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In My Conclusion

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I have to wake up from my wonderful dream in America. I cannot believe about 4 month already past.  Soon I have to go back to Japan, and I can’t help thinking of my life in Japan. I had a very fantastic life in America as an extension student. I can’t explain how wonderful life I spend!! My choice was correct!!! I have been really happy and lucky to be here, because many people gave up coming back to America because of money. It is not easy to come back to America again, because it costs over 800,000 yen, and we also have to pay tuition for university in Japan.  I am really appreciated my family. However, my parents also will be happy to hear my stories in America. I do not have some regrets about extension program. I did all things I want to do, and through American life I can cultivate my character, I improve my English skill, and I got confidence for my future.

I can cultivate my character more positive. When I came here, I actually I had a worry about my English skills. Everyone who came here are very talented or intelligent. For example, some are good at listening, and other is very good at writing. However, I am not same as them. I am not talented and intelligent, so one of my goals is catching up them. Also when I was in Japan, I had guessed I would be negative because of lack of my skills, and I will be tired because of tons of homework in America. Therefore I did not want to be negative, so I try to be positive for everything every day. It is also my goal. For instance, I had some trouble about my English skills, but I tried to believe myself, and I talked to myself “Everyone have own paces, and I can improve little by little”. If I have tons of homework, I talked to myself “Let’s enjoy studying! I can do it! It is for my improving! ”. If I have a positive thinking, I can be more energetic and I can enjoy everything, so I was not tired about homework. Now my life in America will be almost finished, but I don’t recall my depressed time. I noticed I was very positive every day in this semester!!! I hoped this, but I had guessed I would lose my confidence to compare with other students, so it is unexpected for me! Through this semester I can believe myself, and I can be more positive.

I was very happy to notice I can improve my English skill. During this semester, some people said “I feel my improving”, and I worried about me when I have finished this extension program, whether I would improve my skills or not. However, I noticed my improving when I read my book. I had to read three kind of books during this semester, and we chose before we came here. However I was thinking I could not read them, because in spring semester, I have read 3 level books on the other hand, these books I got were level 6!!! I had never read level 6. However, I could read these books when I noticed!! I was very surprised, but I was also very happy!!! Also, I couldn’t finish TOIEC test every times, but I could finish in this semester. I am not sure this score is good or not, but it was kind of my goal to fish until end, so I was very glad!!! Usually, it is difficult to recognize my improving. Therefore I could notice it, so I was very satisfied about studying.
 
Also, this extension program was very valuable experiences for me, because I got confidence for my future. We have a lot of opportunity to give a presentation such as discussion leader, reading leader, and also final big presentation. Usually, we do not have opportunity to give a presentation, so they are very precious!!! They were very hard, but especially final presentation was difficult, and I spent a lot of time!! We have to research very detail, understand, and make a power point! In addition, we have to translate Japanese into English, so it was more difficult. Although we will give our presentation for many people who speak English, so we have to memorize what I should explain! Even though Japanese presentation is difficult, so English is absolutely harder than Japanese!!     However, through this presentation program I could get confidence, because I could do it!!! Everyone let me said “You presentation was wonderful!!”, but I was also surprised! I could be calm, and I enjoyed my presentation!! If we get a job, we may give a presentation, so it was very great project!! When I had finished my presentation, I was full with confidence.  Through this project, I started to have more confidence to speak in English in front of people. These experiences will be my assets for my future.

In my conclusion, I spent only 4 month as extension program, but these life were awesome and momentous in my life. Although I guessed I would have a wonderful life in America, these lives were unexpected!!! I never forget this extension program, because this fall session made my character, skills, and having confidence better. I would like to thank my family to give me this wonderful opportunity but also teachers and students. They made my American life more valuable. I am a very happy woman to come with these extension students, and take Jill, Barbara, Isabel, Timothy, Karen, Ron’s classes. I love everyone and I thank my destiny to meet them!! Thank you!!!!!!!    


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