Friday, February 21, 2020

Introduction



Hi, my name is Akari. I'm 19 years old, and I’m major in English at my school. I'm from Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is famous for bread, sweets, fashion brand, and there are a lot of sharp slopes! Also, there are china town, harbor, beautiful sea and mountain. 

In my free time, I like playing the guitar, listening music, taking photos, such as flower, sky, scenery and so on. I like Taylor Swift very much, so I often practice her songs with guitar. My favorite kind of music is J-pop, jazz and western music. 

There are four people in my family. My father is architect, so he is very busy every day and I can’t meet him only on Sunday. My father is so kind and always helps me when I’m in trouble. And also, he likes cooking, for example, cakes, cookies and Japanese foods. They are so delicious! I love it. My mother is very neat. So she often scold me when I eat sweets with sitting on carpet. But, thanks to my mother, our house is always kept clean. My mother also like taking pictures too! So, we often go out to take pictures. My sister is high school student and 16 years old. She likes J-pop, and she is a big fan of ‘Mrs. GREEN APPLE’. Their songs are nice! We like to travel, so we often go out in holidays. 
   
I have not decided my dream yet, but I would like to work with using English, and take photos all over the world. So, I want to be able to speak English much better. I'll do my best for my future.
   


Maiya's First Week

by Maiya
My first experience studying abroad began on February 8.  That day, my flight was very long.  We headed from Itami airport to Haneda by plane, and then we went to Narita airport by bus, and then got on a plane to Seattle.  There were many transfers, so I was very tired.  When we arrived in Seattle, I realized that Seattle is famous for fish because pictures of fish were displayed on the floor of the Seattle Airport.  When we arrived at the MFWI campus, it was about 5:00p.m, and our new life started.  My first impression of Spokane was that it is filled with beautiful nature and there are many kind people.  When we leave the Spokane airport, the sky was beautiful!!  It was clearly air and amazing blue color, and also Spokane people was friendly because they talked us with their smile.  In Japan, if you are known for me, maybe we don't talk each other, so I love that American situation.  The first 3 days, we have no classes, so my RA, Kayla, took us out and explained about the history of the Mukogawa campus.  Besides this, I cleaned up my luggage and played games.  All of my classes are only in English, so I was excited and decided to do my best.

About me!

By Sayaka  
My name is Sayaka. I am 19 years old right now. I was born in Hyogo, Japan. I have 4 people in my family. I have only 7 cousins. I wanted to have more cousins. But, recently 2 children of my cousin was born. I’m very happy because I love children. 

I like to watch movie, to listen to music and travel abroad. I like watching action and fantasy movies. My best movie is “Harry Potter”. The first time I watched the movie with my sister, I was very excited. I watched all series of the movie.I also like to travel abroad. I have been to China,Taiwan,Korea and Singapore. I went to Singapore on my school trip when I was high school student. I saw a Merlion and took a cruise around Marina Bay Sands. It was great trip ! Now I want to trip Europe and visit art museums.

 I am studying English and Chinese in MWU. My father is Chinese. I am mixed. I am half Japan and China. So, I have studied Chinese since I was a child. I want to use English and Chinese at working place in the future. I have a sister. My sister is 21 years old. Now, she go to University and she is nursing student. She want to be nurse in the future.  I was really looking forward to going to the US. So, now I am very excited. I don’t feel homesick. I want to go downtown in Seattle early. Next Tuesday we will go to there. I’m looking forward to go there very much. So, now I want to prove writing and speaking skills. I should study English hard and I want to talk a lot to teacher and RA .I'm going to do my best !

Introduce Myself

by Maiya
Hello! My name is Maiya. I’ll introduce myself.  I’m 19 years old.  I was born on May 31st, 2000, in Miyazaki, Japan.  Miyazaki is in Kyu-syu, so very far from MWU.  I’was living alone in Nishinomiya-shi.  I have 5 families, and my father, mother, younger brother, younger sister, and me.  And we have 3 cats!  They are so pretty and have each character.
In my free time, I usually sleep, go shopping, and watch videos.  Especially, I like learning about fashion, and love clothes.  Also, I love Michael Jackson, so I often enjoy watching his music video.  By the way, my favorite is live video of "They Don’t Care About Us".  His dance is of course, song, dress, and atmosphere also are very cool!!I was a volunteer, and I was teaching France to Japanese.  There are many countries people who are Peruvian, Russian, Brazilians, French, and et cetera.  I became interested in languages other than culture.  So, my dream has not been decided yet, but I want to work in English and make many friends who has various culture, language, and background.   Thank you for reading!


Wednesday, February 19, 2020

I Love MFWI!

students lying in the snow at MFWI in Spokane



Check out the "I Love MFWI" blog that Mukogawa students made last semester! It's very cool! 

http://ilovemfwi.blogspot.com/

Another blog: Gonzaga University Advanced ESL Writing Class


Here's the blog that we looked at in class. Notice how the advanced students use academic vocabulary and transitions. 


https://levelfiveacademics.blogspot.com/

Hashtag!


If you post pictures on Instagram, please use the hashtag #ilovemfwi! That way we can all see them!  I'm looking forward to seeing your cool photos of your life here at MFWI and in Spokane!