Future self introducaction

  I'm Joji in 2032.  I had been to abroad and visited a lot of countries, the US, Acanada, Britain, Spain, India, Africa, and China.  To go to the US was one of my dreams, and I looked a lot of different people living in same place in the US.  I, who was raised in Japan, didn't believe it.  In Japan, I knew that there are many different kinds of people, all over the world, but I couldin't feel it.  Of course, in other countries, I felt it.  In the US, I was invited to be converted to Christianity.  Itwas a problem for me there.  In Canada, I wasn't invited to do so, so I felt relieved.  The people in Canada were very kind.  Canada is good place, I thought.  I was looking forward to going to Britain because I majored in English and studied English and English literature in university.  So I was happy in Britain.  The foods in Britain are interesting but I didn't like them so much.  However, I enjoyed Britain very much.  In Spain, it was enjoyable.  I also studied Spanish in university.  I communicate with people in Spain.  It made me happy.  I felt that I was lucky to study it.  I bought some shirts there.  Other countries were very exciting and interesting, too.

 While I was traveling, I felt that I like to talk with friends and wanted to tell what I felt in those experiences, so I became a teacher after I came back to Japan.  Not only those experiences, but also my university life iswhat I want to tell people about.  That is what I did when I finished university.   I went to two university.  When I was in before university, I was not interested in the study and didn't have a dream.  I only thought I must study, I must work, and I must do...  It was not enjoyable.  I wanted to tell my students to enjoy.  What I must do is not enjoyable, and maybe tired.  If I have what Iwant to do, I will do and enjoy.

 Of course, now I enjoy my life.  If I said something to me in 2012, enjoy yourself!

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The best day of my life

 One of the best days of my lufe is the day that I got my black belt in Judo.  To get a black belt, I had to pass the promotion test twice.  In the first promotion test, I have to fight 4 persons in a round robin event, and win at least twice.  I took the test once, but I couldn't pass it then.  It is easy for me to suffer from tension, and I was under tension then, too.  I was very vexed because I took the test with my friends, and friends passed.  I was the only one who couldn't pass it, only me!

 I practiced harder than before.  The next test would be held three months later.  When I took the test the second time, I could pass it!  I was very happy.  But I hadn't gotten my black belt yet.  I have to pass the second promotion test.  My friends, who passed the first promotion test before me, passed it and already got black belt.  I wanted to get it.

 The second promotion test would be held in January.  It was after three months.  I practiced hard again.  In the second promotion test, I have to do Judo forms.  I had to practice it.  On the day of the test, one member in my judo club had to come with me because I wanted to practice before the test.  My friend came.  I passed round robin event somehow.  Next, I did Judo forms, and passed it!  It was held in the morning.  My friend said "Today's lunch is delicious, isn't it?  Ha-ha."  Of course, I said "Yes!  It is very delicious!"

 It was a very niceday.  This is the story about one of the best days of my life.

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My home town

This is the Iseri River which is near a flood.

 I had moved four times, so, strictly speaking, I don't have a hometown.  However, if I have to choose my hometown, it is Shimasaki where I live now.  I have lived in Shimasaki for six years, and went to university, I have lived there for three years.  There is Kumamoto Castle, many hospitals, Mt. Kinpo,  the Kamikumamoto Station, city tram's stations, bus stations, and the Iseri River nearby Shimasaki.

 Shimasaki is between the Kamikumamoto Station and the Kumamoto Station.  The nearest city tram's station is Daniyama.  If you use a city bus or city tram, you can get downtown in about twenty minutes, so Shimasaki is convenient.  However, Shimasaki's area is very large.  From around Daniyama Station to around Mt. Kinpo, it is all Shimasaki, so the Shimasaki area which is near Mt. Kinpo isn't very convenient.  I live near the Iseri River.  The Iseri River is clean, but it happens to be near a flood if it rains much.  Sometimes it is dangerous.

 There are two big hospitals in Shimasaki.  The two big hospitals are Seijino Hospital and Jikei Hospital.  Jikei Hospital was reported as the hospital that started a baby hatch.  I saw the news in Hiroshima, so I was surprised at it.  I never thought that my hometown would be in the news.

 In 2007, Kumamoto castle had a large-scale renovation of the Lord's Inner Palace.  Its material is the same as the original material used when it built.  I have been to Osaka Castle, I was disappointed at it because it had an elevator and an air-conditioner.  Kumamoto Castle doesn't have them, so we get tired to go up it.  However, we can feel the old era, and it looks cool!

 I hope Shimasaki will be more a little more convenient to public transportation, but I love my hometown!

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My treasure

   My treasure is a picture which was given from my friend in elementary school. It is a painting of Sherlock Holmes was painted in it. Maybe, my friend used brush and net. First, he drew what he wanted to draw on a piece of paper. Next, he cut the paper as he drew. After that, the cut paper was put on the thin paper. Then, he applied paints to a brush. Next, he brushed a net by it above the thin paper. The colors were painted on the papers. Finally, the cut paper put off from the thin paper. I think that is the way he painted it.

   When I was at the end of fourth grade in elementary school, I moved to Takahira.  We were in the same class in Takahira elementary school,  and from fifth grade to sixth grade, we didn’t have a class change, so we had been in same class for two years. He did Shorinji Kenpo and was an assistant instructor at that time. I didn’t understand it then, but now I understand it was great thing. Also, both of us like to draw illustrations. That’s the reason we got along with each other. We used to go to draw together in the holiday.

   However, I moved again and went to Shimasaki where I live now, so we went to different junior high school. We had written to each other several times but we didn’t have a cell phone and we haven’t done anything together for a long time. In junior high school, I still wrote to him for a few times. In high school, I never wrote to him. I was busy to study and going to club practice.

   When we were in the second grade in junior high school, I ran across him once. We didn’t talk a lot and didn’t have cell phone, then too. I want to see him again. I’ll write to him. This is the story about my treasure and why the picture is my treasure.

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Dear Host Family

Dear host family,

 My name is geooooge. I’m a freshman of the KGU. I major in English. I’m 21 years old. In fact, I went to another university. I was a student of the engineering department but I felt that I was unsuitable for the department. At first, I wanted to study Japanese, so I studied to enter the Japanese department. I took the exam to enter the department and passed it, but I wanted to enter KGU because of the curriculum I saw when I researched about universities. I was interested in some classes, such as sociology, introduction to the history of Western World, and theory of American culture. Now, I enjoy my university life.

 KGU is in Kumamoto and I live in Shimasaki, Kumamoto city. There is a bus stop, a train station, a hospital, a mountain and Kumamoto Castle nearby my house. It is convenient and a good place. I like my hometown. What sights are nearby your house?

 I live with my family, my mother, my father, my sister, and me. I’m a teacher at a cram school as a part time job, so I’m interested in educating children. Do you have any children? How many people are there in your family?

 I like to play sports and, I specially like to do Judo. I have done Judo for 3 years in high school. The practice was hard, and my house was far from high school but it seemed to be a good thing for me. I’m not good at playing sports. I didn’t like to play them, but I got confidence in those 3 years. Do you like to play sports? If so, what sports do you like?

 Also, I like to read comics and books. I buy the weekly Jump every week. Comics make me excited. By the way, my favorite authors are Ryu Murakami, Ryotaro Shiba, and Tsuyoshi Mori. Ryu Murakami wrote novels and essays, and he made films. Ryotaro Shiba is a novelist, but he wrote travels too. Tsuyoshi Mori is a mathematician but he wrote essays. These days, I read “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” which was written by Ruth Benedict, an American cultural anthropologist. It was written to understand Japanese after World War II. Do you like to read? What’s the best book you’ve ever read?

 I’m looking forward to visiting you! See you!

geooooge

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