ESSAY 1

Dear host family,

Hello. How do you do? I’m Kumi Mitsunaga. I want you to introduce myself. My hometown is Kumamto city in Kumamoto. I’m twenty two years old now, and I will be twenty three in this September. My birthday is September 9^th, so my constellation is Virgo. And my blood type is A, but my friends says I’m not A type. I think that my character is optimistic, and my mother says “You’re a real character.” And my hobby is listening to music. I like music very much. I like all genres, but above all I like pop music and club music. My favorite artists of Western music are “Daft Punk”, “Space Cowboy”, and so on. I like to go to a club, but I don’t go to club which is in Kumamoto. I often go to Okinawa in my vacation, and then I go to a club in Naha city. I also like trip to Okinawa, and I go there at least two or three times a year. Okinawa is very exciting place for me.

By the way, I’m a university student. When I was six years old, I started to study English first time. I didn’t remember why I wanted to study English. But I think that I was interested in English then. But I also think I was interested in America rather than English. Because I like an American drama “Full House” then. Now, I like it very much. And I started to listen to Western music in my junior high school, so my interest in English is very big. But I didn’t think that I really study English in university. I’m interested in English because of many American dramas, many Western music, and so on.

Finally, it’s very long self-introduction, and can you know about me? When I go to your home, please tell me about your family and your hometown. I’m glad to go to my yearning place, America, and meet to you! Give my love to your family.

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