The Power of a Smile

I love to smile. Everyday I try to smile on the path to a random stranger. Weird? Maybe, but everyone appreciates a smile even when they're stuck wondering if we've met, even though we never had. I started doing this one day after hearing a pretty sad story. It was the story of a man who left his home, walked to a bridge, and committed suicide, but he had left a note on his desk reading, "If anyone smiles at me on the way from my house to this bridge, I will not jump." A smile is a truly beautiful and powerful action. Will you smile at someone today? :)

日本が大好き！（I love Japan)

I will admit that I started learning Japanese because of my interest in anime, but over the last few years my love for the Japanese language and culture has blossomed into something I never would have imagined back when I started watching DragonBallZ and Sailor Moon in my childhood. I never imagined that I would have the experience of living in Japan with a host family. And I definitely had no idea that one of my host sisters would come visit me in America during her exchange program in an American school. So many wonderful things have been sparked from a childhood interest in anime.

Self-Introduction

はじめまして。私（わたし）の名前（なまえ）は　ラッセル　ジョージェル　だけど(but)、ミデル（middle) の名前(なまえ）を使（つか）います（use)。ミデル（middle)の名前(なまえ）はミレーシ(Millacy)です。ジャマイカ（Jamaica) に生（う）まれました(was born)。ニュウジャージ（New Jersey) からきました。コルンビア(Columbia)大学(だいがく）の一年生（いちねんせい）です。十八（じゅうはっ）さいです。どうぞよろしく。