Showing posts with label friend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friend. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Natalie

One of my friends left from Indianapolis yesterday.
She is from Martinique. It is the Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea and it is an overseas department of France. She took the internship program at the company my husband works with. We met each other 5 month ago. Her first language is of course French, but she can speak English fluently because she taught English in Martinique. She had worked weekdays, so we sometimes spent the weekend talking and drinking.
Actually she is a young beautiful girl, especially the color of her eyes is attractive. I did not know any people from the Caribbean Islands when I was in Japan, so I learned many things about the Caribbean from her. I learned the word 'Creole' when I was a junior high school student, but it was just a word and I had forgotten the meaning of it. She explained me what 'Creole' is and showed me some Creole cuisine recipes. They often use fish, bananas and coconuts and lime. She also said there are many kinds of tasty rum in Martinique. hm mm... I have to try them! I did not understand French words of the recipes, so she will send me one of her favorite recipes by email.

She went back to France where her mother lives. I think she had good experiences and learned a lot here. I wish her happiness and believe we will meet some day. I miss you so much, Natalie!

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Cinnamon

I had visited Aki's house for a week to take care of her rabbit for about two hours a day with Manami and Minori. Aki and her husband had to be away from home but her husband came back today.

The rabbit's name is "Cinnamon" and he is a very good boy. He knows enough to pee in the right place. He does not like to be held but he followed me as if to say "play with me". How cute he is!

I was surprised at the action the first time. I think that was because of my former experience. I had had a rabbit, his name was "Happy", in Japan and he was not so friendly. He was always self-conscious and went his own way. I wonder if his character was caused by our way of bringing him up. But he was very much loved by my family and I sometimes remember and miss him.

Anyway I think Cinnamon and I have become good friends!



I am Cinnamon!