My favorite artists

Do you have any favorite artists? I have some favorite artists. I like Nishino Kana, Arashi, B’z, aiko, back number, RIP SLYME, YUKI, Nickelback, and saveral others. Do you know these artists? I like Japanese singers. Almost all of my favorite songs are Japanese pop songs. I will introduce each artist.

Nisino Kana is 25 years old. Her birthday is March 18th. She is from Mie prefecture, and her nickname is Kanayan. She sings pop songs and some R&B. She is very good at speaking English. I really like her, because she is very cute. She sings and also she writes songs. I think that's very cool. I always like her songs and almost all of them are love songs.

Arashi is like a national idol group. There are five members in this group. Satoshi Ohno is the leader of this group. Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto are also in the group. I love them, because they are very friendly. They are all around thirty years old, but they are very cool and cute. I still like their songs . I like Kazunari Ninomiya best in this group. He is very cute. When I listen to their songs, I feel very happy.

Do you know B'z? B'z is a band. There are two members in this band. Their names are Koshi Inaba and Takahiro Matsumoto. But actually, there are  three or four other members in this group. The other members are mainly playing instruments. Koshi Inaba is vocal. His voice is really nice. He has such a good voice. Takahiro Matsumoto is a guitarist. He is very good at playing guitar, and he is very famous all around the world. I have been to B’z concerts about three or four times. The first time I went to the concert, I was very excited. After the first time I went to the concert, I felt like I want to know about them. Then I could go to more of their concerts again and again, so I was very happy. I like B’z very much.

aiko is a very famous singer song writer in Japan. She is 38 years old, and her birthday is November 22^nd. She is from Osaka. I love her songs. Her voice is very cute I think. I have been to her concert one time. It was very fun. She is very good at talking. Her hawks are is very interesting. I love her that way.

Do you know the group called back number? I don’t know so much about them, but I like their songs. They have very good songs. If I listen to their songs, each word comes into my heart. I think many people would like their songs and them.

RIP SLYME is a hip-hop group in Japan. There are four members in this group. Their names are Ryo-z, Ilmari, Pes, Su, and DJ Fumiya. I really like this group, because they are very interesting. Also I like their songs. I usually don’t like hip-hop music, but for some reason I like their songs. If you have never heard their songs, you should listen to some of their songs one time.

Do you know YUKI? She is a Japanese J-pop singer. She is 42 years old. Her birthday is February 17^th. She is from Hokkaido. She was a member of JUDY AND MARY. She was a vocalist of the group. I liked JUDY AND MARY’s songs, so I knew her. She is 42, but she doesn't look so old. She is very cute. A lot of people say she is very cute. So in that way, I like her. I really like her looks. Also her songs are cute too.

Nickelback is a rock band from Canada. I think they are very famous around the world. The first time I heard their songs was when I was 16. When I was 16, I was in America. And at that time, some of their songs are very famous and so I heard thir songs a lot of times. I really liked their vocals.

Anyway I like these artists. And I like more other artists.

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American friends

Hello. Today, I want to talk about my friends in America.

When I was in high school, I went to America. I was an exchange student from my high school. I went to Clarinda Iowa. Before I went to there, I had just three American friends. They were also exchange student from their high school, like me. Their names were Katie, Julia, and Lindsey.

When I started to live there, Lindsey was my host sister. She is two years older than me. I was living with Lindsey’s family. There were four members in the family including her. The four members are her mom, dad, and younger sister. They gave me a new empty room for me to use. The room was very cute. I was so happy.

Katie is the same age as me. Her family members are her parents, and three brothers, and her. Katie and the one of her brother is twins. And the other two brothers are also twins. I was very surprised that they are both twins. Katie’s parents were working at the city’s middle school. Her parents were both teachers. And they are both music teachers. Katie’s family was a music family. The all of her family members are very good at playing music, and also they are very good at singing too. That was so cool.

Julia is also the same age as me. And she is a twin too. Her family members are her parents, and two sisters. Her sister’s names are Nicole and Stephanie. Julia and Nicole are twins. Stephanie is their older sister.

For the first three months I was living at Lindsey’s house, but there was a little problem, so I needed to change my host family. And I moved to Julia’s house. So I spend the remaining seven months with Julia’s family.

Anyway, those three girls are my very good friends.

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study abroad

Have you ever been to a foreign country? When I was little, my dream was to go to some foreign country. The reason of why my dream was like that is I was going to a class of English conversation. I liked the class, I could meet and play together with some foreign people. I really like the people who speak English. Their English was very wonderful. I was so surprised. And so, I really wanted to go to outside of Japan, sometime.

Actually I have been to a foreign country about six years ago. I went abroad to America, as an exchange student. My high school had an exchange program. I didn’t know my high school had an exchange program like that, so I was very surprised. I talked to my mom about the exchange program, and also I said I really want to go. Mom said like “yap, go for it!” I was so happy. My dream has become true.

Every year, the exchange student are two. But that year, I was the only student going. I was very nervous. But this was very good for me to study and experience.

In August, I left from Japan. I went to Iowa. I went to Clarinda High School. Clarinda high school and my high school are sister schools. The first day that I went to the school, there were students was looking at me, and the boys are very tall, so it was so scary. I was alone and I couldn’t speak English well, so I felt anxiety.

There are three of my friends from Clarinda High school. They were also exchange students from Clarinda High school. All three are girls, and their names were Julia, Katie, and Lindsey. They are very cute and nice. I love them. They helped me in the high school. So I was so appreciative of them.

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my family

Do you like your family? I love my family. I think my family is very fun when we are together, because everyone is so unique. I think I am unique too because a lot of people around me say I’m unique. I really like to spend time with my family, but if I marry, maybe I will have a new family. I am very looking forward to making my new family. So I would like to talk about my future family this time.

After I graduate from college, I think I will get a job and work hard. And I will work there for more than three years. I’m 22 years old now, and when I get 25 years old, I want to marry a man. I hope the man will be my boyfriend. When I’m 25, I will marry, and when I’m 26, I want to have a baby's. The first baby will be a girl. I want to think about the baby name, but anyway. I had a baby, so maybe I will have some break, but I won’t quit my job, or I want to start  another job like a part time job.

Two years after the first baby was born, I have a second baby. The baby will be a boy. When I’m 28, I want to have the second baby. And next two years after the second baby born, I want to have third baby. The baby will be a girl.

I want to have three kids. I think it’s because me too. When six or seven years past from the third baby born, I want to build a new house. This will be my dream house.

I want to make a happy family, like my family. I want my new family to be happy and kind family.

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My hometown

My hometown is Yamaga city. I have lived in Yamaga city about 17 years. I’m 22, but I was in America for about a year, and about 3 years, I was living alone in Kumamoto. So it’s 17 years total in Yamaga. Anyway, I will introduce my hometown Yamaga city.

Yamaga city is in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. The area is 299.67 square kilometers. The population is about 53450 people. Yamaga city is located at the very northern part of Kumamoto prefecture. Have you ever been to Yamaga city? Yamaga city is famous for its hot springs and Yamaga Tourou festival. Do you know the Yamaga Tourou festival? If you don’t, you should just come to Yamaga. The Tourou festival is on August 15th and 16th. This festival is a very famous festival, so a lot of people come to see this festival. I go to this festival every year. There are a lot of Yatai around, I really like those Yatai foods so much. Yatai is not just for this festival, but Yamaga is a very good city, so I really want you to come Yamaga during these festival days.

Oh, and I almost forgot one more about the famous thing in my home town Yamaga. It is an old building. I think a lot of people have heard this name, and many people know this place. It’s the Yachiyoza. Do you know Yachiyoza? Yachiyoza is like an old playhouse. This was built at 1910. This is very very famous place so you really should go visit.

I love my hometown, but after I graduate from college, I want to move somewhere else. It is just because I want to live alone again. I want to live alone in Kumamoto city again. But if I move somewhere, I will come back to my hometown Yamaga, once a month. I love my hometown and my family so much. 
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The best day in my life

I will talk about the best day of my life this time. My best day was about six years ago, when I could go to New York City.

When I was in high school, I went to Iowa in America for ten months as an exchange student. I stayed at a host family’s house in Iowa. For about a week, I had a chance to travel to New York City and Washington DC. I went on a trip with my two host sisters and a friend from the school where I went.

In New York City, we went to Times Square. This is of course the first time I went Times Square. Times Square was very wonderful and it was like a dream place. From when I was a little, to go to the New York City was my big dream. So when I could visit to the New York City, I was really happy.

During the trip in New York City, I went to Broadway, and we saw two musicals which I really wanted to see at least one time someday. The one was called “Wicked”, and the other one was “The Phantom of the Opera”. Maybe almost all people have heard the name of the musical “The Phantom of the Opera”. Both musicals are very famous and popular. I was taking a choir class in the school I went to in America. In the choir class we were practicing many songs from the two musicals. So I already knew the stories and the songs about the two musicals. To see the musicals was so nice. I was very glad to see the two musicals in Broadway.

If I could get enough time and enough money, I really want to go to New York City, and I want to see some musicals again.

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My dreams

Do you have dream? Everyone have at least one dream. A small thing like you want to meet somebody you like is a dream I think. Whatever you want or whatever you need is your dream. I have a lot of dreams. So I will talk about my dream this time.



To married with a man is one of my dream. I think almost all girls say this. To meet somebody like cool or cute or kind, it’s very good thing. And to love each other is feel very happy. I have a boyfriend now, and so if I could get married with him, I will be so happy.

I want to have my own family. This is one of my dream too. My dream is to have three kids. I want to have two girls and one boy. The three kids and my husband, and me. This is my dream family members.

After I had babies, I want to do some jobs again. I want to work forever I can. This is my other dream. Just like a part time job is would be nice I think. I just don’t want to be like a homemaker or housewife. I want to go to work and do something.

I like to sing songs. So I want to be very good at sing. This is the other my small dream. From when I was a little, I really like to sing. Singing is very fun and it make me so happy. When I was young, I wanted to be a singer, but it’s not easy. I know I can’t be a singer, so I just want to be good at sing.

Dream is just whatever you want. Everyone has at least one dream. If it’s big or it’s small, dream is dream. To have a dream is very nice to your life. I want all of my dreams come true someday.



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My best friend

I have a lot of friends, but my best friend is just one. So I will talk about my best friend this time.



First, I will introduce my best friend. She is a girl. Her name is Rika, and her age is same as me. Her birthday is June 3rd. Her tall is a little shorter than me. She has very big eyes, and she is so cute. There are seven members in her family. She has two older sisters. Her sisters are also very cute and beautiful. I really envy her sisters and her. Her grandfather and my grandfather is very good friends from when they were young. And also her father and my father are good friends from when they were young.

Rika and I live same city. But we were going to different kindergarten, so we first met each other in elementary school. When we were 1st grade in elementary school, Rika’s oldest sister was 6th grade. I really remember that Rika’s sister was very popular person in the school. In the elementary school, Rika and I were not so friendly. We were just friends.

When we were in junior high school, we get closer. I don’t really remember, but we were being very good friends. We were always together. She was very smart. During each breaks, we talked a lot. That time was very fun, and so I really remember it.

After graduate from junior high school, we went different high school. Her high school was in Yamaga, but my high school was in Tamana. So we couldn’t hung out so much. But we were still hunging out very often. We went to shopping or restaurant and we talked a lot about each high school and others. We had very good time.

Then I came to KGU and she went to the other college after graduate from high school. And now, she is still in college and finding job. Recently, we can’t really meet because we are both busy. But if we have some free time, I want to hung out with her so much. I love her. She is my best friend forever.



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My favorite movies

Do you like to go to the movie theater? I really like to go to the movie theater. I like to go to see movies, and I also like to see movies at my house. So now I will talk about my favorite movies this time.


Do you know a movie called Mononoke-hime? This movie is one of the Studio Ghibli movies. Do you know who produced this movie? I will teach you that. This movie was produced by Hayao Miyazaki. Do you know him? He is a very famous movie producer. I think almost all people in Japan know him. He is very famous around the world I think.


Almost all of my favorite movies are the Ghibli movies, and these include Mononoke-hime, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, Hauru no ugoku shiro, Mimi wo Sumaseba, and Tonari no Totoro. These are my favorite movies from Ghibli studios.


There is a new movie from Ghibli now. So I am thinking to go see the new movie in a movie theater. But this movie was not produced by Hayao Miyazaki. I think he already quit to producing movies. I was so sad about this. His movie was very interesting and cute. I really like his pictures. Totoro is cutest one I think.


Mimi wo Sumaseba is like a love story. I really like this story. I like this movie's song too. This song is also very popular, so you maybe have heard this song. Mononoke- hime is a very long movie. This movie's story is very hard to understand. When I was a little, I watched this movie, and I thought that it was a very good and interesting movie, but I think I couldn't understand the story. Recently, I saw this movie on the TV again. I was very surprised. I could understand that story this time. It means I did not understood when I was watching this movie when I was little.


Anyway, these movies are my favorite movies.


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My favorite animals

If I have time to do whatever I want, and if it’s sunny, I often go to zoo. I really like to go to the zoo, because I like animals. I’m not going to zoo by myself, but I go with my friends or with my boyfriend. So I will talk about my favorite animals.

My favorite animals are monkeys, lions, and bears. As well as dogs and cats too. I like many kinds of animals.

So, I am going to tell you why I like those animals. First, I will tell you why I like monkeys. The reason I like monkeys is that monkeys are cute. I like baby monkeys. Baby monkeys are very cute. Baby monkeys have such cute eyes. Have you ever seen a baby monkey? If you see one, I think you will say you like monkey. And monkeys are very smart, and this is another reason I like them.

I also like lion. The reason I like lions is that they are very cool. Lions are little bit scary, but lions are also cute. Lions are like big, big cats. The reason I like bears is that they are big. Like lions, bears are very big and scary, but I think that are cute. And I think bear have very kind hearts, but this way just be my image. That is why I like those animals. So to go to the zoo and to watch those animals is really fun, and it makes me happy.

When I get a little bit older, I believe and want to have my own family, and I want to have a big house. And what I want to do is to have some pets in the house. I want to have a dog and a cat, and I will name them Pochi and Tama. I want to have a big and gentle dog and very small cat. I will love them a lot.


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My treasures

I will talk about my special treasures. I have a lot of treasures, but this time I introduce
my doll friends. My special treasures are two dolls. I have a lot of other dolls in my room,
but these two are very special to me.

These dolls are both bears. One is about 25 cm high, and the color is pink. The other one
is about 15 cm high, and the color is green. The pink one’s name is Banana, and the
green one’s name is Ringo. I will explain why these two dolls are my special treasures.

It is because these two dolls are not just dolls. These dolls are my friends from when I
was 5 years old. When I was 5 years old, I went to Hokkaido with my grandmother. My
uncle and his family lived in Sapporo for his work, so my grandmother and I went to
visit my uncle. In Sapporo, my grandmother was bought two dolls for me. I got my two
dolls at that time. Those dolls are now my special treasures. And that day, I gave a
name for each doll. Since that day, Banana and Ringo is always with me, sitting my
desk.

When I was a high school student, I went to America as an exchange student for ten
months. To America, of course I took Banana and Ringo with me. I couldn’t leave them
at my house. When I was living alone in Kumamoto city, Banana and Ringo were also
with me. Banana and Ringo are just dolls, but I’m thinking they are alive.

In the future, maybe I move somewhere, or maybe I have new family. If any events or
any happening comes to me, I think I will take Banana and Ringo with me everywhere I
go. I love Banana and Ringo forever. And I thank my grandmother for giving them to
me.


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