My name is Nana Utsumi and I am an exchange student from Kansai University of International Studies, Japan. My goal of this writing course is to develop my writing ability and to be able to write in English academically. Also I would like to improve my TOEFL score. So in this class, I will put all of my energy for writing and get along with my classmates.
Let me talk about my goal of life. I want to develop my English and Chinese skill and master at least two different languages. I know it is not easy for me to achieve this goal. In fact I have a Chinese language problem. I can't speak it well so far because pronounciation is very difficult and letter is so complicated but I never give up to be a good speaker of Chinese.
My dream is to be an interpreter. I want to be a person who can unit people between different culture. I love speaking English and I'm willing to make my language skill use of my job after I graduate university. In my Japanese university, I'm belonging to the Department of English Education. In my departmet, there is distinctive rule. It is S.E.O. That stands for Speak English Only. Wherever I am, I should speak English with my friends in the department. Now I am in Taiwan. I really think that I wish I could speak Chinese. If I can, I can communicate and make friends with more people in Providence. So I'll pranctice Chinese and English. As long I keep practicing, I believe I will be able to speak Chinese.
Finally, this is my first time to come to Taiwan. At first, I was a bit anxious because I got to this country alone and have a language problem but I've wanted to visit Taiwan for a long time. I love Taiwanese people, food and TV drama. People in Taiwan and Providence are so friendly. As long as I can't speak Chinese, English always helps me to communicate with other students. I appreciate English. Recently I have been trying new things like a food. I have tried stinky tofu. It is very new taste for me especially the smell is so strong.
By the way, I think Taiwanese dish is big to eat. Taiwanese people eat a lot but they are so slender. Why? Anyway I always taking courses alone because other Japanese exchange students have different major. Howver it's great because I can make lots of friends in Providence. Some of my friends are in the out side of Japan. They are also exchangestudents. Two of them are in Thailand, another two friends are in Korean. One friend are in China. Furthemore other friends are going to Thailand and Phillipine to studey English. Studying abroad is very precious and amazing time for me.
