Letter to a host family

Hello. My name is Haruka. I'm 21 years old. I was born in February. I was born and grew up in Kumamoto. I live with my family. We are a family of five. My family member is mother, grandmother, grandfather, a younger brother and I. My brother is 11 years old and in the 6 grade. He likes You tube very much, so he always sitting in front of our PC. He is a little fat. He doesn't play any sports because he doesn't take part in club activities. My mother is 40 years old. She is young. My grandmother usually cooks meal for us. She is very kind.

 I am a KGU student. I major in English. I like English and children. My hobbies are reading books and watching movies. I like the Harry Potter series and Ghibli movies. If you are interested in them, please talk about them with me. I have a small appetite and I don't like prawns. I don't like seafood dishes very much. I will try to eat seafood dishes, but it is possible that I can't eat them. Please turn a blind eye then. I usually eat rice in Japan. Which do you eat more often, rice or bread? I like both.

 I would like to cook Japanese foods for you. Japanese foods are very delicious, and have a lot of kinds of dishes in each region. I often make sweets in my free time, so I would like to make traditional sweets with you too. I like chocolate cake the best. What sweets do you like the best?

The summer climate of Japan is characterized by high temperatures and high humidity. How about your country? What clothes do I bring to be comfortable? Is the sun strong? Where are the local tourist spots? I want to take pictures there. Also, I want to draw some pictures. Do you know the places of scenic beauty? Would you mind taking me to there?

Through this experience of staying with your family, I want to polish my skill in speaking English. In addition, I learn another country's culture and want to be an international person with a broad outlook on life. I want to teach young children and elementary school students in the future. After that, I want to tell them about valuable information about cultures and exchange and interesting with foreign people. I want to know people's way of thinking and understanding it.

Best regard, Haruka

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