Great Internationa

The WSU trip was really great. I could meet many international students and all of them were so inspirational for me. The most interesting facts about them were the people from many other countries, their English skill, and their dreams.

First, I was surprised to meet many people from different countries. I met Chinese, Saudi Arabians, and Brazilians. I had never had such an opportunity to meet so many foreigners until then! I could talk with them a lot about cultures and English studying. I also exchanged Facebook accounts with a Brazilian girl, a Chinese boy, and a Saudi Arabian boy. I was really happy to become friends with them!

Secondly, I was astonished by their English skill. They spoke English a lot. Of course their English was with their own language’s accents, but still their English was very high. Sometimes, they couldn’t understand my English because my English had a Japanese accent. I felt my English was very poor but it encouraged me to study English harder. I really respect them and I thought that I wanted to be like them.

Finally, I was inspired by their dreams. After I went back to MFWI, I sent a message to a Saudi Arabia boy, and we had a conversation. He said he wanted to become an engineer. To achieve his goal, he wanted to go to WSU and major an engineering, and for it, he was going to IALC (Intensive American Language Center). He has a clear goal of his life and he is on the way to achieve his dream. I think he is really cool. I respect him. I like his approach to his dream, and I was encouraged by him to follow my dream.

Thanks to this WSU trip, I got many new international friends and it encouraged me to study English. I really like the international students and I want to meet them again.

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