The purpose of my presentation is to introduce the Japanese fish market, fish market auction, and the market's present condition. Fish markets are interesting because it has many kinds of fish, and it has an interesting process. The number of Ichiba is decreasing, but Japanese people know Ichiba is a fun place, and it is an important traditional place. Therefore, it should exist forever. I hope listeners are interested in ichiba, and they want to go there.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...