My personality is based on “I want to try anything.” It doesn’t matter if I can or not. I was taught by my parents “First, you try it. How can you know without trying?” My parents always encourage me to try new things, even if they know I will fail. I use this mindset when I am cooking. For example, when I make my usual cookies, I’d think about adding something different and do it because I am interested in how it will taste.. Even if I make a mistake such as the taste is bad and my family says “Don’t add unnecessary things”. I want to try it because it’s interesting. I like cooking, so through the dishes which I cook my local food or Japanese food I can speak of the charm of Japanese food. Also I want to learn about new dishes so I am excited to cook local food with my host family in my host country. *Kumamoto – Montana; must be placed in state of MT #176655