My rules to invite you in my home

When I invite people in my home, I welcome people who do not use my stuff without asking, who do not come at too early morning or too late evening, and who do not enter my ‘private space’ without notice. First of all, I would like you to feel comfortable in my house. If you use my stuff without notice and broke it, you feel responsibility. However, if you ask me before use it, you have no responsibility, because I allow you to use it. In this case, I have responsibility. Therefore, it is important for you to ask me before use my stuff. Second, I may consider that people who come my home at too early morning or too late evening are senseless. The reason is that I cannot ready to invite you at that time. I have private time. I usually sleep at that time. Therefore, if you have to come my home at too early morning or too late evening, I would like you to inform me before you come. Third, you should ask me as well as the first rule, before enter my ‘private space’. I have ‘public spaces’ (living room and bathroom) and ‘private space’ (bedroom) in my home because I do not like that someone sees all of my living area. Although I welcome you to use ‘public spaces’, I would like you to tell when you want to enter my ‘private space’. If you follow my easy three rules, I will really welcome you.
There are similarities and differences about these rules between Canadians and me. From my experience, both Canadians and me do not want to show their ‘private space’. In addition, they hate that someone come their house in senseless time. These are similarities between Canadians and me. However, I think Canadians let gests be freer than me. For example, my Canadian host family lets me be free to use their stuff. This is difference between Canadians and me.
However, it is not a matter of difference between Canadian and me. I consider my boundaries in these regards not to be primary cultural, but personal. The reason is that I think many people usually have these rules regardless of culture. Japanese is also hate to show their ‘private space’ and visitation in senseless time. Therefore, my boundaries are personal.

Image of colors

Various colors give me various impressions such as nature. For example, white color evokes beginning, or morning because sky becomes white from blue during sunrise. This color makes me refresh. On the other hand, black is suggestive of end, or night because black absorbs everything. I finish a day with this color. Blue seems the most popular color in that it is a symbol of sky, or ocean. It is also irreplaceable color. We cannot live without blue. Green is associated with plants or life, and is healing color. In addition, yellow is suggestive of flower or autumn. This color means beauty. Red is sunset. Although the sun is white in the morning, it becomes red during sunset. The sunset red gives me relief.
In addition, these colors have various meanings for a Canadian individual. White is a symbol color of snow and ice. Canadian excites ski in white pistes or hockey games in white rinks. Black is an oil color for Canadian because Canada is produced a good deal of oil. Blue is a color that is beautiful Canadian nature such as lakes, faraway mountains, glacier or sky. Canadian Rocky contains this beautiful color. Many Canadian may evoke trees, flowers, or aurora when they hear green and red colors. In contrast, yellow is a symbol of death because there are many yellow-colored deserts in Canada. However, Canadian can find various fossils there, and think of ancient animals. In Canada, there are a lot of colors that Canadian loves. And every color connects beautiful Canadian nature!
In this blog project #2, I learned new English words that I didn’t know, and the difficulty of writing of English paragraphs for a short time. I need to practice more.

Study English and Paleontology in Canada

I am really glad to study English because my goal is to study paleontology at the University of Calgary. In Japan, I majored in Earth Science, with a specialization in Paleontology at the Hokkaido University. I also studied English but I realized that I could improve my English more by coming to Calgary. Living in Canada, sometimes I realize how difficult it is to learn English, especially, it is very difficult for me to speak and understand English. In contrast, memorizing English words is very easy for me. After classes, I read English books and learn new words that I do not know and I write them in my notebook. Or, I talk with English speakers outside of class. The skill that I most need to improve is to understand English without translating it to Japanese in my mind. Therefore, I should study English everyday. However, a day is shorter than I need and sometimes I am pushed for time. Spending time more efficiently is good skill to have when going to college. For my free time, I like to draw pictures, watch movies or go hiking in the mountains. Free time gives me motivation. When I finish my English and Paleontology studies at the University of Calgary, I want to be a paleontologist. Dreaming of my future, I study hard!