Letter to a Homestay Family

     Hello! My name is Yuu mashima. Please call me “Yuu”. Nice to meet you. I am nineteen years old. I am a second year college student. I go to KGU. I belong to the calligraphy club in this school. I enjoy it. Have you ever tried calligraphy?

     My family consist of my father, my mother and one sister. My sister is three years older than me. She lives in Saitama. She works for a company in Tokyo. We are so friendly. We often go shopping. I have a dog and a cet. My dog is a brown poodle. His name is Coco. I have him since I was in junior high school student. My cat’s name is Mac. I picked up him in the garden in my house. He was just born. He was very small. He thinks his parent is me. He has come to depend on us. They are my important family. We are so friendly.

     I work at a part-time job. I am working in a supermarket, a wedding hall and a TV station. There are all rewarding jobs. I am working almost every day.

I am a student of the English department, so I’m studying English hard. I like things to talk to foreigners. I am happy when I can convey my feelings to foreigners. But I am very shy. I want a foreign friend. So I would like to speak positively. I’ll try to keep study hard.

     I like to watch movies. I like to see foreign films with subtitles when possible. My favorite movie is Harry Potter. So I am looking forward to watching this new series. I want you to tell me interesting movies. What movies do you like?

     I like curry and rice. I especially love keema curry. I also love Korean food. I sometimes make it at home. For example, chige soup pot, Chapuche, Chijimi and Toppogi. I like spicy food. I cook dinner sometimes, so I cook for you about I always have meal in Japan.

     I have not been to a foreign country. I want to go America, France, Tailand, Malaysia and Itary. I want to go to Boston in particular because I like basketball, and my favorite team is Boston Celtics. I want to go watch the game.

     I like sweets, so I want to eat a lot of foreign sweets. I especially love gummy bears. What Japanese sweet do you like the best? There are many things want to ask you. Let’s talk a lot.

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