Hi! I am a native English speaker but speak French quite well. I am also looking for someone to speak french with.

What a pity that I live in deep Siberia. It is a cold place, far from civilization, which doesn't allow me learn another language. I hope to leave this place one day.

In 1968, a young high school student, Takayuki Inoue, applied to Kyoto university. When he was in high school, he longed for the school where Kitarou Nishida and Kiyoshi Miki taught and studied. However, he failed the exam and had to study another year. Next year, he took the exam again. At the beginning of the March, after the exam, he had terrible cold and got rare-serious blood disease. After he was hospitalized, he was looking forward to receiving the letter from Kyoto university. He asked his mother repeatedly whether she had received the letter or not to know the result. On March 6th, 1969, he passed away. He was just 19 years old. His parents were distressed by his death and they prepared for the funeral. Put into the coffin, his body was carried from the hospital to his house. His old friends came to the funeral and told his parents how sorry they were. After the funeral, when the coffin was about to carried from the house, the postman delivered a telegram from the university. Takayuki's mother opened it and it said "Kotoni Sakura Saku" which means he passed the entrance exam. She bawled. Opening the coffin, she made Takayuki hold the letter with his hand. Then the coffin was closed and it was carried from the house. Mr. and Mrs. Inoue couldn't heal their sorrow so they decided to do something for their son as a memory. Then, they sent a letter to Kyoto university saying that they wanted to plant a red winter camellia on the campus.