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When The Earth Shakes
In Australia it's very rare to have an earthquake. We have no volcanoes and hot springs are very few. When Australian people come to Japan one thing they sometimes worry about are earthquakes. I remember the first time I felt an earthquake in Japan I was a little scared but the Japanese people said "Don't worry! That was a small one". There have been many small ones since then but in March 2001 the Geiyo Earthquake hit this area. I have never been so scared in my life. Earthquakes are very, very terrible things. Sometimes people from other countries say "I want to feel what an earthquake is like" but I tell them "No, you don't want to feel a big earthquake because it's too scary"!
On March 11 we all saw what a terrible thing an earthquake is. Like everyone I was so shocked to see what happened in the Tohoku area. When I saw the tsunami hit I felt sick because I knew many, many people will die. I am so sad when I see and hear what happened to the people in Tohoku. In Ehime we are safe so now we must help the people in Tohoku. Of course we can give money but we can also give things. Many people have no clothes, no car, no house! They have nothing. But we can help them. It is our duty. Each of us is only one person but we do what we can. Maybe one day it will be us who need help but now people in Tohoku need our help. Let's do all we can to help them.
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2011年3月24日 | Permalink
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SNOW!
The first time I saw snow was in Japan. It was 1996. Coming from Western Australia I had never seen snow before so I was very excited the first time it snowed. I thought maybe it snowed a lot in Japan in winter. Well, that's true but in Ehime it doesn't snow a lot. I sometimes wish it snowed more here because it's very beautiful when it snows.
But what if you lived in a place where it snowed all the time in winter, like in places along the Sea of Japan? I guess you'd get tired of snow quickly. Everyday you need a snow shovel to go from your door to your car. It's also dangerous if you have to clear snow from your roof. Almost every day we hear about someone who died falling from their roof while clearing snow.
So I guess I don't want to live in a place where it snows too much but I do wish it snowed a little more where I live.
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2011年2月15日 | Permalink
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