New Student Interview-Mai Ikushima

There is going to be a new student in 10th grade from the begining of the second semester, I interviewed Mai Ikushima so that people who is interested in her can read this article and get to know her. By reading this article, you will be able to see how interesting she is.





S: Hey! So, I guess you are the new student, right?


M: Haha, yup.



S: I’m Saya, and I want to interview you for the HIS web blog GUAVALOCO (Newspaper/journalism) so that everyone would be able to know a little bit about you before you officially join the school. Please tell me your name and your grade.
M: Mai Ikushima　生島 舞, 10th grade.



S: Nice to see you, Mai. So, where did you used to live before coming to HIS?
M: Huntsville, Alabama. Basically the middle of nowhere, where all the crazy rednecks live. I went to Virgil I. Grissom High School



S: Any reasons why you chose to come to Hokkaido?
M: There really is no real reason why I chose Hokkaido…basically, we had to move to Japan anyways, so I suggested somewhere we’d never lived before, a small town, some climate that snows so I can actually see a snowy winter, and Hokkaido seemed to meet all the demands. Also, the fact that we’d visited Hokkaido once before had a huge impact.



S: Cool, you must of like Hokkaido very much. What do you like about Hokkaido so far, do you play any winter sports?
M: For now, the snow infatuates me. I mean for a person that got an inch of snow maybe once a year, with luck, this is REALLY weird. Also, RAMEN!! It’s been about 2 years since I’ve actually had REAL ramen (Bama doesn’t really have any Asian food other than Americanized “Chinese” take-out…). And yes, I snowboard. Or used to, anyways. It’s been over 2 years since I last snowboarded…and that was in Cali…so not really…fun. It was more like mushy-cold-stuff-boarding.



S: Snowboarding seems fun!! I would like to try it someday. Oh well, do you know any of the things that are famous in Hokkaido?
M: Uh, snow? Skiing? Yoshitake-san’s nama-caramel. Lol and Ramen? Food? Honestly, I only know like Mashuko, Erimo Misaki, and Sapporo…beer. Lol and I don’t even know if I spelled that right…haha so, basically, ignoring my long-windedness, the answer to the question is no.





S: Nama- Caramel is so popular in Hokkaido, you have to line up in a line in a department store for about 3 hours, you know, to just get a package of it. what is your first impression about HIs?
M: “Wow. This really is a SMALL school…” not that that’s bad, but 200 students, give or take, for the whole K~12 school…is...wow.



S: Yeah, HIS is a small school. But the good things about it are that you can get along with pretty much, everyone in the school…Then, what do you think is the biggest difference between your old school and HIS?
M: The size, no redneck accent, not too much blond hair (not to be mean or anything!), no police officers/security guards, no fights, no kissing in the halls (lol), its warm! No cold air conditioning (our teachers seemed to think it was necessary to keep the class below zero or something. I mean, yeah, we can’t work in a hot class, but keep it above 65 F!! PLEASE!), uh, basically, everything is COMPLETELY different, so it’s hard to choose just one…



S: Wow, quite different. Wait, how many times have you moved?
M: Uh…lets think…Japan 4 and a half years, WV 3 years, Japan 1 year, AL 3 years, Cali 1 year, Bama 2 years, and now here? Wait, I’m missing a year…idk. So confused. Lol so 6? No, wait, I’m missing something….



S: 6 times?? Wow. You are really lucky to be able to see all kinds of places. This is my 12th year in Hokkaido, I wish I can move somewhere else. Oh well, I would probably be out of Japan after I graduate this school so, 2 more years of my boring life left in Japan, hopefully. Anyways, what is your favorite subject?
M: Math!



S: Really? Me too. And your Least favorite?
M: English…



S: What is your favorite food?
M: RAMEN! Oh, and for some reason, I love trying exotic food. Seriously. I’ve eaten chicken feet, cow toung and brain, whale, bees in some sauce, and a bunch of other crazy foods.



S: Well then, have you ever tried eating frogs? You should try them someday, if you like trying eating those kinds of food. I heard that they taste like chicken… Moving on to the next question, what is your hobby, things you enjoy to do when you are free?
M: Eat, sleep, read, eat, watch movies, sleep, eat, dance!, sleep, snowboard, eat. Oh, and did I mention eating and sleeping?



S: Interesting. Then, what do you want to be when you grow up?
M: Some singer in Japan.



S: Oh, then you must give me your autograph before you become famous!!! Tell me your number, tell me your address, and I will be a huge fan of yours. Lol (chill) So, you want to be a singer, right? Then what kind of music do you like listening to?
M: Mostly emo/screamo, rock, punk, stuff like that? Then, again, if you go through my iPod, it’s hard to say which genre is dominant…so I guess anything and everything.



S:Do you play any instrument?


M: Instruments seem to hate me.



S: (silence…) Okay…When was your best day of your life?
M: Uh hm…hard to choose…well, then again, I pretty much like everything about life…including all the bad things cause they led to the good things that followed. Wow I sound so optimistic…lol



S: Yes, you do sound optimistic. Do you have any favorite book or an author?
M: Just one?! OMG! NO! I’ll just make a list and let you choose a couple. Also, idk most of the authors.Death Note, Twilight series--Stephenie Meyer, The Land of Elyon series, Full Metal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師)—Hiromu Arakawa (荒川　拡), Vampire Night, omg so many more…I just can’t think of the names right now…oh well, currently my favorite/obsession is Death Note.



S: Oh, so you love reading… This is going to be your last question; do you have any favorite quotes?
M: “On a scale of one to crazy, im a penguin.”—anonymous
“You know when you asked me if I’m ok and I said “I’m fine.”?, well, I lied.”—anonymous
And a bunch more. They’re all on my facebook. Lol



S: Thank you very much for taking up your time and answering these questions. As I told you before, this interview is going to be on the HIS student newspaper web blog, anything you would like to say to the people who reads this?
M: Any other questions? I’ll be glad to answer them, although I have NO idea why on earth you’d find me interesting. Other than the fact that I get hyper really easily. Now THAT’S amusing.












This is the end of the interview. If you find Mai walking in school, say hello and please give her a warm welcome. Have a nice end of the semester.