The Snow Business' present situation in US

             In the United States of America, about one hundred seventy thousand people ski or snowboard per year; however,the number of visitor has decreased in recent years because of weather including global warming. To keep them, the ski resort area manager tries some ways. When snow’s condition is not good, they use computers and check the weather, then use snow making machines. They have to care about safety in where it’s easy to happen to the accidents, too. The satellite is operated to find people when avalanches come. The amusement in which we play with nature involves risks for manager, and visitor too.

              I was surprised because I didn’t know that many Americans enjoy winter sports. Actually, when I went snowboarding in St. Louis, there are only whites; I don’t know why, so there were not so many people. And then, I’ve seen the snow making machine for the first time, but it didn’t work at that time. It’s bigger than I thought. I agree that ski and snowboard include risks. If it is crowded, people may hit each other, or people fall down and may be break bones. I fell down, slipped off on the snow and unfortunately, I was hit my head on the snow making machine. I think it seems that manager does their best to keep safety; we also have to follow the rule and enjoy it.

The Apple Which Carries Happiness

              It was a warm day in spring. The yellow taxies passed through the skyscrapers. The sun was able to be watched in the west sky. It was always crowded. Two young people were looking for a cafe where they could spend a good time. The tall girl said, “Why didn’t you research a good place yesterday?”  The man said, “I’m sorry, Kathy,” and didn’t say any more. Three years have passed since they started dating when they were seniors in high school. Everyone envies them as a well-matched couple. He really loves her; however, he couldn’t figure out if she loves him.

              They found the cafe at the corner and entered it. “How many?” “Two,” he answered and sat the in a chair beside her. He chose iced coffee but she was thinking of a green tea latte or café latte.  He thought she, who is thinking about the menu, is cute too.  The waitress came and said, “Are you ready?” When he looked up the waitress to order, he realized who she was. She was Christina who was his previous girlfriend when they were junior high school students. “Are you Jack!? Oh my…How are you?” She also recognized him. They forgot to order and chatted for a short time. Kathy, who didn’t know her, was listening quietly with a smile. When he saw her smile, he felt kind of sad. “Does she really love me…?” After that, Jack and Cathy talked about a lot of things until the sky became dark, but his heart wasn’t there. When he paid the check, Christina gave him her mail address and whispered, “Please contact me.”

             After he took Cathy to her home, he sent a message to Christina. From then on, they kept in touch. She replied soon, different from Cathy. He was really having a good time. They talked about high school life when they didn’t know each other. The number e-mails to Cathy had decreased, and he hadn’t received any e-mails from her either; however, he didn’t lose love for her; actually when Christina invited him to dinner, he declined her. He was unclear as to what he should do.

              One day, he caught the flu and lied down in bed. He was lonely because he lived alone. He wasn’t in good state to cook dinner, so he ordered takeout. While he was waiting for some food, he posted a message on Facebook. “I caught the flu ;( Please bring some apples for me!” A few minutes later, he got a comment from Christina. “That’s too bad…After you are better, come to the café again. Take care!” He was so happy. However he didn’t get a comment from Cathy. “My best partner may be Christina not Cathy, after all,” he thought. Then the bell rang. He thought finally delivery person coming, and went to open the door. There was Cathy in front of him.

              “I brought many apples for you!!” she said with smile. He started crying. He noticed her love for him. She cared about him even while he e-mailed with Christina. He blamed himself about why he couldn’t understand her love. She wondered at his reaction and embraced him and said “What’s happened? You are so lonely, aren’t you? Don’t worry! I’m always next to you.”

Let's RUN!!

   I recommend playing Track & Field; I especially encourage you to run long distance. Most people say it's boring, but we can get a lot of things from this sport

  First reason, it can make a weak heart strong. If you don't have a mind to run anymore, you can stop, but you cannot be fast. Basically, you want to be fast, so you have to keep running. Then you will win yourself unconsciously.
  
  Second reason is giving us ability to think by ourselves. You find your downside and improve it. You should make strategies by yourself. For example, in competition, you are alone. It is your decision when to run fast, or where to run. We cannot depend on anyone else.
 
  Last reason is giving us ability to cooperate with teammates too. We practice together. we cheer up each other while running and accomplish it together. Sometimes, we discuss and teach our downside; in addition, in this race we attempt to improve our cooperative spirit.
 
  Its appearance is boring, but when you actually run, you find they don't just run. And you can win yourself, get ability to consider and cooperate. It's not dangerous and is a very good sport!!

Let's go good trip!

If you travel somewhere without a plan, I can guess you won't have a good trip. You have to make a plan about your journey. I'm going to tell you about how to go on a good trip!

First, you should make plans at least two months before. It cannot be too early to make a plan. You should research about where you're going to go and buy tickets faster. Sometimes you can buy them cheaper than the usual price. Second, you ought to make several different plans, because when you have a problem during travel and you cannot do as you expect, you can change your plan. For example, if it's rain, you should go to a museum or somewhere instead of going an amusement park. Third, you'd better leave memories after you come back. Put in order your pictures taken there and make notes about how it was there, what you felt and so on. That's a very good thing. A few decades later, when you see those things, you can remember those memories clearly.

You can spend a wonderful time there if you follow this advice, and you can keep your trip. Have a good trip!!