Blogger Haruna Matsuoka wants to explore Japanese culture and history this summer plus make time to relax

Hi! This is Haruna from Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). I would like to talk about my future plan for summer break. This summer break is the longest break I have ever had. I am very excited for summer break because I am going to go back to Japan again and ready for the next step (transferring to 4-year university). The reason why I want to write down this topic is from my experience.

Why don’t you have just-for-fun in the summer break??

One day, I had a conversation with my friends after our class. My friend group is interested in Japan and they asked me a lot of good questions. Most of questions were about my culture and history. However, my English was limited at that time and some of them were very deep questions, so I could not answer them or I showed some pictures from Google. From this experience, I became frustrated with myself and I realized that I have to learn more about my country. So, I am planning to visit some of historical places and try to learn about culture.

What is My Plan?

I am planning to stay in my hometown and spend time with my family. I am going to swim in the lake or river with my dog, go to the ocean/beach with my friends, do fireworks, and enjoy summer fruits. However, I am also going to visit traditional festivals because there are so many beautiful festivals in Japan. In addition, I am going to go to historical places, and so on. Also, my hobby is to take pictures and videos so I want to enjoy my break. I would like to make an aesthetic video. In addition, I would like to do a digital detox so I will enjoy nature.

After Break

After the break, I am going to go back to Los Angeles and transfer to a 4-year university. I am very excited to start my new journey in a new environment.

Haruna Matsuoka from Japan is studying sports medicine at Santa Rosa Junior College in California