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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