About my daughter My daughter is turning 3 in next month. It's amazing how fast she is growing. She is getting better at eat meals use chopsticks. （In Japan, we eat meals with chopsticks.） And, She began to talk a lot. She says "No,Thank you" a lot. haha. She is in International school, So she has improving her English. I think struggles of parenting are endless. But I really enjoy parenting our kids. I want to grow up myself through parenting.

About this year Happy new year! I'll change myself to make my life to the fullest this year. I have two children. They are 2 years-old and 4 years-old. Parenting is hard, I just don't have enough time for take care of my children. So I wanna have more time to enjoy myself. My resolutions are to study English, to work out and to start a hobby. I have so many things I want to do. Anyways, I wanna make myself grow as a person. Let's make 2020 the best year ever!

Carousel in Toshimaen I went to "Toshimaen" on last Sunday. "Toshimaen" is amusement park in Japan. They have famous ride.That name is "carousel eldorado". It's not just any carousel. The carousel was built in 1907 at Munich, Germany. After going around Europe, cross to amusement park in Coney Island, USA. And then, "eldorado" came to Toshimaen, Japan in 1971. So It is a legendary carousel that passes on dreams and romance beyond the history of more than 100 years. I’ve always wanted to ride on carousel. So I'm very happy.

I did Guest Speaker in preschool class. It was a wonderful day! Because I was able to share a great experience with my children. I think that I want to talk to you about that. ------- My son goes to an international preschool. They are studying about "Profession" now. They were also beginning to be interested in their parents' professions. I used to be a "Graphic Designer" so I decided to teach the children a picture. But what kind of picture should I draw with children? I came up with a good idea. Cherry blossoms blooms between late March and April in Japan.（That is now!） Enjoying cherry blossoms is an old Japanese custom. There are many foreign children so some children don't know the custom. So I decided to draw a picture of cherry blossoms! First, I made in over 70 handmade Origami sakura stencils. Do you know "Origami"? Origami is a one of Japan's traditional paper-craft art. Next, I put pink paint into spray bottle. Finally, I made a huge canvas of 4 meters x 2 meters! I painted a tree in the middle. I’m good to go! Did you know what to do? We are going to fill the tree with cherry blossoms! That day, I was so nervous. I was worried that children would be happy. But I was a worrywart. Children began laying out the Sakura. And the each student got a spray bottle filled with pink paint and began spraying over the Sakura... It already looks stunning, but now, we peel off the Sakura! When the children saw outcome, they were at first speechless..and then so excited! It was truly a sight so breathtaking..we felt like we were standing under a big Sakura tree! The children were happy and I felt very happy. Thank you for reading a long sentence.

Reasons to study English I'm married and I have two children:a 3-years-old boy and 2-years-old girl. We live in Japan, but our children go to an international school to study English. They will be able to speak English well, but I can only speak Japanese. So between houseworks I started to study English. I do understand English a little now, but I would like to be able to speak better. My son started English since -1years-old. He is getting better at English. He is already better than me. He’s only three! I think that my daughter can improve English in a short period too. Children are quick learner. But I think I'm improving little by little. I would like to improve with my children.

Self introduce Hi, nice to meet you. My English is not very good（I’m still a beginner at English）, but I'll try my best. I was born and raised in Fukuoka until the age of 22, Then, I moved to Tokyo for work. After that I worked for 10 years, and I got married. I'm homemaker now. Because I'm raising two children: a 3-years-old boy and a 2-years-old girl. Child care is very tough, but it’s happy the life with children. I'm hoping to get back in the job when my children become old enough. I've been working as creative director until got marriage. I was designing smartphone apps and social game design. The work was really hard but rewarding. I'm good at drawing. I've always drawn pictures since childhood. In high school and university, I spent a lot of time drawing pictures and studying computer graphics. My best times were spent drawing. That's why I feel relaxed when I draw pictures. That is.Thank you.