I visited Montreal again in 2002 and experienced autumn and summer.
When I visited Montreal for the first time on September 16th, 2001, the security check was very
severe. Because, it was since terrorism occurred on September 11.
Host mother is a name of Marcia. There are few vegetables and meals were two meals of a chicken
and a noodle.
I visited succeedingly, after staying in Montreal for three weeks in Charlottetown on july 2002.
I have experienced the life of the local city and big city of Canada.
Host Mother is the Taiwan graduate and is name of Iris.
She married Canadians. Her dish is the Chinese style and was able to meet with the delicious meal for
the first time in the overseas life. Boarders are also as international as Japan, Brazil, Germany, and Venezuela.
A linguistic school is located in the old street and the sightseeing carriage is sometimes running along
the front.
I became together with the young girl of the senior of a company in the class same this year.
I never thought that I met those who are global opposite sides and have relation.
She was a wonderful girl and was well received by other students. When I had broken down condition,
I had her advise.
Since I stayed from autumn to winter , I did not meet with a festival last year.
However, I enjoyed the autumnal leaves of Quebec.
Signs that a leaf falls at the time of fallen leaves so that it may snow are a magnificent view.
The Jazz festival was holding Montreal and I went to hear it every night.
It has 500 or more concerts in all, and also has 11 free stages.
It was proud of the host, saying the No.1 scale in the world.
When Jazz finished, the comedy festival started and it passed also along this like every day.
It will be enjoying short summer, since winter is severe and long.
Although it was felt cheaper than Japan, since a tip is required about 15% (restaurant etc.), in addition to
about 17% of consumption taxes, prices are by no means cheap.
Since a direct tax and the indirect tax are high compared with Japan, though Canada is why or a country
which has the second area of the world when hearing it, population is a little less than 40 million people.
Since a large country must be maintained by the few people, a tax seems to be inevitably high. since
Japan should just come out of and maintain many narrow countries compared with this, may not I lower
a tax more?
Probably, not being lowered is wasting its money by performing many unnecessary things.
The linguistic school sponsored a hike, watching NHL ice hockey games, a local student and a meeting,
the Niagara falls sightseeing, etc., and I participated as much as possible.
As for me, coming-from Taiwan foreign student Linda and relations became good, and I acted together for
two weeks. I did the pleasant thought.
When I set out on an overnight-stay travel in Kingston later, I met by chance.
There were 1000 or more islands, the Thousand Islands cruise ship had come out, and it was also the season
of autumnal leaves there, and it was beautiful.
When I went a sightseeing tour to Canada before, garbage had not fallen, either and it was an impression
with a beautiful country.
However, Montreal is a big city, and garbage has fallen into the town and I thought that where is together
as for a big city.
If it goes to an underground center there when doing some shopping by improving an underground center,
even if a required thing does not come out on the ground, it will gather.
Since it may become 20 below the freezing point degrees or less there in winter, the underground center
is substantial.
Although French is an official language and almost all stores were writing the State of Quebec by two languages,
especially inconvenience was not felt in order that a salesclerk might also speak English.
The State of Quebec sells alcohol also to the supermarket and the convenience store.
(Other states of Canada which I had carried out sell only to the liquor shop)
I sometimes went to the supermarket to buy beer.
If I am going to buy fruit in the supermarket near the house in Japan, since it goes into the pack,
I can hardly buy one apricot.
Since the supermarket in Canada sells by making any fruit and vegetables a pile, I can buy it as I am needed
like three apples and an apricot.
It also seems that those who purchase in large quantities, of course can buy it the whole bag.
What I eat today chose what became ripe well, and what is eaten after tomorrow chose and bought the hard
thing.
When putting on the stand for every fruit by the register, the amount of money came out and it was thought
by it that the supermarket in Japan was behind.
Moreover, neither a tray nor a lap nor the help that is gentle to the earth also in respect of environment, and
packs since it is unnecessary is needed.
Since it was about the bus of New York and the one for Boston and went at a low price from Montreal,
I went to New York at last year and went to Boston at this year.
In New York, I rode on the commuting time belt at the subway.
The face of motivation is carried out wholly, it is active, and I thought that it was the city of the center
in the world truly.
The steel frame with the big remains of a World Trade Center was unreserved.
The mind which takes a photograph did not occur, either and I have not landed at the Liberty island.
I could not but look at The Statue of Liberty onboard.
Since it was a little less than two months after terrorism, although I thought that I was unavoidable,
I was lonely too.
I was the purpose of the maximum to go to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
There are much Japanese fine arts there.
Although it was saying, when I carried out, it was exhibiting centering on the hanging scroll, and some "ukiyoe"
was not exhibiting and I was disappointments.
I was absent from the next week school, and traveled New Orleans. New Orleans was the home country of Jazz,
and although it was one of the cities to go from ancient times, the wish suited at last.
Since it was latitude about the same as Yaku Islands there, it was hot in it.
Unlike Montreal, air conditioning was moving the interior of a room.
I felt sense of incongruity. This is the United States. I thought the United States truly.
If evening comes there Traffic of Bourbon Street increases and various stores, such as a live house and
sex show, open it.
Since I went to hear Jazz, I went to the live house on the 3rd, and enjoyed Jazz of the home.
I was also able to do the new friend in this studying abroad (travel which broke off the name to say).
However, I forget English rapidly after the homecoming. I think that I want to go to the city which has not
been performed as long as funds and physical strength continue.
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