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Meet Mocosa!

コニチワ! Hola!


About myself：
Je m'appelle Stephanie Juarez from the state of Oregon, Eastern Oregon. Oregon is known for being green and being home of the Nike shoe as it was created there.  
My family consist of my mother, Eva.
My sister, Mayra, who is 18 and attends Oregon State University.
My sister, Fernanda, who is in middle school.
My brother, Fernando, who is a second grader.
My baby brother, Maurisio, who is going to turn 4 in 2 days!
And myself.
Soy la mayor de los cinco.

I am bilingual in Spanish and English, but am very interested in learning other languages.  Je suis vingt-deux, 21. Je suis Américain et Mexicain.
I was involved with 4-H in high school and still volunteer on my free time.
Some of my hobbies include reading, sleeping, listening to music, playing a card game called Magic: The Gathering, and asking Como se dice…? To learn new words in different languages. Estoy bien afortunada en poder estar en Japon como internada. I hope to acquire a lot during my stay in Japan and then be able to take it home and share it with anyone willing to listen.

Welcomed to Nihon:
My host family consist of mama, papa, an older sister, and a younger sister. Durante los meses que vienen seré la hermana de enmedio. Esto será una experiencia diferente. Mi familia es muy amable y linda. También son muy pacientes conmigo en aprendiendo japones.


During my first weekend here I attended different Hippo activities with my host mother and younger sister. They had me introduce myself in nihongo as well as my other native languages. Usually at home I would get super shy and just sit stuff like this out. Here everyone is very welcoming and everyone was participating that I actually wanted to go up and share.


Food and People:
Shortly after arriving my host family took me out to eat, sushi of course. This type of sushi was quite different from what I experienced back home. Nihon no subete ga totemo kawaīdesu.

There is no better thing to bring people together than food. Everyone LOVES food!!
Pues la comida en Japón es muy rica y muy diferente a lo que yo estoy acostumbrada. Aquí todo tiene como un sabor a dulce. Y lo que ellos consideran picante es muy diferente. En los estados unidos a todo le echamos sal y con la comida mexicana a todo se le hecha salsa. I'm excited to try new foods and to learn how to make some.

Hasta Luego. Sayonara!M

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