Exciting E-mails!

Last night I called my host family again, and my host mother picked up this time! Our conversation was very brief, and I explained who I was. I then asked (in Japanese) if she spoke English and she said "....No!". So, I now know that my host parents don't really speak any English at all! My host mother then handed the phone to my 16-year-old host sister, Sakura! I told Sakura who I was and then asked for her e-mail address. She began to give it to me in the English alphabet, but I got a little confused half way through. I then slowly gave her my e-mail address letter by letter. We used a mixture of both Japanese and English while talking to each other. I was still a little unsure of how much English she was able to speak and understand. We then said goodbye to each other, and I eagerly awaited an e-mail! In just a matter of minutes I had an e-mail in my inbox from Sakura! Here are the e-mails that we have exchanged so far:

From Sakura:

Hello.
My name is Sakura.
Thankyou for call me.
I am very happy!!!
Please Email for me anytime.
Thankyoum(*^_^*)

I then e-mailed her back with a picture of myself with my dog Alfie, told her how excited I am, and asked a few questions.

Sakura's Reply:

I am16 years old too.
My sister name is Yae. she is 14 yeas old.
My hobby is watching a baseball game.
I have a some$B!!(Bquestion to you.
Can you ride a bicycle?
Because I go to school by bicycle.
My school is only girls.
My school has about 400 students.
If you have a puestion to me, please ask me anytime!
Pictures are me and my sister.And my yukata.

(Note: A yukata is a light, summer kimono) From Sakura's e-mails, it seems like she is quite good at English! These e-mails have made me even more excited about my trip!

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