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Hello! I am 40 years old now, and I will tell about my life in the past 20 years. 20 years ago, I went to Canada to study English. The first semester I joined a language school and studied English harder than ever I had ever studied it. The second semester I entered a University and learn with English. I got a lot of friends there and I had great experiences in Canada.

After I came back to Japan, I got enough credits and graduated from KGU. After that I was adopted by a company which executes concerts. I worked hard every day, and the time came one day. I had been dreaming that I would be in charge of making Kanjyani8’s concert. It was the time when I was 27 years old, I was chosen as the chief producer of Kanjyani8’s concert. I was very happy because I was a fan of them. The concert was successful!!! I was proud of it!

3 years later, I went to Hollywood and I worked as a member of a group making fantasy films. It was very exciting, but also it made me so tired. However, I didn’t care about being tired when I thought that I could give an impression to people thorough movies, especially for children. While I stayed in Hollywood, I had very exciting experiences. I appeared in a film as a role of Japanese woman who gives a hint to a boy. It was not a major role, but it was a role of an important person.

When I was 35 years old, I came back to Japan and I became a chief of a firm which executes events. In the same year, I married a man whom I loved before. My husband and I met when we are junior high school students. We had a relationship with each other while we were teenagers around 16 to 18. We broke up after we entered each University. We didn’t contact each other at all. However, we had a class reunion 10 years ago and we saw each other again. After that we decided to start a relationship again. However, before I go to Hollywood, we stopped to get along with each other and promised to get married if our mind didn’t change until the time when I came back to Japan. We kept thinking each other while I spend time in Hollywood. That’s why we married.

Now we have 3 children. I gave birth to twins 4 years ago. We were very surprised, but very glad. Two years later, a third boy was born. Now I restarted to work as a chief of concert producer. Next year our company is planning to have a big concert event! I am very looking forward to it. I will be busy from that next 2 months or 3 months later. I am going to go to a zoo next month with my family. I want to enjoy this precious time.

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The best day of my life

When I was a high school student, I served as president of Kumamoto Kita high school for a few months. The school has a sports festival in May every year. Other high schools also have it in the same season. However, the end of the sport festival, my old high school has a special event which other schools don’t have. At the end of the festival, the school president should do something special. It is called Randa. The president stands front of whole school students and shows his or her hands to the whole student body and move their hands from right side to left side saying the word Randa loudly. Then students who see the hands should clap their hands. I was a president of the school at the time, so I had to do this act. At first, when I heard about that, I didn’t want to do that because almost every former president was a male and I had never experienced such a thing before. However, friends encouraged me to do it, so I decided to challenge it. I practiced dance because the president has to dance after the special event “Randa”. While whole students are singing Kita high school’s fight song, the president has to dance. I choreographed an original dance myself.

 And, the sport festival day came. I participated in some competitions. After that, I changed costume from sport wear to a hakama. At last, the time came. I stood in front of whole students and said the word Randa in a loud voice. When I showed my hands to whole student body, they clapped their hands. I felt that I unified my old high school at the time. After that I danced by myself while all of the students sang and watched me. It was a great experience. After the sports festival finished, a lot of people, not only students but also visitors told me that I was great and very cool. Some people said to me that “I respect you!” When I heard these words, I thought I accomplished great things which nobody can experience easily. I was proud of myself. After the event finished, the student council held a small party. The teacher who took charge of the institution bought delicious manjus for us. It tasted better than when I ate it on any other day. It was the best day of my life.

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This is me↑

My home town

 I will introduce my hometown, Kikuchi from 3 points.

 First are places. In Kikuchi, there are a lot of great place to see. One is the hot springs. In Kikuchi, there are some hot springs. It is not as wonderful as that of Kurokawa in Aso. However, it is comfortable and people can take a bath for only 300 to 500 yen. Whenever people come to Kikuchi, they can go to the hot springs. In spring, especially the term from the end of Mach to the early of April, many people come to Kikuchi to do hanami. Kikuchi has a park that is called Shiroyama koen. There is a lot of playground equipment and also a lot of cherry blossom. I think it is worth while to see the cherry blossoms here as well as to see those of Kumamoto castle. In early of June, many fireflies appear in the River Nikaki in Kyokushi. People are moved by the view. It’s also a very good place to have a date. In summer, a lot of visitors go to Kikuchi Valley. It is one of the most famous valleys in Japan. It is called a natural air conditioner because the place is so cool. A lot of creatures live here because the water is clear, and the atmosphere has no pollution. Visitors can take a walk around the valley with a guide who is familiar with the area. It takes around 30 to 60 minutes. Visitors can enjoy and relax seeing the beautiful view. On the other hand in the area in fall, the trees’ leaves turns red and yellow, so visitors can enjoy different views from that of summer.

The second is food. Kikuchi is famous for its prosperous agriculture. We have a famous food that is called Yakon. It looks like a lotus root, but it is crispier. People usually eat it with salad. In elementary and middle school, Yakon is served for lunch. Kikuchi is called as the biggest dairy area in the western Japan, but few people know about it. That’s why Kikuchi city made a leaflet written about ice cream we recommend. I want visitors to try the ice cream appearing on the leaflet. It tastes very milky. Rice is also famous. Shichizyo rice has got an award three times. Melon and Kyokushi beef are also great food in Kikuchi.

The last are events. In spring, the Doll’s Festival is held in Kikuchi. An interesting contest is also held in the festival. It is Ikemusya contest amd it is a cool samurai contest. Only men can enter the contest. It is a good opportunity to put on the old Japanese armor. In Japan we have summer festivals. However, each city celebrates the festival differently. In my city we have a festival called Hakuryu Matsuri, or in English, The White Dragon Festival. In the festival, people can see two white dragons carried by a lot of chivalrous man. It is from the legend of Hakuryu. About 1000 years ago, Hakuryu appeared from a pond in Kikuchi, and it was a sign of happiness. Visitors are surprised to by the Hakuryu portable shrine. It is so cool. There are more great festivals in Kikuchi that people can enjoy.

I want to introduce more about Kikuchi, so if you are interested in Kikuchi, please go to this page! →http://www.kikuchikanko.ne.jp/

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My treasure

I will introduce three of my treasures. One is the picture which my old boyfriend gave me. When I was a junior high school student, I had a boyfriend who was good at drawing pictures. He could draw “Luffy”, who is a character of the famous manga, ONE PIECE, very well. He had confidence of drawing picture, so he attempted to sell his drawing picture. I thought he was stupid!! That’s why I stole it. Then, he told me that he would give me a better one. I was waiting for several days. The day came and he gave me a wonderful picture. He drew as many anime characters as he could. I was very happy because the day when he gave it to me was the anniversary of starting our relationship. He signed his name and the date on it. I still keep it. It is one of me treasure which reminds me a sweet memory.

 The next is also a picture, but I got it from my best friend in high school. It was called chigirie; the picture made by ripped paper. She gave it to me as a birthday present. It was made by hand. She ripped origami and just put them on a card. She also made small rose with origami. I thought she was dexterous. When I got it, I thought how hard the work was and that it might have taken a lot of time. My old teacher once told me that it was the best present takes long time thinking about the person whom you gave the present, not what you would give. I believe that she was thinking about me, and finally she came up with this present. I am very glad to have such a friend. I am sure that the picture is only one of its kind in the world. I will keep it forever.

The last are letters from my friends. When I was a junior high school student, I and my friends were crazy about writing letter each other. We were almost always writing about our romances or worries about something. When I read them, I remember those days and sometimes it makes me laugh and sometimes it tells me some important things. I think I can recall any of those times when I read those letters, even 60 years from now. I want to read them when I become an old woman and share them with my friends someday.

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letter to a host family

My name is Yuika. I am studying at KGU in Japan. I major English. I like to play sports, especially swimming, dancing and snowboarding. I am female, but sometimes I am called a masculine girl. I will live with my sister independent from my parents. I usually cook dinner. I like cooking, but I am not good at it. I would like to help with your cooking. Please tell me the way to be good at cooking and some traditional dishes which are famous in your country. I also like eating, but sometimes I ate too much and I have a stomachache. That’s why when you think that I am eating too much, please warn me. I have some questions about your family.

First, do you have any pets? I like animals, so if you have any pets, I want to get along with them. Second, I want to visit a lot of famous places while I stay there. I also want to go shopping so how much money do I have to bring to do what I want to do in your country? Third, is there any smoker in your family? I don’t’ like smoke, so I would like you to avoid smoking when you are with me. Next, what are you doing? Are you working? Do you have enough time to spend with me? I want to talk about Japan and want to learn about your country. I like to know about other country’s culture and finding differences between Japan and other countries. I also want to talk about school life, my family and romance with you. When you are free in the holiday, please guide me around your home town.

Next, how long does it take from your home to the school in which I am going to study? Can I walk to school? Next, is there any grocery store where I can get ingredients for cooking Japanese food like soy-sauce and mirin, sweet sake for seasoning? I am planning to make nikujyaga for your family. It is one of the most famous and traditional foods in Japan. Finally, do you accept any other foreign student while I stay at your home? If you are planning to, I am very grad because I want to be friends with them. That’s all. If you have any question about me, please send me an e-mail○○○△△@gmail.com or write a letter to me. I am looking forward to seeing your family and to having good time in your country. Thank you! Yuika

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