April 27 (Wed)

Today I went to Victor Cafe for my boyfriend's birthday. This restaurant was amazing because all waiters and waitresses could sing opera. They sang every twenty minutes! I heard they were studying singing in college. I asked a waitress to sing a happy birthday song when she served a dessert. And all waiters and waitresses sang for us. It was a memorable day!

train station

This is the train station (30th station) which is closest from my dorm. Not only the exterior but also the interior is nice. Last November we had a Halloween party in this building. That was awesome!

Armish 3

They cultivate their fields with horses. It was like I was watching a movie.

Armish 2 -vehicle-

I saw many people who rode a vehicle like a kick-board. It has a handlebar but doesn't have a seat. Isn't it cute?

Armish 1

I went to Lancaster to see Armish people. The Armish is a religious group who came from Dutch in 18th century. They still live without the use of electricity and motor vehicles. I saw many girls who were using a lawn mower which works by hand.
A girl in a picture is one of them.

April 10th

Cherry blossoms in Philadelphia are beautiful! We have some trees on campus and in front of my dorm. This sakura tree in the picture is in front of my dorm.

Ajpril 9 (Fri.) Sin City

My boyfriend and I decided to see a movie. I wanted to see "Nobody knows" (Daremo shiranai), but I could not find where it was on show. My boyfriend suggested to see "Sin City" because his friend said it was good. Since I did not have time to read the review of the movie, I just went to the cinema. And I hated it from the first scene because it was so violent.
He and I left early before it ended. We wasted time and money. I learned the importance of checking the review before watching it.

April 7

I went on a night cruise today. The huge ship which had three floors was reserved by the graduate students' organization. So it was full with Penn students. Unfortunately, it was raining, but I enjoyed chatting, eating, drinking, and dancing!

April 2 (Sat.)

It was pouring! I cannot believe tomorrow is going to rain, too... I wanted to go to the bike ride. I heard that it usually rains in spring. Wow, it is like Tsuyu, rainy season!

March 29 (Tue.) Tomato Spaghetti

In the US, it is easy to make tomato spaghetti because a variety of tomato sources are available. They are cheap, the price are between $1 and $3. After moving to the US, I have not eaten a spaghetti which is not tomato source...

March 27 (Sun.) Easter

This morning around 6:30 am, I heard someone knocking on my door. The big sound woke up me and my roommate. I was a little scared and looked through a small window on the door. I could not find anyone. I opened the door and found a basket which was full of chocolate on the floor. Then, my roommate said "Oh, Easter!" A rabbit (stuffed animal) on the basket held a message card, "Happy Easter, Yumiko from Easter Bunny." I called my boyfriend because I thought he did. But he insisted on saying, "Not me, Easter Bunny." It was a touching event.