About myself
Hello, my name is Olivia, and I live in
Seattle, Washington. I'm a junior student in Hazel Wolf
High School, a small private school. I'm an only child and
have wonderful parents and relatives. I have a dog and a
cat. I like reading, dancing, taking care of my pets, and
listening to the music. My favorite genre of book is fantasy,
and I like Harry Potter and Tamora Pierce. I've been doing
Irish dance since I was a 4th grader in an elementary school,
and also danced ballet and jazz. I like salsa now. I can
play the piano and guitar. Playing the piano is what I love
best.
My experience as an exchange student in
Japan
I lived in Japan as an exchange student
from August to February. I hadn't had an experience of being
away from home for such a long time before, so it was a
totally new experience to me. In the beginning, I got very
homesick and wanted to go back to the US. I couldn't understand
what people were saying and got bored. I couldn't get along
with my host family so I moved to a new host family's house.
My life became better gradually since then. I started to
be able to understand Japanese a little but still couldn't
speak well. I liked my new host family and got new friends
at school. I joined a Japanese art of archery club in November.
Archery changed my life. I liked going to practice and made
many friends through an archery. Though practice was hard,
it was the greatest challenge. Archery soothed my feelings
and made me relax. It was very hard for me to get used to
a new culture, but after joining the archery club, I felt
good and didn't want to go back to the US. I liked my host
family and friends. I cried on the last day of school. I
didn't want to say good bye to my friends and quit archery.
My friends gave me flowers and took me to Karaoke on the
last day. It was painful to say good bye, but I think studying
abroad was a fabulous experience so I still remember it
clearly. I learned about the world and myself, and those
things I learned from study abroad are useful in my life.
Studying abroad was the best achievement in my life.
My future
I haven't had any idea what to do in the
future yet. I'm planning to go to college, but haven't decided
what to study there. I like Chemistry, Psychology, and Philosophy.
I want to speak Japanese and travel to Japan, Europe, and
South America. Since I have many things that I want to do
in the future, I haven't seen my aim yet. Whatever it is,
I want to do something exciting and interesting.
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