Essay 1-01a: Letter to a host family

Hi! Nice to meet you. My name is Akino.

I'm going to stay with you this summer. For this time, I will introduce my self and ask questions.

I'm from kumamoto in Japan. My home town is Kawachi. The special product is mikan, so I like mikan very much. Also, in Kawachi, there is beautiful nature. Therefore, I love nature so much

Next, I'll introduce my family. I have four four members in my families, my father, mother, older sister, and older brother. My father is a very strong man. He is well-muscled. I love him, and I think that I want to get married to someone like him. My mother is cute. She was a very sunny disposition. Also, my sister is such a hard worker. My brother is very gentlemanly. I love and respect them. I hope to become part of a happy family like my family.

Since I told you about my family, I'll tell you myself character. I'm basically positive, and I'm cheerful. I'm given to saying, "You're smile is so good." I always keep my smile in mind because I want to make my friends, my family, and other persons smile and feel happy. Therefor, the most attractive feature for me of a person is a dimple.

About eating, anything is fine, but I'm not good at both pickles and raisins. Of course I'm going to try to eat them. However, if you don't mind, please keep this in mind.

Finally, I'll tell you my wish in this summer. I hope to be able to grow up with you. Also, there is some things. I want to do there with you, for example, going a tourist spots, playing sports together, and other things. I'm looking forward to meeting you very much. Thank you.
                                                                                                           From Akino

[300 words]

Journal H

              Today, I will introduce two interesting goods. These goods are very innovative and religiously. Please listen to me.

           At first, the item is that I want to recommend for Senior Citizen. It is “Sun Odor”. I think that most of Senior Citizen is frail, so many life works are difficult for them. For example, hanging out the washing to dry, or walking with their pets. Therefore, I hit on “Sun Odor”! As the name itself suggests, this item serves for sunlight. When you are going to hang out the washing to dry, try to use this odor. All you have to do is perfume the washing. The next moment, the laundry is going to dry well. Also, when you are going to walk with your pets, please use this odor. You will feel get drenched in sunlight. “Sun Odor” is going to make your life more comfortable.

           Next goods, I want to recommend for Clown. It is “Toy Odor”! This item is able to change all thing into toy. For example, if you want to use ball, so you perfume a small stone by the roadside, the stone change into ball! Clown use a lot of toys for their performance, so they have to carry them. I feel that it is terrible. I want to reduce the burden for Clown. Also, I think that they can move more easily and entertain more other children. If you use this item, you will be more wonderful clown! “Toy Odor” will make your work more efficient, and make your performance more exciting.

Journal G

              My memorable experience is that I have spent a year preparing for the university entrance examinations in Kokeijuku after I left high school. The experience was very hard for me, and I felt stress. However, I could change for the better by the experience.

           One year ago, I failed the university entrance examination . I was really terrible, so I didn’t want to do anything. Besides, I didn’t want to study especially, but I had to go to the cramming school because I try the university entrance examination again. I decided to go to Kokeijuku.

At first, I tensed very much because there weren’t my friends there. However, Kokeijuku held a lot of interesting events! For example, volleyball tournament, excursion to Aso, and participating in Zuibyo parade. I enjoyed those events, and I was able to make a lot of friends. I learned not only studying but also pleasure by making new friends in Kokeijuku. Also, new friends helped me various situation. For example, when I didn’t understand studying, and when I was suffering from university. They heard my worry, and they taught me studying. I was very happy to meet them.

Besides, in Kokeijuku, I was able to meet wonderful teachers. Before I entered there, I hated math! I couldn’t understand necessity of math. However, I met Mr.Numata who was math teacher. He was very kind, and his how to teach was very conscientious. Thanks to him I came to like math. Other teachers were professional, too.

I could meet various person and experience a lot of situation in Kokeijiku. I had a very hard time, but I could change for the better. Also, I was able to get irreplaceable friends and teacher. I think that the year is my treasure.

Journal F

           I respect Tohoshinki very much. Tohoshinki is Korean male artist, and the member is U-know Yunho and Max Chanmin. They have the part each which I can respect them. Today, I will show you the point that I respect them.

           At first, it is about U-know Yunho. He is a leader of Tohoshinki. I respect his two parts in particular. First, it is his gentleness nice to anyone. When his work is closed, he always participates in a volunteer in his local welfare institution. Also, he sends money of support to child nursing homes every year on his birthday. In this way, his acts show us his gentleness. Second, it is the part which is his hard worker. He practiced becoming an artist for four years before he made his debut as an artist, and he became a big artist. Also, he suffered from the disease of the throat, but overcame it by repeating an exercise. I was impressed by his gentle action and earnest posture, so I respect him.

           Next, it is about Max Changmin. I respect his modest and sincere manner. Even if another person praises him, he is modest by all means and praised the good place of the person afterwards. For example, Tohoshinki can speak Japanese fluently, so they are praised it when they appear on Japanese TV show. However, Max Changmin always say in such a case, “Our Japanese is more incompetent, so we want to become able to talk better.” I think to be great for his modest. Also, he works on every things in a sincere manner. The way of his greetings shows the manner. When he greets, he bows deeply very much and shakes hands with both hands carefully for nobody, to be younger. I want to follow his such positive personal qualities.

           Finally, it is the positive personal qualities that they have in common. It is a feeling to be considerate of another person. In 2011, March 11^th, the big earthquake disaster was caused in the Tohoku region in Japan. Then they sent much support massages and played for revival of Japan. I was glad very much and was impressed by their feelings and action. I love and respect them. I want to be like them.

Journal E

           There are three people with negative personal quality that I think of. It is Gian, Nobita, and Suneo. They are main characters of Doraemon which is a Japanese national animation. I love both this animation and characters, but they have both good parts and bad parts. I will speak problems in their negative personal quality.

           First, I show describe about Gian. His characters is masculine. It is his good part, but his bad parts are things becoming sometimes egocentric and violent. For example, when he thought that he wanted the thing of his friend, he usually snatches it. In such a case, he says regularly, “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine.” This is the outcome of his egocentric part. Also, for example, when doesn’t turn out the way he thinks, he hits friends and conforms to them. It is his violent part. I think he suffers a loss for this negative personal qualities though there are many good parts.

           Next, it is about Nobita. He has a very gentle character. However, he is a sluggard and is a crybaby, besides. Even if his teacher gives homework, he takes a nap without doing it. Besides, he cries when he is got angry at not having done his homework by his teacher and parents. I think these to be deplorable. Also, I think he suffers a loss for negative personal qualities like Gian again.

           Finally, it is about Suneo. He can judge things ideally under the situation. In other words, he has precise judgment. However, he always depends on another person and shifts the responsibility. I think he cannot have confidence toward oneself, so he acts that way. I hope he has confidence, and he acts by his judgment and takes responsibility.

Journal D

           Today, I talk about my achievement memorial day. On February 28, I climbed up 3,333 stairs with my two friends in Uto. When we finished examination and passed the university, we have promised to climb the stairs since before. The entrance examination results had not yet come, but we were not able to wait it, so we decided to climb the stairs. On that day, after having eaten lunch in the house of my friend, we started to climb the stairs. At first, we were not so severe, but we came to have a pain in the foot and came to feel it to be very hard since we climbed 1,000 steps. Therefore, I have begun to sing songs to light an atmosphere. Then my friends began to sing too, and we recovered split again, so we took fresh heart and have begun to climb it again. While going up the stairs, we met a master of the stairs up. He is good at climbing the stairs because he climbs the stairs three times every day. We had him teach a hang of the stairs up. He said to us, “ When you climb the stairs, you must not turn to the bottom. You look at only the front.” We were impressed by the words very much. Thanks to the words, finally, we were able to finish going up 3,333 stairs! We attained our objective. At the same time, we finally finished a long fight of an university entrance examination, and we felt that stepped forward to the new first step. Afterwards we went to the temple called the Syakain at the top of the stairs. We prayed for each wish there. Then we finished the day of the challenging. It is my achievement memorial day on that day.

Journal C

           I love Japanese foods. I talk about the inn of delicious Japanese foods in Kawachi where I live in. The name of the inn is Ryueiso. The dishes of the inn are very delicious. Also, there are a large room and garden at the inn, and a beautiful carp swims in the pond. This inn has its own flavor. When there is an auspicious occasion, I always eat with my family in this inn. For example, when we celebrated my graduation and finding employment of my older sister, we ate there. Also, when my family and my relatives gather such as tray or New York holidays, we order Hachimori  from the inn and eat the dishes at home. Hachimori is the dish which various cooking was put on. The dishes are all delicious, but there are four most delicious dishes in that. First dish is assorted sashimi called Otsukuri. On the Otsukuri, the seasonal fish and shellfish of the season forms a line. I and my family always look forward to eat Otsukuri because fish and shellfish to form a line in the plate changes whenever we go. Second dish is of an abalone and vegitables fly. This dish is seasoned in an oyster source. It is simple, but is the dish that taste of the food itself becomes more attractive. Third dish is a sea bream grilled with salt. A sea bream is roasted whole. It is very gorgeous, and is the dish which is good to a celebration. I and my family love it very much. Finally, forth dish is sesame dumpling as the dessert. It adds sesame to the surface of the dumpling and is fried. I eat just a lot because it is not so sweet. Thus Ryueiso is the very splendid inn. I and my family will spend happy time as ever here.