Self-introduction

 Hello, my name is Tsuzuki Yumiko. I'm 20 years old.
 My parents are teachers. They work in the school for physically
 handicapped or mentally retarded children.
 Also, I have older brother. He is 22 and a student.
 I love my hometown much. So, I go back to hometown whenever I have a
 long vacation.
 I'm looking forward to going back to hometown during winter vacation.
 My hobby are playing the piano, watching movies, going to museums,
 watching plays and traveling.
 I have been playing the piano since I was 6 years old. I don't play so
 well, but I love the piano. I want to continue to do it in my lifetime.
 I like traveling, too. I have visited China, Korea, Hawaii, Singapore,
 France, Russia and so on. My best pleasure in trip is to visit World
 Heritages.
 When I was high school student, I have learned in the world history.
 I liked it in all the subjects.
 I want to see works of art and historical buildings that I learned.
 Seeing all World Heritages is my target in my lifetime.
 The reason I like a travel is I can change my sense of values and know
my country. So, I decided to study    for one month in Canada.
 Studying abroad is a very big challenge for me, but I am exciting in it.
 Maybe I will be puzzled in many things in different country. However, I
 will obtain good experiences in Canada.
 I'm not so good at English.
 I want to be able to use English, so I would like to tackle a your
 lesson hard. I need your help well during the 3rd term.

My self introduction by Misaki Hoshi

My name is Misaki Hoshi. I am a second year student of Agrobiological Resource Sciences. I am interested in food problems and environmental problems. I was admitted to the University of Tsukuba in order to learn these things. I am from Fukushima. There is a lot of nature in Fukushima. We have much show in winter. So in the winter, people can enjoy skiing and snowboarding. There are four people in my family. I have a younger sister. We get along very well. I often go shopping with her. I like shopping, so I go to Tokyo once in a while. I am in a member of the inline hockey club. This sport is new. It is difficult. We practices on Wednesday every week. My hobby is music. I like playing the piano or playing sax. However, I do not have an opportunity to play a musical instrument. If there is an opportunity, I would like to play a musical instrument very much. I am poor at English. However, I would like to get good at English. So I try my best.

My self introduction by Aya

My name is Aya. Let me tell

you about myself. I am studying nursing. I am interested in health and
disease.

Now, I want to be a school nurse keeping alive this knowledge. I like
children and I

volunteer in the children's hall twice a week. There are about 100
elementary

school students. First, I cannot input their names, but now I know all
of the

students names and character. I enjoyed this time to communicate them.


My hobbies are playing the piano and swimming. I have played piano for
16 years , and

swimming too. I like both very much.


I am from Kumamoto, and live in the center of it. It has many delicious
foods. For

example, Basashi which is horse meet, Ikinaridango which is Japanese
sweets made

of sweet potato and red bean paste , and Karashirenkon which is lotus
root covered in

karashi. They are very delicious local foods.


I visited Guam during the autumn vacation for 5 days with my friends. I
tried

parasailing! I was surprised in this experience. I tried snorkel too. We
could see a lot

of fish in the sea. They are very colorful and had unique shapes.

Aya Okada

About me by Sayoko

  Hello, my name is Sayoko. I'm a member of achademic writing class (1st period, Thursday). I'm from Gunma but I live in Tsukuba now. I like Gunma very much. Gunma looks flying crane. I live at its bill. I'm an only child in my family. I wanted a brother. I have not gone abroad yet. I want to go to Italia, Australia, and Canada. I like pizza. I study knowledge information science at Tsukuba University. I'm a member of light music club called "PBCM". I am a vocalist. I also like like Utada Hikaru. I often sing her songs. My hobby is watching TV. I like especially variety. For example "London Hearts" and "Lincoln" and so on. And I like reading comics. I read both girls comics and boys comics. For example, "ONE PIECE", "Konan", "Kodomo no omocha" and so on.

Nice to meet you. X)

About me by Hiroko Shimamura

Hello. My name is Hiroko Shimamura. I major in agro-biological
resource science.

My TOEFL ITP score on 11th,Feburary,2012 was 480. This 480 was the
total score. Listening comprehension was 43. Structure &Written
expression was 50. Reading comprehension was 51. I have not taken the
other TOEFL test yet. I like English. So I want to be good at English!

My hobby is listening to music and farming and so on. I belong to the
agriculture club. In this club, we cultivate various vegetables. For
example, we cultivate carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, Chinese
cabbages, shallots and so on. Eating vegetables that we make is very
good. I like listening to music. My favorite artists are Perfume,
Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Yuki and Aiko. Listening to music makes me
happy. Lately I listen to many Christmas songs! It is very fun. When I
was a junior high school student, I played the clarinet in the brass
band club. So I like music very much. Eating delicious foods is also
my favorite thing. I want to know good restaurants which serve
delicious and cheap dishes in Tsukuba and go there. I want to go to
the café in Tsukuba. I like cooking and eating foods with friends.
Playing various sports is my favorite thing too. 

Self introduction by Mizuki

My name is Mizuki.

I major in agriculture.

I have studied English for 7 years. I was not a good student, so I can't speak, read  and write English well. However I like English and want to speak fluently. This summer, I went to Thailand to learn about Thai agriculture and talked to Thai students. They are better at speaking English than me, and surprisingly they can speak Japanese a little too though they have learned it only 3 or 4 years. I felt sad and thought why can't I speak English well though I have studied it more than 7 years! This is the reason why I want to be good at English. 

My hobby is doing scuba diving. I belong to the scuba diving club of Tsukuba University. We go to a lot of places, for example Miyakejima-island, Okinawa, to dive during every long vacation except winter one. 

I like playing musical instruments, too. I had learned piano for 14 years, violin for 6 years, and had played clarinet, trumpet and contrabass some years. Now I don't play anything becouse the diving club and part time job are busy. Someday, I will learn music again surely.

My self introduction by Mitsuki

Hello, everyone. I'm Mitsuki. I'll tell you about me.

My first English experience was at junior high school. It's not special in Japan.
I'm good at reading English, but not good at speaking. It's also not special, I know.

From July 21 to August 2 in 2012, I went to Bordeaux, France. That was my first foreign experience. I used English to study and communicate with French people. Sometimes I failed to make myself understood, but it was a precious time to talk and hang out with them. I found communication with foreign people very interesting.  

I'm interested in agronomy and botany, and I like outdoor activities. I'm a member of The Wild Animals Researchers Circle of this university, and I have many friends in the circle. With them I often go to mountains, forests, the sea, rivers, and so on. I enjoy watching birds, looking around plants, hunting insects, and fishing. It's a special time. 

Tsukuba has many good places to enjoy nature. Sometimes please look around and have a good time with natural things.

Thank you.

About me by Kohe

My name is Kohe. I have studied English since junior high school.  I’m not good at English. Last year, my English class was C2. , It especially is difficult to talk and write in English. I can’t catch what a person says and can’t express my idea in English. I don't have much vocabulary. I don’t have any confidence in spelling and grammar, so I can’t write good sentences. I write poor sentences. My reading is so-so. I forget my score, but the TOEFL score is average among sophomores majoring in agricultural resources.

My hometown is located along the sea. I’m sad, I can’t see and feel the sea in Tsukuba. 

I like sports. Recently I play baseball, badminton, softball and basketball, but I belonged to table tennis club from junior high school to high school, so I want to play table tennis once in a while.

About me by Ryousuke

I lived in U.K. when I was 2 to 3 years old. However, I was too young, and the period I lived there was too short to be able to speak or understand English.

I passed the EIKEN test 5th grade when I was 11 years old. It is the only EIKEN test I passed. I have not taken the EIKEN test since I was 11 years old. I took the TOEFL ITP test for the first time last year. This was the second time for me to take an examination that tested my English skills since the EIKEN test. The score was 480. I don't know about the allotment of points, but I only know it was not a good score. When I was a high school student, I was not a good English speaker. However, I studied English as hard as possible to enter this university. So, my English ability was as good as ordinary high school students, I think, so that I could have been accepted by the university.

Chances to take English lessons in this university are not as much as chances in my high school, so I think I have to study English harder. I started to study an English wordbook for the TOEIC test just the other day.I will keep studying the book to develop my English ability.

My self introduction by Miharu

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My first encounter with English was when I was a junior high school student. In those days, I was a student of Kumon-shiki ( a cram school for children). At Kumon-shiki, I read aloud short English sentences, and listened to long English sentences again and again. I read a lot of famous sentences authored by various famous people. For example, the address of Martin Luther King Junior ("I Have a Dream"), The Gift of the magi of O. Henry and so on. At junior high school, I exercised my English ability acquired in Kumon-shiki. My score of English examination was usually good. From the time I was 14 years old, I started studying for STEP. I memorized words, solned past tests, and listened to English radio program. Studying for STEP was very useful because it was useful for admission examination to high school. In high school, I sometimes read simple English newspapers or novels but I studied less than when I was a junior high school student. Now I' m a university student. I study English less than before because other subjects are difficult to understand. So I feel my English ability have diminished. I want to brush up my English ability and learn writing skill.

If you are curious, please continue reading.

Hello, My name is Haruka.
I'm a student in the College of Agro-Biological Resources Sciences at Tsukuba University. Although I do not belong to any laboratory now, I'm thinking of studying remote sensing technology from next year.
Let me explain my experience studying English.I started studying when I was 6 years old. The start was my mother's recommendation to go to language school where some of my childhood friends went. However, I think I had already had opportunities to hear English before that. I still remember that I learned many English children's songs at home.
I've been to the U.S two times(Texas in 2006, Utah this summer), and Brisbane, Australia once in 2008. These experience really inspired me. In my future, I'd like to have a study more about science communication in some university in Britain or North America. That's because my dream is to be an educator in addition to be a good researcher.
This is my score now. I want to continue studying to get better scores.
Eiken 2  (November, 2007)
TOEIC 725 (January, 2012)
TOEFL iBT 80 (August, 2012)
My hobby is reading, playing the piano, listening to music(especially songs of Japanese singer, "Kururi", "Yomo-to-Ohana"), going to museums(I like permanent exhibitation in "Kahaku", for example), swimming, walking, brewing coffee and tea, and so on.

Thank you very much for your time :)

Self-introduction by Nan

My name is Nan. I am Chinese. I came to Japan in 2010, soon after I graduated from high school. When I was in Junior 3, I started to learn Japanese, because I was fond of Japanese animation at that time. After entering high school, I realized that the problem of food in China is serious, so I decided to continue my university life in Japan to learn something about food.

There was a TV program which taught children English in China. I started my English learning by following that TV program when I was six. I began to study English seriously in my primary school. I took the TOFEL-IBT test in senior 3 just before I came to Japan, and got 82 points. I also took part in the TOFEL-ITP last year, and got 530 this time.
My hobby is reading books,especially novels.I think I can study a lot from books.

I'm Yuka

My name is Yuka. I am 21 years old and a second year student at University of Tsukuba. I belong to the College of Agrobiological Resource Sciences. I’m interested in applied biological chemistry so I’d like to pursue it from next year. I’m not good at English, especially speaking and listening to it. I wanted to improve my English skills, so I went to Toronto last summer to study English. I stayed there for seven weeks during my summer vacation. It was  the first time for me to go abroad alone. Since I have never lived without Japanese language I was very worried about my stay. I was living in a foreign country that I had never been to, I met people from all over the world, I had chances to speak English. Everything was a first for me and wonderful experiences At first I wanted to go back to Japan, but finally I came to like Canada very much.

Let me introduce myself by Gumi

This is Gumi.
I have studied English for eight years. One of my hobbies is to listen
to music by the Beatles, and I have been familiar with English songs for
about ten years.
I have corresponded to a friend in Sri Lanka for four years in English.
Last summer, I visited the Asian Rural Institute to do farming with
people from developing countries for one week. I used mostly English
there.
I went to Melbourne, Australia for two weeks this March to study English.
It was a home stay program, and I commuted to the language learning
school named Cambridge International College. There, we couldn't speak
any language but English, so it was a really good experience to brush up
on my English skills. The host family was really kind and friendly. I
noticed that their English was Australian English, and the difference
was interesting.
In July, I went to Thailand for the program named International
Agricultural Training. We spoke English to communicate with Thai people,
and had lectures in English there.
I worked as a tutor of students from ASEAN from this September to
November. I helped their life in Tsukuba a little, and sometimes
translated lectures from Japanese to English.
Thus, I had opportunities to speak English. But still I can use only
basic English, and need more vocabulary. I want to use more complicated
phrases as well.

My self introduction by Chikako

Hello. My name is Chikako. I am in second year あｔ the University of Tsukuba. My department is Agrobiological Resource Sciences. My favorite subject is biology. I like to study about plants or forests. I am from Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. It takes about two hours from Yokohama to Tsukuba. I made the move to Tsukuba, when I entered this university. I go to school by bicycle weekdays. It takes about ten minutes. My house is near the university, so it is very convenient. However, sometimes I am late for school, especially when I have first period. My favorite thing is going on a trip. I went to a hot spring in Ishikawa prefecture during summer vacation, and went to Sendai during autumn vacation. I am going to go to Singapore in winter vacation. My family, parents and a brother lives in Singapore now. I have not been to the Shikoku district, so I want to go there. I like watching movies in my house or the theater recently. I record various movies on TV, and I watch them when I am free. I am not so good at English. I don't have any experience studying abroad or taking the TOEIC test.

My self introduction by kokko.

Hello! My name is Kokko. My twitter's ID is Wizaard_Oz, because I like Wizard of Oz.
I was a member of the color guard at the time in elementary school. I was acting with the songs of The Wizard of Oz as Repertoire. So, The Wizard of Oz is a song that has very memories.
I am from Tokushima. Have you been to Tokushima? Tokushima is famous for the sudachi, and Awa Odori. The sudachi is a type of citrus, it can use cooking. Awa Odori is a kind of a Bon Festival dance.I belong to a the circle of people in Tokushima Prefecture. I have danced the Awa Odori in the circle during the Lantern festival. Students of the University of Tsukuba have dance performances along with the college students of Waseda University and Keio University and
Yokohama National University and the Central University and Tokyo University of Science.I also danced the Awa Odori festival at Tsukuba and at the Tokyo University of Science. I am going to participate on in the future because I love Tokushima. I belong to the College of Agrobiological Resource Sciences.I have been studying various other agricultural economy and agriculture and
environmental engineering and life chemistry there. I think I will do my best to study and to activate circle activities.

About me by Natsumi

My name is Natsumi and I'm a student in your first period Academic English Writing II class on Thursdays at Tsukuba University. I'm twenty years old and I'm in second year. I belong to the College of Informatics and Library of Science. I have Society for Testing English Proficiency Pre-2. I go to school by TX from my house every day.  Getting to school takes 1 hour and 30 minutes, and I am very sleepy every day. My hometown is Soka city in Saitama. My hometown has la ocal specialty. One of the local specialties is Soka-Senbei. This has a very very long history. This is one of my favorite sweets. Moreover my hometown has Nikko-Kaido which Matsuo Basyo traveled on.  There are two hobbies of mine. One is listening to music. My favorite group is Arashi. Their music makes me happy. My favorite member is Sho Sakurai. Hi is so cool. I love him! And second is watching sport game. I like baseball and my favorite baseball team is Yomiuri giants. I was really glad for the Yomiuri giants to have won the victory this year. I would like to go to see their game next year also. I read many books very well. My favorite writer is Ruiko Kodemari. She wrote many love stories. I need your help well during 3 term.

Best regards. Thank you.

My self introduction by Honoka.

Hello, I'm Honoka.

I will introduce myself.

First, I will tell you about my hometown and my family. I was born in Ishioka City in Ibaraki prefecture. Ishioka is close to Tsukuba and Tsutiura. Now, I live in Ishioka with my family. I live with my mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, two little sisters and my dog. I also have a little brother, but he lives in Kanagawa prefecture by himself.

Next, I would like to tell you about my school life. I go to school by car every day because I don't live in Tsukuba. I got my driver's license in November last year. After classes, I usually return to my home or go to my part-time job since I don't belong to any circle. I work at a convenience store.

Finally, I will explain one of my hobbies. I like handicrafts very much. I enjoy decorating my cell phone and making stuffed toy animals.

About me! by Kaori

Hi, I'm Kaori. Let me tell you about myself. My English experience is poor. I have the Eiken 2nd grade and I took the TOEIC. I took theTOEIC only one time, so I want to take TOEIC again. By the time I start job hunting, I want to take TOEIC at least three times. My weak point is listening. I must make an effort. I also want to speak English fluently. So, I will stick it out.

Next, I'll tell you about my hobbies. First, I like to go shopping. I sometimes go to Tokyo to buy some clothes and cosmetics. It is very fun! My favorite spot is Harajuku. I can buy cheap clothes.
Second, I like travelling. Now, I'm making plans for travel with friends. I want to go New Caledonia. It is very beautiful place. Third, I love to look at night views. I go to high places, for
example, an observation deck or a tower, whenever I travel somewhere. When I look at night views, I am excited. The best night view is that from Umeda Sky Building, Osaka. The lookout point is 173 meters high! From there, Osaka City is like a starlit sky. I want to live where I can look at good night views like that someday.

My self introduction by Nanami

Hello, my name is Nanami. Let me tell you about myself.

I started to take English conversation lessons when I was 5 years old, and I continued English conversation lessons for 6 years. Though I started English at a relatively early age, I am not good at English. I only have the third grade of Eiken. My weak point is reading English quickly and grasping the main point of English. My ability to understand spoken English is very low, so I want to improve my ability to understand spoken English.

I am a member of a study club in social welfare which is called "shafuku". With the club I teach kids, talk with kids, and play with kids. It is very enjoyable and I am always looking forward to club activities. I like kids and having a relationship with kids very much.

In my spare time, often I just lie around. Also, I usually watch TV, watch YouTube on the PC, read books and comics, and eat sweets. I like idol singers very much. I am lacking in hobbies and I am searching for a hobby.

Thank you.