HIDE

I like rock music very much. There are so many musician who I respect. Now I will introduce HIDE to you. He was a great guitarist of a rock band "X JAPAN." He had a good guitar skill. He also composed many good songs.
He died in 1997. He was 32 years old. I was so sad, but now I become to be fine when I listen to his songs.

My hometown

My hometown is Kitakyushu. Now I live alone in an apartment in Kumamoto. I like my hometown best of all prefectures. However, it takes about 3 hours to go to the hometown by train. I can't be back there so frequently.
There is a big downtown in Kitakyushu. I used to go there frequently with my friends when I lived in Kitakyushu. There are many amusement place and restrants and pub.

Picture is a nightview of Kitakyushu.

Spring

I like spring best of 4 seasons. Spring give me gentle warmth and energy. I can be refleshed. I like neither heat nor cold, so summer and winter are my enermy.
I can go out easily now. I am so happy. Yeah!!

Essay 1 Self Introduction

Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Toru Ikeguchi. I am a university student in Japan. I am in the third year in the university now. I major in English in the university. I have hoped to go to your country since childhood. I am also interested in the cultures at meal and manner, and so on. The cultures of your country are different from those of my country. I think that I can’t understand and make friends with people in other country without learning the cultures of the countries. I should learn and understand many cultures of your country, because I want to make friends with many people in your country. Please show me many things about many fields. I also want you to know cultures in my country. I am proud of my country Japan. Japan is wonderful country. In Japan, there are many unique things at various fields. I want to introduce various Japanese cultures to you. I will take something Japanese traditional goods to you.
I want to talk with you about various things. I want to go to various places with you. I want to experience various things. I will try my best to the home staying, and I want to improve my English skill and knowledge in the term of the staying. Please assist my learning and effort for 6 weeks in the summer. I am looking forward to meet you. Now my heart is full of hope and excitement. I hope to meet you with smile in the summer.