This week was Silver Week in Japan. I worked for seven days at my part-time job. It was very hard, but I finished all seven days without abreak. After that, I had a lot of time to rest. On Saturday, I went to the Tone River in Ibaraki Prefecture to see fireworks. This was the fourth fireworks event I went to this year. The fireworks were very beautiful. I enjoy watching them every year. On Sunday, I met my friend who came from Nagoya. I had not seen my friend for one month, so I was very happy to see my friend again. On September 22 and 23, I stayed at my friend’s house in Saitama. We made some sweets together and ate them. It was very fun. I had a great Silver Week.

During summer vacation, I went to Sapporo and Tottori. In Sapporo, I ate sushi and went out for Genghis Khan. The Genghis Khan restaurant was in a place at Furano, where the surrounding nature was amazing. There were sheep, horses, and cows being raised there. On the way there and back, I used Narita Airport for the first time. It was bigger than Haneda Airport, but there weren’t many shops. In Tottori, I went to a famous sushi chain and visited a waterfall. I’m glad I was able to have such a fulfilling summer vacation, hanging out with friends and going out to eat. I’m going to do my best in the classes that are about to start,

Why Does Spanish Have a Silent H? If the letter H is silent in Spanish, why is it even there? Words like: hola hacer hombre hablar all contain an h, but in modern Spanish, that letter is normally not pronounced at all. So why didn't Spanish simply get rid of it? The answer is mostly historical. Many Spanish words with h originally came from Latin words beginning with f. For example: facere → hacer ferrum → hierro farina → harina Over time, in some varieties of early Spanish, the initial f began to weaken. It was eventually pronounced more like an aspirated sound — something similar to the English h — and later disappeared completely from pronunciation. But the spelling remained. That is why modern Spanish has words such as hacer and harina with an h that nobody pronounces. Not every Spanish h comes from an old Latin f, though. Some words kept the letter because of their Greek or Latin spelling, while others entered Spanish from different languages. And there is one important exception: When h appears after c, we get ch: chico chocolate noche In that case, it is definitely not silent. So the Spanish h may seem useless, but it is actually a small fossil from the history of the language. Sometimes spelling remembers sounds that pronunciation forgot.

🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL — ENGLISH CHALLENGE When I don’t understand, I ask the teacher a ______. A. question B. mistake C. homework Choose the correct answer! 👇

🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL — ENGLISH CHALLENGE I’m late! I need to ______ quickly. 🏃‍♀️ A. run B. sleep C. wait Choose the correct answer! 👇

🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL — ENGLISH CHALLENGE 1. I need to buy some notebooks before ______. A. school starts B. school stops C. school sleeps Choose the correct answer! 👇

The school has just begun. I miss summer vacation. I had a good time at the time. I went many places. First I went Yamanashi prefecture. My friends house is in Yamanashi. We went by the car. Driving was so fun for us. The temperature was cooler than Tokyo. So I was very happy. I hate hot weather. Second I went watching the baseball game 8 times. It was so exciting. My favorite team could have won many times. I love my team so no baseball no life. Third I went Okinawa with my friends for 4 days. The sea was very clear. I want to go there again.

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School has started again, and honestly, I feel so depressed about it. During the vacation, I knew this day would come, but I still wasn’t ready. I don’t hate my classes, but waking up early and thinking about assignments already makes me tired. I feel like my brain is still in vacation mode. Maybe it will get better after a few weeks, but right now I just want to go back to my free days. On the other hand, I bought a bag called “notabag” recently, and it was a really nice buy. Maybe it is my best purchase of this year so far. I didn’t expect a bag to make me this happy, but I like using it more than I thought. When I have to go to school, at least I can take my new bag with me. It doesn’t make school exciting, of course, but it makes leaving home a little less annoying.