Essay 1-01a: Who am I

                                
Hello! My name is Ayaka. I'm from Kumamoto in Japan. I'm nineteen years old and a KGU
student. I have seven people in my family, my mother, father, three brothers and a
dog. How many people do you have in your family?

I live in Akita which is in Kumamoto. There are many rice fields and much clean
water,so I eat delicious rice and I drink delicious water every day. By the way, do
you know Basashi? It is a special product of Kumamoto. Basashi is horse meat and we
eat it raw. It is very delicious! I like strange foods, so I want to eat the special
products of America. What food is the most famous in America? I have heard that
hamburger is the most popular in America, so I'm looking forward to eating it.
I have seven people in my family, but there are only five people in Kumamoto,
because my older brother goes to a university which is outside the prefecture
and my father takes up a post in another city. Though I want to live together
them, this cannot be avoided.

My family like playing sports. My three brothers play table tennis. My young
brothers are twins, so they pair doubles. I belonged to the badminton club when
I was a high school student. I want to play it with you!

I have been to Canada at once when I was a high school student. I go to America
for the first time, so I'm very excited now!! I can't speak English very well,
but I like speaking it. I want to be a good speaker and I want to speak a lots
with your family. Please take care of me for a month. See you again.

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