here are four people in my family: my father, my mother, my sister and myself. My father has already retired from his job which was at an insurance company. Since he retired, he has been walking everyday, and listening to a radio program about studying English. I totally take after him and his side of the family; actually our neighbours laughed at me when I was a baby because my grandfather and I looked very similar. My mother has been a housewife for more than thirty years. I respect her because she is still actively goes out a lot to movie theaters, musical shows, art galleries, and shopping. My sister is four years older than me and has two children. Although she lives in Ibaraki prefecture, she and her kids visit us once every three months. She is one of the women I admire because she is a beautiful and strong-willed person. That's why she was outstanding among her contemporaries at school. When I was in junior high school, I was asked by many people including teachers whether or not I was *that* Hirakawa's sister. Even though she gave me an inferiority complex, she has been my idol since I was a kid. I love my family and am proud of them.