Hi! I am Kashio from Japan. This time, I will write a blog!

This morning we headed to San Francisco! San Francisco is one of my favorite cities in the world, so I was very excited to see everything there. First, we went to the prison island, called Alcatraz. It is a small island only 1.5 miles away from San Francisco, but it is difficult to escape. It is because of the coldness of the ocean water and also the strict security. I entered one of the cells, and I felt so lonely and was so scared. I could clearly see the island from the bay of San Francisco. Since they are so close to each other, It is said that people in the prison could hear the laughter and music on New Years Day. It was definitely worth visiting and I thought that the history of Alcatraz shows the U.S. history too. After that, we explored San Francisco! I really enjoyed that. Always when I find a Hard Rock Cafe, I get one pin. So do this time! My favorite thing in that city was the performers on the streets! My friends and I watched magic show,some splayed painting, and people playing different kinds of instrument. There were lots of entertainment. I enjoyed myself very much. At the end of the day, we had dinner in China town. surprisingly, there are lots of steep road around there. It felt like roller coasters in the bus. I don't know how to drive but I could tell that it is difficult to drive around there. Otherwise Mr. bus driver did really great job. I appreciated it. We had delicious Chinese food there. The funny thing for me was that not many people can use chopsticks. For Japanese people, it is nothing to use chopsticks. So I fought how to use chopsticks for other exchange students. After we had the dinner, we were walking down the street to go back to the bus. And there was the very small park. I'm the park lots of Chinese people were exercising there. So most of exchange students joined them and danced one song. It was very exciting and funny moment. People were so kind and we just had fun. I really love being an exchange student so much.

Kashio Nakajima, Japan