A I’m a student at Osaka University. I’m in the middle of my studies, and my major is journalism. To work in the media, it’s very important to speak good English. In the future, I hope to travel a lot in my job and work with people from all over the world.
B I’m studying English at a language school in Chicago, a large city in the American Midwest. My course finishes in 6 months, but I want to stay longer. I’d like to stay for another year’ but I’ll have to find a job.
C in the U.S., people don ‘t work all the time and they have more time to relax. In Japan, people often study or work on the weekend, so I’m learning to enjoy my free time more. There are fantastic bars and clubs here and a lot of places to see live music. In Japan, I can watch American baseball on TV, but here I can go to real matches. I’ve been to see the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago white Sox play a number of times.
D not everything is good, though. Most people are very friendly, but young people can be a bit rude. They don’t always think about other people. They drink a lot of alcohol and in the evening, there is sometimes shouting in the street.
E You can buy all types of exotic food in the shops in Chicago, but one thing I can’t find is natto. In Japan I eat it all the time. Whenever family or friends come from Japan to visit me, I ask them to bring some natto with them.
F I’m pleased that I have enough clothes with me. American men are generally bigger than Japanese men so it’s very difficult to find clothes in Chicago that fit me. What is a medium size in Japan is a small size here.