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Awesome Portland Trip Experiences

By Anonymous
Awesome Portland Trip Experiences

Traveling is exciting, isn’t it? I extremely enjoyed the educational Portland trip with extension students from November 9 to 12. I went to many nice places, such as Museums, Powell’s bookstore, the Saturday market, and so on.  On my trip, I was able to have three awesome experiences. My favorite experiences were going to Columbia Basin College, visiting Uwajimaya: a Japanese grocery store, and watching a men’s basketball game.

First, I had a wonderful experience going to Columbia Basin College on the first day. I was really glad to see the Japanese class students again because some students visited MFWI during the Spring semester. I introduced MFWI to the students and we had a nice time. At the college, I shared my Japanese culture presentation with the students. This was the first time to share so it was very difficult to explain. However, they gave me advice, so it was very helpful for me. In addition, they taught me some difficult pronunciation. After this, I enjoyed talking with them. It was a short time, but I was able to benefit from the time.

Delicious Noodle Restaurant 
Second, my visit to the Uwajimaya store in Portland was absolutely interesting. There was a lot of Japanese merchandise, such as rice-crackers, nattos and ramen cups. In addition, there were obentou and rice-balls. I've never seen these merchandise in America. The store is really similar to Japanese supermarkets so I was surprised. In addition, I ate shoyu ramen in Ryomaya which is inside Uwajimaya. It was amazingly delicious and impressive so I ate it in just about three minutes. I thought it was the same as the Japanese taste so I felt like I was in Japan. I was happy to go there!
Thrilling game

Third, I was impressed by the basketball game at the University of Portland on the third day. This was the first time to watch for me so I was incredibly excited! I supported the University of Portland team which is called the Pilots. I cheered and the game got really lively. During
the beginning of the game, the Pilots were leading with about 10 points because they were really good at three point shoots. I expected the team to win, but the opponent team
gradually got points. Finally, the opposing team had a comeback win by five points. My supported team lost so I was sad, but both of teams were very strong and I thought the game was extremely wonderful. I was thrilled by watching it.


In conclusion, I had a fabulous time going to many places. I especially enjoyed experiencing the Columbia Basin College, Uwajimaya, and watching the baseball game. It was a really meaningful time because I could make nice memories with my friends. I am grateful that I could visit a new city and some amazing places there. My trip gave me many wonderful Portland experiences.







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