Tuesday, August 7, 2007

lecture and shopping

Dr. Marie Hallion gave us a wonderful lecture about the history of America yesterday.
I’m interested in the topic about Cold War, and this is why I decided to study international politics in the university.
I knew that Dr. Hallion spoke so slowly for us, but I could not understand well because of my poor listening skill.
I wished I could understand English well.

We went to Pentagon City shopping mall by metro yesterday night.
Some of my friends bought sunglasses because the sunlight is so strong.
I bought a cute ornament of snowman for a gift to my teacher.
I also enjoyed eating a peace of pizza.
But I have not bought souvenirs for my friends yet because I could not find anything good for souvenirs.


Now, I want Japanese rice, some fish, and tea!!
After I arrived in America, I eat pasta, pizza, and salad every day.

3 comments:

Berta said...

Hi Ikumi,
It is very interesting that you are studying international politics at the university and you must have found this lecture very related to your field. Don´t worry, it takes some time to develop listening skills that allow us to understand what we hear, but I am sure you will improve yours a lot in the next weeks.
I hope you find something nice to take to your parents and friends soon.
Cheers,
Berta

Nina Liakos said...

I grew up during the Cold War. I remember being afraid that the Russians would bomb us. Now we are afraid of different things.

I hope you find some Japanese food. There is a Japanese restaurant in College Park--but Japanese restaurants tend to be kind of expensive here. Good luck!

Hiromi said...

Hello, Ikumi!
I can see that you've enjoyed listening to the lecture by reading your post. ^^ I know how hard it is to listen to the lecture in English, but I hope it'll encourage you to learn English more!

Anyway, I hope that you'll be able to find something good for your friends!