What
were you raised with when you were a child? Many people in Japan might answer
‘Studio Ghibli’. Studio Ghibli is an animation film studio, and it has a long
and interesting history. The main director is Hayao Miyazaki, who represents
Japanese anime. The film studio use traditional animation technique. Ghibli’s
films are deeply related to Buddhism. We can see Japanese
traditional custom from the films. Studio Ghibli has its own museum called
Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Many foreigners visit it every year. People are
fascinated by Ghibli for many reasons. This presentation will explain what
Studio Ghibli is, how Ghibli is related to Shintoism and Buddhism, and why the
Ghibli museum is so popular.
I went on a totally amazing Southwest trip with my classmates. The trip was my first time to go to the Southwest so everything was new to me. Sarah, Anikke and Bethany came with us. They made our trip more exciting. I’m happy I could go on this trip with them and I had a lot of great experiences. First, I really enjoyed New Mexico. It was chilly but not too cold. I went to the Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I liked the Old Town because there are many cute things and good restaurants in there. For example, I found a gate that was decorated with a lot of red chili peppers. I had never seen anything like that before so I was very surprised and it looked like a lot of flowers from a distance. The red chili peppers were absolutely gorgeous. Not only that, I found a great restaurant. I forgot the name of the restaurant but they have really delicious Mexican food. They gave me some Mexican chips for free and recommended that I eat the chips with honey. I really like Mexican chip