Hi everybody!!!!

(Sigh)....this is my last message to you ;0(  I told you so many things from my heart during my farewell speech in the closing ceremony.  It was very hard for me to stand up on the stage and speak clearly.  I was crying too much!  I would just like to say, again, 'Thank you so much for your kindness and frendliness.  The students of Moka Girl's Senior High School were very, very, VERY nice to me, so it makes it more difficult for me to say 'farewell', but I must continue to do my best with my life. 

I hope to visit Japan again, someday, but first, the most important thing is for me to find a job!!! After I find a job in Hawaii and save my money, maybe I can visit Moka again.  It would also be nice if we meet in Hawaii :0)  That would be fun!!!!!!!  Anyway, I don't like to say 'goodbye'.  I really, really don't like saying 'Goodbye', so instead, let's say, 'See you later!'

 

See you later!

 

Thank you again, for helping me to make many wonderful memories here at Moka Girl's Senior High School.  I love you all (as a friend, of course ;0) )   

 

Ryan Wade Miyashiro

みんなお疲れ様でした！！！！Thank you for your hard effort!!!  I really enjoyed watching the various sports today.  You are all very athletic students!  WOW!  I thought the jump-rope was amazing!!  I have never seen so many students jump-rope at the same time!  32 students?!?!?! That is really neat!!!!  Congratulations to class 1-2 for winning the first prize!!!!!!!!!  (^-^)   I am sure you all must be feeling really tired after exercising so hard today, so please go home and relax and enjoy your 3-day weekend.  Also, soon, it will be the Spring Vacation.  Please have a wonderful, fun, and safe Spring Vacation.  See you in April in the new school year!!!!   

Hello, everyone.  How are you doing?  Are you studying very, very hard for the final exams?  I hope so!  I know it must be very stressful, and tiring, but don't give up.  Keep on studying, and fighting hard!!!! You can do it!!!! 

This is a picture of the Aiea High School students that we had a video conference with in January.  They are very cheerful and wonderful students.  I wish all of you could have talked to them! 

 

 

Hello everyone!  I hope you are staying warm in this cold weather!!!!  Every night, I am enjoying my kotatsu! 

Did you feel the earthquake, today?  It was so strong!  I was sooooo scared!!!!!

Well, next week is the last week of school.  I hope you all have a very safe and enjoyable winter vacation.  Of course, please study hard and also, please enjoy spending time with your family and friends. 

Be careful not to catch the influenza! 

 

Have a Merry Christmas!

 

Have a Happy New Year!!!!! 謹賀新年！！！！

 

To all the 3rd-grade students that passed a university entrance exam, congratulations!!!!  Maybe some of you did not pass an exam, but don't worry.  Keep your head held high and fight and study hard for the next exam!!!!!!

 

See you later!!!

Ryan

Hello everybody! First of all, I just want to say congratulations on running in the marathon.  All of you tried your hardest and ran your best!!! Good job! 

Well, today, I felt very nervous.  Today, 7 ALT's came to our school to watch a team-teaching demonstration for O.C English class with Hashimoto-sensei and I.  We visited class 1-2.  I think it was a big success for both the students and the ALT's.  There were 7 ALT's from all parts of Tochigi.  They were from America, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, and England.  I think the students had a very good experience to be able to talk to so many different ALT's from all parts of the world.  I am very happy that everybody had a great time!!!!!!!   Thank you, class 1-2, for making the ALT's feel very relaxed and happy. 

Also, after class was finished many students in other classes also enjoyed talking to the ALT's in the hallway during cleaning time.  So, again, I think that today was a very rewarding experience for the students.  I am very tired now, though! 

 

  

 

Well, as you know, there are many cases of people being infected with the Swine Influenza virus all around the world.  Please take care of yourself, and do everything that you can do to try and prevent the Swine Influenza from spreading!!!!!!!!

Anyway, welcome back to school.  Let's enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

See-you!!!!!

Hello everyone!  How was your weekend?  I saw many of you at the Moka Boys High School Festival.  It was nice to see you!  Did you enjoy the festival.  I did!  I went to the school festival with my friends.  They all enjoyed it, too.  Also, my friends and I will enjoy the Moka Girls School Festival!!!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to it. :0)

Well, last week as many of you may already know, Michael Jackson died.  Do you know Michael Jackson?  He was a famous, famous, famous American pop singer.  People call him the 'King of Pop'.  I wasn't the biggest fan of Michael Jackson, but it is very sad that the entertainment world has lost such a great singer :0(

Well, anyway, I hope you are studying very, very hard for the final test!!!!!  Good luck and do your best!!!!!! FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you!!!!!

Ryan

  Hello!  Well, last week Friday, as many of you may already know, I was interviewed by a local Hawaii TV news station.  There were 2 crews, actually.  One crew was from Hawaii, and the other crew was from a Japanese movie company.  Basically, I was interviewed about the JET Program (the program that I am on).  The news reporter from Hawaii was a former JET about 10 years ago.  She lived in Hitachiota city in Ibaraki prefecture for 2 years.  Now she is the TV news anchor for KGMB Channel 9 news in Hawaii.  It is a broadcast station, kind of like NHK, Fuji TV, or TV Asahi.  Anyway, the news reporter wanted to take video of a typical English O.C class.  I was so nervous!!!!!  The students didn't seem to be nervous about the camera, though.  After class was finished, the news reporter interviewed me in the teachers room, and she asked me many questions like 'Why did you come to Japan?' 'What are interesting things about Japanese culture?'  'What kind of difficulties are you experiencing in Japan?' and so on.  I was so nervous, but I hope I answered all of the questions well. 

My family and friends are excited because maybe they will see me on TV in Hawaii!!!!  Also, people around the world can watch it, too, on the Internet.  So when I find out when the story will be broadcast, I will let you know, and you can enjoy it!!!!  Until then, Aloha!!!

 

Good morning, everyone!! How are you, today?  I just want to say, 'Welcome to a new school year!'  Third-year students and second-year students, welcome back.  1st-year students, welcome to Moka Girls Senior High School!  Let's all work hard together, and let's make this school year a very positive and fun one!!! I would also like to say 'welcome' to the new teachers! I hope you will enjoy your tenure at this school. 

To the first-year students...you have not met me yet, but soon you will.  I am the ALT at this school.  O.C team-teaching classes with either Kobayashi-sensei, Tateno-sensei, Takagi-sensei, or Hashimoto-sensei and I will not start until May 8th. 

Unfortunately, my grandfather died a few weeks ago, so tomorrow I must return back to Hawaii.  I will be in Hawaii from April 22nd-April 27th. Of course, I am sad that my grandfather past away, but it will be nice to be able to see all my friends and family again. 

Anyway, once again, welcome to the new school year.  Let's enjoy!!!!!!!!!

 

Laters!

Ryan