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Adventure in Portland

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Wonderful Portland with my beautiful friends  
Poem from Japanese American Memorial
I had a wonderful time druing the 4 days in the beautiful city of Portland. It was my first time to go there. This trip gave me a lot of experiences, and taught me American culture, history and Japanese history. I had acquired great experiences through visiting CBC (Colombia Basin Collage), Japanese American memorial, and the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

First, I had a really great time at CBC. Accidently, I have met some of the students because I taught them about Japanese culture last semester in Japanese Culture Center. I didn’t know that the students are from CBC. I really surprised when I saw the students. In the class, I talked a lot with my partner. He is really interested in Japan because he likes anime in Japan. Japanese Anime is very popular in America. He knows about Japanese Anime more than me. I talked about my presentation topic which is sister city of Spokane. He asked me many questions about it. For example, when I talked about Nishinomiya city, he asked me “when did Nishinomiya become city?” This question was unexpected to me. I couldn’t answer the question. American people’s point of view is totally different from Japanese so it was very helpful for me. I spent a wonderful time there.

Next, I went to interesting Japanese American memorial. In America, there are many memorials, especially in Washington D.C. Also, in the Oregon, there is Japanese American memorial to not forget about mistake during the World War Ⅱ. There are many poems there. My favorite poem is "Going home,Feeling cheated,Gripping my daughter hand,I tell her we’re leaving. Without emotion" From the poem, I could feel Japanese American’s sadness, anger and excitement to go to their hometown. I thought that we shouldn't forget the people who are Japanese American at the time. Shamefully, I didn’t know that the fact which is about interments camp. It was good opportunity to know about it through the Portland trip. I became interested in Japanese culture since I learn American culture here.

Finally, I had a great time in Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Before I went there, I learned about Lewis and Clark. Their life was extremely hard during the exploration. In the museum, there are many replicas which are used by them. The man who works in the museum showed the gun, and he shot it. It was very noisy and the gun has extremely strong destructive power. I was really surprised at it. The gun was heavy. I imagined the hunting that the people have to hold the heavy gun and shoot the animals. It must be absolutely difficult. I could feel “Real life” 200 years ago. At the same time, I proud of Luwis and Clark becasue they discovered today's America.

In conclusion, this trip was absolutely wonderful trip. Through the 4 days, I could learn not only American history but also Japanese history. Moreover, I had a time to talk about my presentation topics with American students. It was a great experience for me. Finally, through visiting meseums I could learn about American history. Through these things, I had a great time in the beautiful city of Portland.
 
 
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