GRCC

GRCC

　Green River Community College has two campuses. One is the main campus in Auburn, and the other is in Kent, where I went for six months. The students in level 4 and 5 study at the Auburn campus. The Auburn campus has a lot of buildings and nature, and we can see wild squirrels around. The students in level 1 to 3 study at the Kent campus . There are some restaurants and a movie theater near the Kent campus, so we can go shopping and eat out before or after school. At the movie theater, we can watch and enjoy some American movies before they are released in Japan. We can focus on studying with fun at both campuses.

Orientation

9/12 (Fri.)	On the first day, we took placement tests. We were divided into 5 levels according to the total score of Listening, Reading, and Writing tests.
9/15-16 (Mon.-Tue.)	The college staff explained about school and insurance for new students, and we listened to it at the gym. After that, we enjoyed some activities, and we went to a camp.
9/18 (Thu.)	We went to Seattle by bus with some new students. We spent about one day seeing the sights.

	CORE 　After the orientation, we went on a one-night stay camp called CORE. At CORE, we had a chance to experience some activities. I took part in the activity that uses a rope. I enjoyed campfire at night, too.
	Seattle Trip 　I enjoyed sightseeing in Seattle by bus. We visited the First Starbucks Store, and Pike Place Market, and we enjoyed the visit all day. At the China Town, we can eat Chinese food and Korean food.

Level 2
Instructor：Emily　Emily is a beautiful and strict instructor. Classes and homework are hard and a lot, but her way to teach was very nice, so it was easy to understand everything . Emily can speak Japanese because she used to study Japanese. I had good relationships with my classmates, so my level 2 class was fabulous.

Grammar	We learned junior high school level grammar of English. The contents were not so difficult, but it was difficult to catch what my teacher was saying.
Reading/Writing	In the reading class, we checked our homework first, and then read newspapers and some advertisements. In the writing class, we learned how to write a paragraph.
Listening/Speaking	We studied by using YouTube and some videos . In the speaking class, we had some presentations , and we prepared PowerPoint for our presentations. I talked with my classmates through some speaking games too. I liked the class.

Level 3
Instructor：Ann　Ann is an energetic instructor and she is like a grandmother. And she is gorgeous. She always made us laugh with her jokes. Our classmates had a good relationship with each other like my level 2 classmates did. During our recess, we taught our langages to each other.

Grammar	We learned junior high to high school level grammar in this class. We corrected wrong sentences, and wrote some sentences. Sometimes, we used cards and handouts to practice grammar.
Reading/Writing	In the reading class, we read a novel, and took tests every week. We read our textbooks too. In the writing test, we learned how to write essays.
Listening/Speaking	One of our classmates explained some pictures to other classmates, and we asked the speaker some questions about the pictures. And the speaker answered those questions. We also practiced our pronunciation with some card games. In addition, we watched an American drama on Fridays, and we talked about it and learned some slang.


Emily and Classmates of Level 2	Ann and Classmates of Level 3