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Hi, I'm looking for somehow who might like to help me with my Japanese (which is very, very basic, but I am trying hard to improve it). In exchange, I would be happy to help with your English. I am originally from Australia, but now I live in San Diego. I am studying for a doctorate, and I make a living employed by the University of California as a teachers-assistant. In my job, I help undergraduates improve their writing and researching skills. I am studying music, and I hope to travel to Japan in June to work with some Japanese musicians (and possibly improve my Japanese further).
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    March 2, 2013
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    いそがしい さいきん、私はちょっといそがしです。 わたしはきじをかいている。 きじは、やく日本の音楽だった。 わたしは、日本の音楽がすき。ががくはだいすき!
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    I have been reading this book

    This week I have been reading “Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (Japanese translated version)” by Isabella Bird, who was an English explorer in the late 19th century. Many Japan travel diaries were written by foreign visitors in the transition period between feudal era and Meiji era. While most of them describe urban areas such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, etc., she (see note) focused on rural areas of Northern Japan.
    In this book, Japan and the Japanese people are depicted from a western viewpoint of that time. She frankly described the Pros and Cons of Japan, and it is evident that she was shocked by Japanese lifestyle and behaviors including food, climate, sanitary conditions, people’s appearance, traditional music, and so on. As a Japanese person, I was surprised by the differences between our lifestyle then and now, and at the same time, I realized that our thoughts and attitudes remain essentially the same.

     

    (Note: instead of she, I would recommend you use the Author's last name, Bird.  Saying 'she' is not 100% correct, even though you have established Bird as being the topic.  This is particularly important in academic writing)

     

    Your English is really good!  Be careful of tense...

     

    In response to previous comment...  Use of the word foreign can indeed be problematic, but only in certain contexts.  The phrase "foreign visitors" "foreign guests" "people from foreign cultures" don't have the menacing feeling that "he/she is foreign" has.

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    February 16, 2013
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    February 16, 2013
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    Countries I have visited

    I have been studying English in the UK for  for 5 months.
    But my English is still poor...
    I also have visited Italy, France, Belgium, and Holland for sightseeing.
    They were very beautiful and exciting places. I want to go again.

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    February 16, 2013
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    これがわたしのはじめて notebook エンツリ わたしののまえはサムです。ハじめまして。 わたしは1ケかげつにおんごをべんきょうしている。 わたしはにほんのおんがくも、にほんりょうりも、アニメも、にほんのムービーがすき。 わたしのにほんごがいいじゃない、でもべんきょうねっしんである。 My name is Sam. Nice to meet you. I have been studying Japanese for one month. I like Japanese music, Japanese food, anime, and Japanese movies. My Japanese is not very good, but I am eager to learn! Thanks for reading!!
    February 16, 2013
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