川

人の出会いとは川の如し。
産まれた頃は細く、狭い沢のように。
下るにつれて、川は広がり、力強く。
山を越し、岩をも砕く激流。
流れに逆らわず、柔らかい清流。
渓流から清流に出会いは広がり、交わり、別れもある。
人工的なダムに溜まる者、小さな池や、沼に溜まるもの。大きな湖に溜まるもの。
でも、いつしかその川は河になり海につながる。
水はあらゆる生き物を生かしも、殺しもする。
人の川では友が友を育み、時に裏切るものなのかもしれない。

How to get along with people from many different cultures.

This country, U.S. is good place to meet many different cultures. You get along with people from many different countries in your job, school, sometimes at the super market.e.t.c....
First of all, you need to get ready for your self. If you live in the different country, you must have had some culture shock. Some people hide in the shell, means keep yourslf in your community.But what I recommend to do is accept a lot of difference and absorb or learn form these things than get yourself stronger because you don't know how big the sea is while your swimming the sea.
Second of all, respect. Each country has respect in different way. Yet, respet starts every relationships. Even though your family, you have to respect. Friends are same things in a lot of stuation.If you respect your friends, your boss and also yourself, around you respect you.
Third of all, smile. If you can accept and respect people no matter where they come from, you can smile from your feeling. Being proud of your culture is a great thing to live. But boring pride is makes you not intersting and not bring smile for each people.
Therefor, getting along with people from many cultures are not so difficult if you accept another clutures, respect another cultuers and swallow your pride a little bit/

5 things I couldn't live without.

People are greedy. When I come to U.S., I just brought some clothes because I use to live in dorm and have a cafeteria inside. While I was living there, my desires are getting bigger and bigger. Began from the car, or I wanted to eat Japanese food. So, when I moved to gainesville, I bought a car and moved to an apartment which I can have my room, with four roommates tho.
First of all, three minimam necessity of human living is having clothes, food and house. In those things, there is small greedy for each things.For example, I wanted to have my own room, I buy more clothes depend on seasons and I want to cook my food for my tast and ingredientes from Japan. I repeart that every month.
Secound of all, after you get those three things, you cannot satisy anymore about your life.In other hand, it can possibly called ambitious than you want to buy a ride soon. To see futher or to enjoy. That's why I bought a car. I took a lisence here and found a car myself. I can now go to everywhere. Nearly shoping to futher NY I drive.
Thired of all, I am from country side of Japan. In St. Petersberg, I used to go to beach everyday.Neverthless, I miss mountains so much.Than I realised what you need is enviroment you want. Coming here is right because whole naturs make me nostalgic and feeling comfortable.Moreover, if I can be selfish I want to see snow.
In conclusion, clothes, foods, house, a ride and nature are necesary for me.