Variety is the Spice of Life

By Asami Kawamura

The expression, "Variety is the spice of life," is usually true. I was born in Hokkaido. When I was a junior high school student, I was planning what to do with my life, but when I was twelve years old, I moved to Osaka. I didn't want to leave Hokkaido and transfer to junior high school. In those days, I disliked Osaka, but my feeling changed as time went by. Now I love Osaka. I'm nineteen years old now. I live in Canada. I enjoy Canadian life. Sometimes, I make mistakes about something, but I learned from repeated mistakes. I never know what will happen next. Life is what I make it, so I want to visit more other countries. I want to enjoy my life.

Good Things Happen When You Least Expect Them

By Sae Kubota

Good things happen when you least expect them. Before I came here, I ate out with my high school friends. I met my friends after a long time, so we talked, laughed, and took some pictures. Then we ate many foods, and we talked and laughed again. After that, two friends stood up and went to somewhere. I thought that they went to the washroom. So I went on talking with my other friends. After a few minutes, my two friends came back with a cake. They were preparing a cake for me. A chocolate bar on the cake was written, “Sae, Hang in there!!” When I saw it, tears welled up in my eyes. We ate a cake and said, “Good bye.” My friends are very good.

Variety is the Spice of Life

By Sae Kubota

The expression, “Variety is the spice of life” is usually true. For example, we quarrel with brothers or friends or parents, but our bond can deepen in a quarrel. Then, we sometimes fail at something. But we can know the new things, and we can get something. And then, we can mature in a failure. Then we are in love with someone, and we associate with someone and split up. Those things happen to everyone. So life is good.