8. My favorite car

My favorite car is my car. I have low displacement car. Color is cream color, I get driver's license for graduate for high school. The reason was I live in the country and, place inconvenient for public transportation. I using car every day went to railroad station and, go to KGU. I take my father and mother to the drink beer at a party and meet them there when they come back. I have impact car is camper, When I went to camping with my host family in Minnesota. I first time experience use camper, anything completes the camping goods. All kinds types of goods. My family has 2 cars, other car is big car for me. Can 7 people ride, my mother says "Can't drive big car. Too fast for you." Someday I drive to big car.

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7.My favorite flower

My favorite flower is fragrant orange colored olive. The reason was I feel came to Autumn. I don't know fragrant orange colored olive, and I never see one. My image looks like ginkgo tree. Other favorite flower is sunflower. Sunflower is likes name "Sun" I image of positive, bright etc... Good meaning and images. I love yellow color and, I make me think of summer. April makes me think of cherry tree, I also being new life, school, etc... This is think Japanese peculiar. The reason was Japanese started April. Japan is country flower cherry tree. Important for everyone. KGU symbol flower is I think ginkgo tree. The front gate fallen leaves underground covered yellow leaves looks like yellow carpet. So beautiful and, soon autumn leaves I don't like cold season but, I want to see yellow carpet.

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6. My favorite season

My favorite season is all. Because, Japan is four seasons I think so especial. Spring is Japan image of beginning. Such as beginning new life and school etc... Japanese flower Cherry blossom so beautiful. Summer is summer vacation long time nothing school important for me because, This year I went to Minnesota good experience. Summer is every day fan but humid in Japan. I like watermelon the best test in summer and ice cream. Autumn is just good temperature and my grandmother grow rice I want to eat the first rice crop of the year. My birthday is September I like autumn. Winter is cold. I think so cold but, my host family in Minnesota say "Japanese cold can't compare Minnesota". I like point is winter season clothing and food I have eat thick soup. Winter season uneasiness overweight

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5.My favorite place I've been

My favorite Place is Minnesota. This summer I went to abroad first time. Anything different to Japan so excited every day. Minnesota is Mississippi river flickering or many lakes. Mississippi river was little bit dirty but almost lake so beautiful. Mall of America was so good. I surprised number of shops. And my family and cousin go camping in the Kyushu each place. My memorable place is Kagoshima. Kagoshima is active volcano many times eruption and Mt. Kirishima is still active. Volcanic ash so bad can’t see front. The best place is my father old sister's house. Because, Every weekend relative and cousin gather. So good time for me and I love my family, relative, cousin my important time.

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Diary-Week 1

2014/09/22　Diary-Week 1

 

 

EVENT 1

On Tuesday I decide Kimono. This year I reach coming of age celebration it is Japanese traditional. Almost people wear Kimono, it Japanese traditional clothes I decide red Kimono. After went to shopping with mother, usually not much holiday I feel fresh.

 

EVENT 2

This week my best friends celebrate one’s twentieth birthday. She was this month marriage and get pregnant I am so happy. On the very day of her birthday I bring yellow bunch of flowers. She likes yellow color. I hope her and her one’s husband happiness and new life.

 

EVENT 3

The latest my favorite is watching Disney movies only English. This summer I went to Minnesota home stay program the best grow up English is listen say lecturer. Disney movies English is fun and I can understand because, contain music. I keep effort and I want to come true live in a foreign country and study abroad.

 

EVENT 4

My cousin is sometimes come to my house. Name is Kaede 1 years old and she finish birthday recently. She can walk but can not talk yet. I want to speak English her but, teach English me I study hard.

 

EVENT 5

On Saturday I went to part time job in racetrack information. My part time jab is many moving money and horse. I am working 1 year and half month now. Other job little bit difference but good experience for me.

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4. My favorite high school memory

My favorite high school memory is Track and Field club. I enter the high school was Track and Field recommend. Almost time spend Track and Field. Every day long time practice. Winter season so cold don't move leg and hands are numb with cold. Summer season so hot and humid. Summer vacation is all time practice or game. And my best memory Track and Field game is long jump certificate. I win the championship Kumamoto prefecture, so amazing! And entry state game. I graduation high school was commercial high school. School days lecture everyday using PC. School festival was one's self stocking and thing for sale. Study money and distribution system. However, I enter the collage major in English someday I use high school days study.

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3.My favorite drink

My favorite drink is mix orange juice with grapefruit juice. I love orange juice. Celebrate one's twentieth birth I can drink alcoholic drinks. My first time drink alcoholic drinks mix orange juice with grapefruit juice cocktail. But, I am not strong alcoholic drinks. Usually drink juice. Grapefruit is little bit tastes bitter but add orange juice test so mild and I like it for me. And I love mocha coffee. Because, I like chocolate mocha coffee is mix sweet chocolate with bitter coffee I like taste. My best mocha coffee is Starbucks mocha coffee. Do you know almond milk? This summer I went to Minnesota I drank almond milk. My host family recommended it but too sweet for me.

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2.My favorite animal

My favorite animal is dog. My pet is dog kinds of Welsh Corgi so cute I love my dog. Short leg and long tail, stick in floor body. Name is Ginzirou almost stay in sofa. He likes eat time or sleep time. Dislike is hot and cold and rainy, Summer season is turn on air conditioning few time stay in outside because, he likes so cold room. The same winter season. Anything cute but now 10 years old. And I like horse because my part time job is racetrack. Horse is long leg and lie of fur so beautiful sometimes lie of fur white and gold. Pony is small but strong I ride pony. Wear a ribbon in one's hair and wear clothes.

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Self Introduction Draft 1

Haruka Yamamoto 13113254

Writing Ⅳ- Provenzano

Self Introduction Draft 1

September 22, 2014

 

 

My name is Haruka Yamamoto and I live in Yatushiro. I am 20 years old and I studying English at KGU. My hobbies watching oversea drama and play with cousin baby. My cousin baby is 1 years old and my family attached her. Sometimes come to my house I reading English picture book and singer song to her. I have two part time job. First, racetrack clerk at the information desk and Japanese style hotel. Both is interesting for me. My dream is live in a foreign country. When I went to Minnesota home stay program, I thought I want to more know foreign customs and make progress speaking English. If I get chance I want to go to study abroad.

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1.My favorite dessert

My favorite dessert is Chocolate and Pancake. Because, I love sweet taste my best dessert is chocolate pancake. Both my favorite. Pancake is add many fruit looks delicious and cute. My birthday present was exclusive use pancake frying pan. I try made self. And I like rice cake Japanese traditional food add bean jam and dip sauce. I think all powerful food. This summer vacation I went to Minnesota home stay program. I went to camp with my host family I eat cracker and chocolate, marshmallow sand. Bake marshmallow was very hot and sand chocolate so good and memorable. American dessert best for me. But, my mother work dental clinic everyday say "can't eat more too sweet taste." But, I did not listen to my mother's advice.

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Vacation 5-Something special I did during summer vacation

I Something special I did during summer vacation was My 20th birthday and my cousin 1th birthday. September 8 was my 20th birthday. 20th is Japanese so important because, adult. Almost free not ask a person's permission. However, get free get take responsibility. My 20th goal is accept others advice without objecting and thankful for around people. My cousin 1th birthday was September 14. After week's difference my birthday. She is a favorite with many people. The birthday ceremony was held on a grand scale. She was keeping laugh and clap her hands. This scene watching many people makes so happy. Japanese tradition is walk after reach one's first year rice cake carry but, preparation rice cake was so heavy.　She was cry.

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