Essay 1: Advice to my Kouhai

I want to tell my Kouhai something. I think if you want to pass this writing class, you should try to write on your blog every day. I didn't do that and couldn't get a credit. You should do assignments as soon as possible. Don't forget the deadlines and feel relaxed until you finish the assignment. If you have enough time to do it, although you think it's easy or do it later, you should start writing at that time. I couldn't do that, so I failed this class.

If you don't have any time to write, you should get up earlier or write more words before. Most of you have part time jobs and are busy every day, I think. I am too. I know you are so busy, you don't want to write and you don't have time, but we are all in the same boat!! We don't have time, but everyone needs to find time and do the assignment. Don't leave assignments for later. I recommend to get up early because you can finish it early and you don't have to think about it at that day. I have put my homework off until later. It wasn't good.

Also, I have things that I recommend you. Do you know blogger's application for iPhone and smartphone? Have you used it? It's very useful and helpful. You can write essays when you go to school by bus and train. I sometimes use it. When I go to the school by train, I write by using the application and I think about next topics. You can use time effectively.

If you have a lot of time, I recommend you to do the assignment at the same time each day. I think it's a good idea, if you aren’t busy and you are a good manager of time. Anyway, it's important to post to your blog and do the assignment before the deadline.

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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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