Essay 1-01a: Dear host family

Dear host family,

Hi! My name is Nozomi. I’m looking to visiting your house and spending six week there. I am still poor at speaking English, so I am going to introduce myself here.

I was born in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is situated at the bottom of Japan. Kumamoto has many green fields and clear water. I have pride in my hometown.

My hobby is reading books. I read books, especially belles-letters. My favorite author is Yukio Mishima. I am interested in his aesthetic sense. I want to read American books in English. Please tell me some of your recommended books.

My other hobby is fashion. I read magazine, for example VOGUE, ELLE, and NYLON. Everyone of them is written by English too. So I will read them when I stay in America. I am interested in American high fashion and casual fashion. I want to study about them, and I also want to enjoy shopping. I want to go to thrift stores. I read about them in a magazine. I think that they are a wonderful system. I like old American character designs which are at used clothing and goods. I want to find them at thrift stores.

The most interesting thing of me is art. I love American pop art, especially Andy Warhol. I think that the theme and motif of his art makes new forms of art. I want to see not only drawn art but also sculptures and performance art.

I want to speak English well as soon as possible. And I want to chat about various things with you. Could you know about me? I want to get along with you. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

From Nozomi.

(283 words)