My first speech

Here is my speech for my jiko shokai, which was a very important speech, edited and approved by three people so that I could speak in front of the mayor. Look at what they suggested I add to make it more interesting and Japanese. Some of these things just don’t belong in a public speech…..Enjoy

Hajimemashite, watashi wa Cassandra desu.　America no Colorado no XX kara kimashita． Watashi wa XX no XX daigaku wo sotsu gyo shimashita; senko wa kokusai business desu. Watashi no shumi wa sarusa dansu to Nihongo no benkyo wo surukoto desu; shigoto　wa　ginko de loan no tanto deshita.　 Watashi no tanjobi wa XX desu; ketsu eki gata wa 'X `gata desu; se iza wa, ite za desu. Watashi no　kazoku wa X desu; ototo ga　X　to　imoto ga X. Karera no namae wa XXX to X desu. Ima karera wa San Fracisco, New York to Chugoku to Denver no gakko ni iiteimasu. Watashi wa Taiko to sunobodo to miso shiru to Kumamoto ramen ga suki desu. Nihongo wa mada heta desu, ga, ganbarimasu. Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Translation:

It is the first time. (How do you do?) My name is Cassandra XX. I am from XX in the US. I went to school at XX college in XX and graduated with a degree in International Business. My hobbies are salsa dancing and studying Japanese. My former job was as a loan officer. My birthday is on XX and my horoscope sign is Sagittarius. My blood type is XX. My family has of X kids; X younger brothers and X younger sister. Their names are XXX and X. They are currently in San Francisco, New York, China, Denver at school. I like Taiko drums, snowboarding, miso soup and Kumamoto ramen. My Japanese isn’t very good yet, but I will persevere. Please treat me well (I look forward to working with you).

Everyone is extremely into blood types (b/c it's kinda like a personality type) and knowing TOO MUCH INFORMATION about people. I thought I was going to have to give my bank account number, DNA sample and contact size.