December 24, 2013

Letter from the host family

"Letter" in
Japanese
About two weeks ago I wrote that I got my host family and that I would write them a letter. Well I did. I was a bit scared of it, but it was great that I could write them. I was scared because I was determined to write in Japanese and for about half year I hadn’t even use my Japanese. Though I wanted to make them informed about that I would like to learn Japanese because I have purposes. And this was the first step to show them that I already know something.  So with my basic Japanese knowledge I wrote them the letter, throwing at them all my questions, and of course I told something about me.

Cherry trees in Japan
However, what my letter consists is not that important as what they answered. My future host family replied 2 days later. I was over the moon while reading and translating his lines. He praised my Japanese and said that they were also waiting for me. He also said that I would arrive when the cherry trees start to blossom. And he confirmed that the Sea of Japan is beautiful and that I would have the chance to see it with my eyes, when during summertime the family goes there. :)

From the letter I also got to know that the village where I will live has the population of 2700, and I’ll attend to the same school as my host sister does.


For now that’s all, later I’ll tell more about my preparation. I’ll come with newer posts soon. :)