The purpose of this presentation is to introduce Murasaki Shikibu, author of "the Tale of Genji". "The Tale of Genji" has been read for over 1000 years. This presentation tells you what kind of person Murasaki Shikibu was, and why she could write such a legendary novel. Murasaki Shikibu wrote not only "the Tale of Genji" but also other well-known works. This presentation also tells what made the author to be such a great writer. Through this presentation, you will know how important Murasaki Shikibu is to Japanese.
I had a good time visiting the Southwest USA with Extension students from 15 to 21, October. It was an education trip and I experienced new things and there was a lot of nature which is comfortable for me. I was looking forward to going on the Southwest trip for a long time. I have image that the Southwest is very hot but this place was cold than Spokane. It was interesting that the temperature was totally different in the same place. There were three emotions that I experienced on this trip. First, I was moved by the beautiful landscape of the Grand Canyon. It is absolutely enormous. When I look down the cliff, I remembered the teacher's caution for us that there are lots of people who die and I scared. I and my roommate wanted to see the sunrise so we tried to got up at 4:00 a.m. and then we could see the sunrise which was really fabulous. After that, we decided to rent a bicycle but we changed our mind and because we had lots of time. Surprisingly, we walked 10 miles aro...