My Stay In America

Hi, it's a little bit late, but Happy New Year. Last year, I experienced a lot and one of my great memories is to my stay in America. Last October, I really wanted to stay go abroad, so I decided to go to America. It wasn't easy to do so, because it cost me and my parents a lot of money [1]. However, my lovely parents allowed me to go, there and then I went to America last December and spent my holiday there. Actually, it was my first time to visiting America and. Also, I haven't been abroad since I visited Australia about 5 years ago, so I was really excited and nervous. I can't write everything that I've experienced there, but absolutely it was one of my greatest experiences I've ever had. Thank you to my host family for everything you've done, and to my parents for giving me such a great opportunity. I really want to go there after graduating from high school.

[1] "Cost" can mean things other than money; time, pain, another experience, etc.  The same is true, at least for time, in Japanese.  Ex. ３０００円掛かります。 →　３時間掛かります。