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Enthusiastic Welcome!

The extension teachers prepared a very energetic party to welcome us last Wednesday. I was very relaxed when I met the teachers at first because I was a little nervous about coming back to MFWI again. I had been worried about having a lot of homework everyday, and we will also have to face with a lot of complicated barriers. However, when I met the teachers, they smiled a lot and welcomed us so kindly. How enthusiastic their welcome was!

First, we cooked well-known Mexican food, tacos. My work was cutting tofu with Arisa. We cut it and mixed it with spicy sauce. While cooking, there was a dense crowd in the kitchen similar to the busy restaurant. We really enjoyed talking in English. The smell of the cooking was very yummy the as a our cooking came close to the completion.

Next, while Jill finished final preparation, the others gathered in the living room and formed a circle to talk about their summer vacation and the extension program. All people's memories were fabulous. I especially envied that Barbara went to Italy!!!! And then, the teachers explained about extension program. I was still a little scared, but all teacher hope for our improvement of our English skill very well and experience novel or astonishing things. Yes I hope so, too. I thought I can't be negative, should be positive and try to enjoy everything as much as I can.

We had delighted time with chatting and eating tacos we cooked. I was very interested with the style of buffet when we chose what to put on the tacos paste. I could not choose easily. Moreover, there were several Mexican drinking which the teacher prepared. These were so curious in color, such as bright pink, green and deep brown. On the table I talked with Ron's daughter. I was so shocked with that she had lived in Nishinomiya when she was very young and she met a girl who was her friend at that time at MFWI last year. I can't believe it!! And also, I was very glad because it had been long time for me to talk with native.

After we finished marvelous dinner, we played some enjoyable games. Last one called " Monkey, monkey" was so crazy and it made my brain uncontrolled. Many of us were getting confused because people who lost cheated us so that we lost soon, too. We were more and more getting sweaty. We had to move our bodies very well on all of games, so at last I was very exhausted but it was so amusing. This event reminded me of that America is very free and fascinating place.

This energetic party gave me a confidence that I can do anything! I promise that I will not give up every time.

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