. Also, I handed the present to her. She was pleased, and used it. It's rouge. I think it suits her. We had a good time.

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Izakaya

I went to an izakaya "Meiji Ishin" with my friends on Monday. We went there for the first time, so we looked forward to go there. The atmosphere was good. Each of the rooms are private. In the room, there were many papers pasted on the wall. The papers were written about samurai like Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro. I think this izakaya is very interesting. The liquor was good and also the dishes were nice. I like white peach liquor, marinade, and takana rice. They were very delicious. I like this izakaya. I want to go there again. The place is a little difficult to find but if you are interested in there, please go there!!

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present

I bought a birthday present for my friend. I bought a lip gloss and a powder cheek at JILLSTUART. The rip gross is sheer type of forever juicy oil rouge. The color is cranberry syrup, I think it's a red. The texture is great. I feel it's light and smooth. The powder cheek is a mix of blush with compact UV veil. It is on sale for a limited time. This shop's cheek has little blush. It's very nice. There are a lot of cute things in the shop and the shop has good smell. I was very surprised that the present box is so lovely and useful. I bought them for my friend, but I want to buy them for myself. They are really cute look and smells sweet. If I get paid, I will buy cosmetics there.

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karaoke

I went to karaoke with my friends on Monday. I rarely go to karaoke because I don't like to sing songs. I like to listen to music better than sing. However, I wanted to cry out loudly then. I heard that the singer who is my favorite group's vocalist got married!!! I couldn't believe that and I was very surprised. I was really unsettled. I thought he has written lyrics for song for his girlfriend and she is his wife now! They were dating when they were high school students. My friends and I like him and his group. We sang their songs and feel the meaning of lyrics.

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