Essay 1-01a: Letter to My Host Family

I will stay with you in this summer, so let me introduce myself. My name is Misaki. Please call me Misaki. I live in Kumamoto, Japan. I'm eighteen years old and go to KGU. There are four people in my family. How many people are there in your family? I'm in the English department. I like English very much, so I'm looking forward to learning English and culture and history during my stay. I'm not good at speak English, so I want to make progress in my English speaking skills. I like baseball very much, so I want to go a baseball stadium to watch a baseball game in America. However, I'm not good at playing baseball, so if you are good at playing baseball, please teach me how to play baseball. I want to be a baseball player. In addition, I like basketball very much too, so I also want to watch basketball games. Anyway, I like watching all sports games. Let's go to the stadium many times to watch various sports games. By the way, I study not only English but also French at KGU. It is very difficult for me to understand French. Especially, French grammar is very difficult. However, I think learning French is very fun. I enjoy it. That's why, I study French hard every day. I like children very much, so I want to play with them if there are some children in your family. I also want to take care of them. In addition, I like animals, especially dogs, so I want to play with them if there are some pets in your family. Where do you live in America? Is there any interesting there? Is it cold there? Japan has four seasons. Now, it is winter in Japan, so it is very cold. I don't like the cold, so I hope it is warm in your country. Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting you and your family very much. Sincerely. From Misaki

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