Minnesota !

I wrote this essay in Minnesota at this summer vacation. I wrote this during class and I chose speaker of classmate. And I speech this in graduation. It’s was very scurry and wonderful my memory. I always have this essay letter put in my pen case and I sometimes read this. Then I every time think that I have chance I want to go Minnesota and meet my host family again!



3 weeks ago I came to Minnesota. This was my first time to stay in America. Before coming here, I was very nervous. Because my English is very poor .But I was very looking forward to meet my host family Derek, Alain Eli and Emily…
I will not forget about when I met my host mother Alaina in the airport, she welcomed me with her big smile. It made me very happy and reassured me.
My Minnesota life is wonderful. I had a lot of experiences of various things. For example studying about education, ESL in the Bethel University everyday, and sometimes going to outside, going shopping with my host family, going to Minneapolis to dancing with Emily at midnight, swimming in the Mississippi river, going to lake and jet skiing for the first time etc…However staying in America with not so easy for me. Everyday I thought “I want to master English! I want to talk with my host family more! I want to understand what teacher is saying more!!” I wish I had studied English more…before coming here
The first night I came here, I was crying about my poor English. And then I decided that I will study hard and try to communicate this one month. From then on if I had time, I trying to study English and think “Today what should I talk to my host family…” And second night I was crying again. But it was a cry for joy.
My hast mother Alaina and father Derek they are really kind to me. Every night helping me with my home work, teaching me about America, watching movie together after baby went to sleep. I liked spending this time with host parents every night the best! Also I had very fan time with my nine month old host brother Eli.
Lastly I want to say thank you to everyone. First my host family, Derek, Alaina, Eli, Emily, Henry and Lucy (two dogs), Emily and their family. I was very happy to spend this month with you!! Next my favorite teacher Joel, Linda, Peggy, Kailey! I was able to enjoy everyday!! Also thank you to Celeste for always driving me. I enjoyed talk with you!!
This program gave me many chances and changed me. I can’t thank you enough. When I go back to Japan, I will never forget these wonderful experiences, never, never, never…

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