Review of Blog
*Quality
The quality of the blog was high in my opinion. The layouts of the blog was easy to read, and colorful, so I thought that it was kind for the viewers of the blog. The links were well organized, so I liked the layouts and the quality of the blog.

*Usefulness
As I said before, the links were well organized, so I think it is useful for both the writer and the viewers of the blog. If the writer was talking about an entry in the past, she would put the link to go to that page, so I think that was nice for the viewers.

*Visual Attractiveness
It was colorful, and well organized. I like her sense of color choosing.

*Accessibility of Language
It was only written in English, since she is an American. I don't think she knows another language, and she only writes it for people in the western area, so I did not think the language is not accessible to every culture and every person in the world.

*How interesting was it to you personally?
It talked about her children and their growth, besides the recipes she introduced int he blogs, so I thought that it was very interesting for me personally. Since the recipes are all seasonal things and healthy, I thought that it would be a good example for my cooking in my own life. I would like to actually cook the recipes she put on the entries of her blog.

Introducing myself and my book

     Hi! My name is Ayaka. I hope you will enjoy my postings. First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ayaka, and I am 19 years old. I am from Nagano prefecture, and I came to Tokyo this spring. I love to cook, though I am not confident of it. I was interested in this seminar because I am very interested in food, and I love to eat. I would like to learn many things about food in attenfing this seminar. I would also like to make friends with the people in the seminar. Thank you!

     Next, I would like to introduce the book that I am reading. My book is called 'Food in early Modern Europe'. The reason I chose this book is because I wanted to learn the cultures and history of  Europe. So far, I have only read 13 pages of the book, and it is about population changes of Europe from the 1300s and talks about the agriculture. It is very interesting, and I would like to read through the book as much as possible.