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My Fabulous Portland Trip

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Have you ever been to Portland? I’ve been there on November 9 to 12 and it was my first time to go there. I had a really good time there. Now, I will concentrate on things that I was impressed with during this trip. I went to many wonderful places and it was an exciting trip. I’ll tell you about my fabulous trip. There were three things that were fabulous about this trip to me: the Columbia Basin College, a men’s basketball game, and shopping.

First, I had a great time visiting various educational places, such as Columbia Basin College and Portland English Language Academy. I talked with some American students and it was a really good time to have conversation with them. I introduced to her about my presentation. She didn’t know about my topic, but she tried to understand about tea ceremony, so I was happy. Of course, we talked about many things. She is a running start student, so she is younger than me. At another college, Portland English Language Academy, I joined the class. They weren’t American students, but there were 3 Japanese students and students from other countries. I thought it was a good for me because I could practice and notice what I needed to practice more. I like to talk with foreigners, so I enjoyed talking with them. This experience is one of my best parts of this trip.

Basketball game
Second, we watched a fantastic men’s basketball game at University of Portland. I enjoyed watching this game. Their team name was called Pilots and the rival team was called Vikings. Actually, Pilots got 75 points and Vikings got 79 points, so Pilots lost. When the game was finished, I was sad because Pilots lost. It was the first time to watch the basketball game so close. It was super fun, so I was satisfied. My first basketball game was super interesting. I was excited.
Powell's bookstore
Third, I enjoyed going shopping in Portland. This time was good for me. I love shopping, so it was the most interesting point. We went some places, such as Powell’s bookstore, Pioneer place, Uwajimaya and so on. I like Uwajimaya the best because I ate ramen noodle and it was Japanese. When we ate it, we were impressed. We almost cried because we miss Japanese foods. I think Japanese foods are the best around the world. Also, Powell’s bookstore is one of my favorite bookstores. There are thousand of books, so it was fun to look at these books. There are many books, so it was sometimes difficult to look for the book, but it became a good memory for me. There were some awesome places to go shopping in Portland. It wasn’t enough time to go shopping. It was a great time for me.

In conclusion, my experiences were awesome and I really want to go there again. I stayed there for only four days, but it wasn’t enough time for me. I want to go shopping with more time and I want to see other historical places more. I had a lot of valuable memories during this trip. I would like to go there again.
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