Essay04: Dear host family

Hello! I am Misato. I live in Japan. I am 19 years old and I am a university student at KGU. I major in English. I have studied English for 7 years, but my English is not so good. I have to study more.
I am going to tell you about my ordinary life. I live in Kikuchi, Kumamoto. Every weekday I go to the university by bus. But sometimes my close friend drives me there. It takes about an hour. The university is a little far from my hometown. It makes me bored so I always listen to music in the bus. Yes I love music. I like J-pop, and foreign music that is famous in Japan. I love Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift very much. I sometimes spend money to buy CDs too much. I want to listen to music, always.
At KGU, I study some subjects. English writing, listening, speaking, reading, inter-cultural communication, English language study, Japanese language study, Korean, American literature, and so on. I also studied French last year. French is difficult but Korean is more difficult. I am not good at reading the Hangul.
I like sports, too. I played badminton for 9 years. I’ve belonged to the club in the school (from elementary school to high school). I don’t play now, but I want to. If there are some club teams of sport in your hometown, I want to try to join it. I just want to enjoy playing some sports with you.
By the way, do you have some pets in your family? Don’t worry about it. I like dogs, cats, and other animals. I don’t like insects, of course. So if you have some animals, I’m very happy. Actually I have a dog in my house, her name is Lily and she is very cute!
Now I prepare for home stay at your family. I want to learn a lot of things by this stay. I hope I will have good experience and I enjoy everyday with you. If I get into some problems, I will ask you to help me. I am worried a little but I am looking forward to staying and meeting you.
Sincerely yours.

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BR04:Starfish

There are many different starfish.

Some are flat.
Some are thin.
Some are prickly.
Some are prickly and pink.
Some are prickly and gray.
Some are just a tangle.
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This book is introduction of starfish. They are cute but a little bit grotesque...
The 5 edges of body are arms, not legs. That's interesting isn't it?
I have ever seen the starfish at first hand.



Hurd, E.(1962). Starfish. Harper Collins Publishers.

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Essay03: My Hometown

My hometown Kikuchi-shi is a little far away from KGU. I come to KGU for an hour by car or bus and it takes about an hour. So long time and I get tired everyday. It is north of Kumamoto prefecture. I live in Kikuchi since I was born. My elementary school, junior high, and high school are in Kikuchi. I live in my house with my family; father, mother, and older brother. My hometown is famous for Onsen! We have some great Onsen and my favorite Onsen is Shichijo-Onsen. I want to recommend this place because it is best Onsen. I have a plan that I take my mother there, in my head. Also I want foreigners to enjoy Onsen.
And, Kikuchi is country and there are many field and farm around my house. No noise around there, sometimes I hear dog is barking. The air is very flesh. Moreover, a lot of stars are shining in the sky, in the middle of the night. So I love this place, this atmosphere. My hometown does not have very fashionable shops, and exciting amusement parks. But it has many good things as I said. (And we cannot see it in the city.)
In my child hood, I went to anyplace in the town. I went to swimming pool, the library, super market, my friend’s home. My hometown is ordinary town. It is comfortable to live. But I think I will move to city after my graduation. I am going to live alone and get a job. I think living in the city makes my vision broad. So, I like my hometown but I hope I will move to the city in the future. It is just a plan. Even if I can do, I come back to my home and I want to see my family and old friends.

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