Takuya Takahara

2008-09 Inbound from Japan

Hometown: Niimi, Okayama, Japan

Sponsor: Niimi Rotary Club, District 2690, Japan

Host: Crystal River Rotary Club, District 6950, Florida, USA

School: Crystal River High School, Crystal River, FL

Bio

Takuya's Bio

Hello. My name is Takuya Takahara and my nickname is Taky. Please call me Takuya or Taky. My birthday is June 21, 1991. I'm 17 years old. I live in Niimi city. My city is in located in the western part of Japan. I have lived in Niimi city since 1991 with my family. My family has 4 people: father, mother, young brother, and me. My parents run a company that is making meals for my school's dormitory students. I play baseball in Japan and I'm a pitcher. I'm playing baseball in my school here.

I go to Crystal River High School. In school I'm learning English and culture, playing baseball, making good friends. I take Math, P.E., PC class, American history, and baseball... I love baseball. Crystal River HS has very good teachers and students. I think Crystal River's people are very good. I love this town.

I am sure that I will get many excellent friends and experiences. Thank you.

October 23 Journal

I am enjoying my life in Crystal River! My high school is not so big. But I have good friends and teachers.

I go there by my baseball team's friend's car! And he is a one of my best friends!

I don't take an English class, but my host family, my friends, teacher, and baseball teammates teach me English! I'm learning English and American culture. My host family is so good! I'm learning American from them. They are very kind when talk to me. I like my host family!

I play baseball at Crystal River High School. I got excellent teammates! They teach me English and play baseball with me. We are leaning each other! I think that is very good. We talk about baseball, America, Japan, and so on.

I'm getting excellent friends and experience! Thank you for giving me wonderful opportunity like this.

Takuya Takahara

February 16 Journal

Hello. I had a baseball tournament on January 1st to 3rd in Cocoa Beach. That was really a great experience for me. I spent a night with baseball friends. We talked about my country and America. That was great talking.

And then our game was not so bad. I played for team. But I was bad.... I'm trying to be better than last game. So I want to be a good player for my team!

Seacamp

We went to Key West and spend great time with great friends. That was last time to spend time with them. We were so excited and sad.... But that was so much fun. I won't be able to see some friends, but we are great friends. I hope we will get other opportunity to meet each other.

Thank you for this great opportunity. I'm really enjoying my life in America. This is best way to spend time ever.

Thank you for everything.

May 20 Journal

In my school, I played baseball for team. We practiced everyday and we had good season. We were very good team this year. We were almost being district champion! I didn’t get play at that game... But I was very happy! I had great time at baseball season with my awesome friends! I like them very much!

So our season is over, in school I'm talking English, Gym, Chemistry, Sociology. In class some of my friends talked to me about many stuff... Sometimes they asked me about Japan, because they don’t know about Japan. I'm telling them about Japan as much as I know.

Well I'm having good time in here! Thank you this great great great opportunity for me. I really love this time.

So, this is my report. My exchange is almost over... but I know I had great time and I can have more! Thank you this opportunity.

See you Takuya Takahara