Essay 1-01a: A letter to host family

Hello. My name is Rina. I am a woman. I am nineteen years old. I was born in Kagoshima and was brought up in Kagoshima. We are a family of four. My family is my father, my mother and an older sister. My father works at a post office. My mother works at the hospital. My sister is four years older than me. She works at a kindergarten. She lives in Fukuoka now. I get along very well with my family. In the town where I live in, nature is full. People are warm. My town is in the country, but I like my town very much.

      I am a KGU student. I came to Kumamoto from Kagoshima to go to the university in this spring. It takes about two hours from my town to Kumamoto. So I live by myself. At last I beginning get used to living by myself. I walk to school every day. It takes about ten minutes from my house to school. I like walking while listening to music. I listen to Western music.

      I like playing sport. I have belonged to the soft tennis club at a junior high school student. I have belonged to the basketball club when I was a high school student. I was the captain of the basketball club at high school. I am taking part in a circle now at university.

      I returned to my family home in Kagoshima this summer vacation. I went to Okinawa with the members of my circle. I obtained a driver’s license. I went to a summer festival with my friends. I went to the athletic meet of my old school. I could meet many friends and teachers and I was glad. I could make many memories this summer vacation.

I want to work in an airport in the future. I want to fulfill my dreams. So, I decided to study English hard.

   I’m looking forward to seeing you! See you.

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