IN THE NAME OF GOD
Mika Tanaka a college student from Japan,had a wonderful homestay in London.She lived with a family of there and studied English.
When her parents asked her"What do you want for your 19th birthday?"she said"A ring".But her parents gave her a one-mounth homestay in London.
She left japan on February 11th.In the plane she was worried about that may no one is there to welcome her.But the warm welcome of Flannery family made her happy.
Before going to London she checked for some schools in London and chose Oxford.Bcause it had reasonable fees. Also there weren’t many Japanese students.
Her parents adviced her before going to London and she took them.Some advices were:be native-born,non-smoking, middle-class British people and live near a subway station. After sometimes she knew that the advices were very good. But some of her English friends were having problems with their host families.
After a little time she knew many kinds of dishes served with potato.Fried potatoes,steamed potatoes,sliced potatoes and etc.Her host mother was a good chef and she made pasta,chicken,even rice for her.
Nadiege was a French girl who lived with them.Every Saturday her host family would have a party with the family and friends at home.Every Saturday evenings her host family went to their favorit pub and spent times together.
Although she selected a school with a few Japanes students,there were still 2 Japanese students in each class. In class she tried to speake English but the other Japanese students didn’t try.
Sometimes she asked other people"What do you think about people in Japan?".Her French friend said they are hard working people.But her teacher said they were very rich,that Mika Tanaka didn’t agree with her teacher.After a mounth in London she knew that speaking English is very important in other countries.She would like to be more open-minded about foreign people like her host family.