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Travel To America Research Paper

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Why do you want to travel to the country you have selected for your summer exchange experience?
Ever since I began learning Japanese in elementary school, I have become more and more interested in aspects of Japanese culture. My earliest memories of this are of scouring the shelves of the community library for anything, and everything, related to Japan. At the time this may have been just a passing whim, but nevertheless it sparked something in me that lasts to this day.
I am also interested in the Japanese language. After I stopped learning the language in elementary school I forgot most of it, but recently I have picked it up again. Going to Japan will force me to make the most of my language skills for communication. By being fully submerged …show more content…

I would also show places that I go for fun and that are important to me such as my neighborhood, the mall, the farmers market, my favorite restaurant, my art studio, my dance studio, and my high school.

What cultural project will you share with your host family and hosting organization? The cultural project should focus on an aspect of American culture that is important to you. Example: bake or cook an American dish or treat, demonstrate a skill, teach a game or song or make a craft.
I chose dance as my cultural project because it is a huge part of my life. It is a huge part of my life and I want to share my love for it with my host family. I plan on bringing pictures and videos of my recital over to Japan to show them what kinds of dance I do. I will also bring my pointe shoes to show them a demonstration. I chose pointe for the demonstration because even in America not as many teen dancers do it as other types of dance. It is also one of my favorite forms of dance, and it is special to me. The videos could be put on a flashdrive, and I could print out hard copies of the photos to let them

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