Although I no longer teach at Nagoya Women’s University, I still remember the date of the graduation ceremony: March 18. I went there yesterday to see the happy students dressed up in colorful kimonos. They were having a great time taking pictures with their friends and family as they always do. Some things never change. However, there will be a big change in their lives when most of them start new jobs in April. There will also be a big change at the university. It is going co-educational. That means that young men will enter the university next month and start studying there with the young women. Of course, the university cannot keep its old name. It is changing its name to Nagoya Aoi University. (125 words) jaremaga HP https://jaremaga.online/ You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

When I think of perfume, I think of small bottles with a strong-smelling liquid inside. People, especially women, use perfume to make themselves smell good. Air freshener is like perfume, but people use it to make their houses smell good. You don’t have to buy an air freshener if you have a garden though. You can use your own flowers to keep your house smelling good. I know someone who has a camelia bush in her garden. When the camelia drops its flowers, she collects them and puts them on a plate. She keeps the plate in her entrance, so when you go into her house, you can smell the flowers. They give off a beautiful natural perfume.  (118 words) jaremaga HP https://jaremaga.online/ You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

Ramadan is a special month for Muslims, believers in Islam. They fast (they don’t eat or drink anything) from sunrise to sunset for a month. The dates of Ramadan change every year, and this year, Ramadan is in March. I went to a Turkish restaurant to buy kebab for dinner last week, and I talked to the owner. I knew he was religious, and I was wondering how he runs a restaurant during Ramadan. He usually opens the restaurant at 11 am, but during Ramadan he doesn’t open until 3:30 pm. He starts fasting at 4:30 am and cannot eat anything until 6 pm. I think he has one of the hardest jobs. He has to make food when he is very hungry, but he can’t eat it! (128 words) jaremaga HP https://jaremaga.online/ You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com

I used to have a dog when my children were little, but after the dog died, I decided not to get another one. Now, my daughter has a dog. She lives near me, so when I am free in the morning, I take the dog for a walk. She keeps him in the house, but he loves to go outside. When I walk him, we stay out for 45 minutes or an hour. He doesn’t want to go back home. He doesn’t care what the weather is like. He will walk in cold weather, and he will walk in the rain. He is a shiba inu, so he has a natural raincoat. When he gets wet, he just shakes the water off. That’s fine for him, but I have to be careful or I will get wet!  (137 words) You can send me a comment or your own story at jaremaga@gmail.com