Through this Portland Trip, I learned a lot
of thing. That were precious experiences for me. I prefer this town to
Seattle because I was in love with the neat rows of streets and beautiful
buildings. Today, I'm writing about three things in which I'm interested. It is
Mcloughlin House, Portland Saturday Market and volleyball game. Those things
were wonderful memory for me.
First of all, there are
incredible truths in Mcloughlin House. That was because people used only one
horse to move this house to its present location, fifty beavers were used for
one hut and a chamber pot was had as a toilet. First, while the house was
moved, the horse walked around a circle. At first I thought it was impossible
to do that, because a house is very heavy, however people used capstan. That's
why it was possible to move a house. Next, per one huts fifty beavers were
needed, it costs about 10,000 dollars. I knew how rich he was. When I touched
this huts, I felt good. Finally, a chamber pot was used only at night, because
the bathroom was in outside, also it was very cold, so his family couldn't go
there at night. In this way, they used it. Those things were very interesting
to me. Through those things, I noticed how smart people are, and also I
acquired new ideas because I didn't know that before I went there.
Next, a volleyball game
was a little remarkable, but it was extremely exciting to me. That was because
I was in the volleyball club when I was a high school student. I really like
watching this game, whereas, the game rules and culture were a little
different. During the game, when the ball reached the ceiling, usually, the
enemy team can get the point in Japan. On the other hand, this game didn't care
about that. It was my first surprise. Moreover, one of the coaches wore high
heels, and she played volleyball. In Japan, we couldn't in the volleyball coat
wear such shoes. I felt culture shock, but the spectators were very
enthusiastic, and also the break time from the game, there were some fun
activities such dance, so I could enjoy watching them and the game was a close
game. Thus I learned that an American volleyball game was fun. I will share this
information with my volleyball term of members.
Finally, I couldn't
believe that goods at the Portland Saturday Market were all handmade. That was
because the quality was high level such bags, glasses, dishes and toys. Some of
them are reused, but it didn't look like that. A most favorite shop is a quilt
shop. There were many slippers made by quilting, looked very warm and valuable.
Although I wanted to buy them, I couldn't buy them because of money. In fact,
if they were in Japan, it must have been more expensive. Through this market, I
realized that handmade are more special and unique. In addition, I can talk with
friendly sellers about the goods. I learned the benefit of handmade. It was my
first realization.
In conclusion, as you
can see, my three of main topic have great benefits to learn a lot of things. I
will not forget learning about that. I want to go there again if I have a
chance.