Essay 1-01b: Letter to a host family

Dear my host family

Hello. My name is Aya. I’m a Japanese student and 19 years old. This home stay is the first experience for me and I love New Zealand, so I am looking forward to this. When I go to New Zealand, its summer in Japan but in New Zealand is winter isn’t it? So, had I better bring some heavy winter clothes?

By the way, how many people are in your family? We are a family of four. I have a younger brother and a cat. Do you have any animals? I love cats and dogs. And my brother is a high school student. He plays baseball. I have never watched his baseball game but I like baseball very much. I often watch the professional baseball game on TV. The Yomiuri Giants is the best baseball team in other teams for me. Baseball is a famous sport in New Zealand? In Japanese, many boys belong to baseball club.

What do you do when you have free time? I like listening to music, so when I have free time, I am always listening to music. Who is the most famous singer in New Zealand? I am interested in New Zealand singer and their song. If you have favorite singer, please tell me. I like Thai singers, so I have a lot of Thai CDs. I will bring those and please listen to them.

Speaking of New Zealand, there is a lot of wonderful nature and sheep. I like watching beautiful nature because they make me refreshed. If we have free time, please take me to some places with beautiful scenery. If I have a chance, I also want to see sheep.

I’m looking forward to New Zealand food. What kind of food do you eat? I eat Japanese food but I eat foreign food occasionally. Do you like Japanese food? If you don’t dislike Japanese food, I will cook it while I stay at your home. I am not good at cooking, so I practice it in Japan.

I want to see you soon and I also want to get along with you. I will take some souvenirs of Japan for you. Thank you for reading. Please take care.

Aya
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