Melissa and the International Spartans

  On a lovely sunny Sunday morning, I went to a Mexican grocery store.   One of my teachers told me about the fantastic tacos there, and I really wanted to try them. During the  holiday weekend , I decided to go and try the “really good” tacos.   Don Pancho is located on South Cedar Street in Lansing, Michigan. It took about 30 minutes to get there from MSU’s Owen Hall by bike. The store had a variety of items like vegetables, fruits, Mexican spices, meats, drinks, and more. They also sold Mexican food for takeout. There were burritos, quesadillas, gorditas, tacos dorados, tortas, and of course, tacos.     The t acos had so many options ! First, you choose the type of meat .  Then, you choose from the Mexican style and the American style. Mexican style uses double corn tortillas with your choice of meat, topped with cilantro and onions. American style also comes with your choice of meat but includes lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream a...

  Over the Memorial Day weekend , I really enjoyed having more time to sleep since I ’ m a night owl. It was such a nice change from my usual school schedule. I didn ’ t have any big plans, so I tried to make the weekend productive by going to the gym and studying for the TOIEC, which I ’ m taking in two weeks. At the gym, I focused especially on lower body training because I'm not very good at it and want to improve. For TOEIC preparation, I used practice materials that follow the same format as the actual test and I listened to it, so I could get used to the question types and time management. I thought about going out somewhere, but my roommate was working and could n ’ t drive,   and many stores would be closed for Memorial Day. So instead, I just stayed in the dorm and made the most of the long weekend .   Up until last week, a group of elementary or middle school kids had been on campus for some kind of program, and the dining hall was super crowded...

Today I’d like to tell you about my weekend off , 25 May. First, Sohei and I went to Don Pancho which i s Mexican food shop in Lansing , and we ate some tacos . It was so delicious . A fter that, we visited the cemetery to learn about Memorial Day . When we arrived at there, I was walking around with searching on differences between The USA and Japan. I felt that the cemetery in USA is more open and familiar than it in Japan .   Next, I’ d like to tell you about my Memorial Day weekend 26 May ( Memorial Day ). My colleague and I went to Ril l ey ’ s house with Patricia. Riel l y was a scien ce teacher a t a mi ddle school in Michigan , and he is also Pat ’ s friend . His house is b uilt on the riverside in DeWitt . I t seems like an American dream house which has huge yard, garden for barbecu e , big, and wonder ful . When we arrived there , we enjoyed padd l ing a canoe after we ate some hot dogs . W e felt so good. S o, we want to go there...