Wow. Either Babel Fish sucks even more than I thought, or my Japanese sucks even more than I thought. Here's an English translation of my thank-you letter courtesy of Babel Fish:





It is the way of the visor.　 Writing the inhaling plug [ji] [yo] [u], thank you for truly. With the favor of the teacher as for me it could study abroad at the Waseda University. Japanese and Japan culture and the Japanese history are studied at the Waseda University. It goes to the September 8 everyday book. Very it is the pleasure. Because it is unprecedented to go to Japan, sends the post card to the teacher in Japan. You live in one annual Japan.　The host family and you live together. Japanese would like to become fluently in Japan, is. Thank you.

(おひさしぶりです。　
すいせんじょう　を　書いてくださって本当にありがとうございました。
先生のおかげで私は早稲田大学に留学することができました。
早稲田大学で日本語や日本の文化や日本の歴史を勉強します。
九月ようか　日本　へ　行きます。とても　楽しみです。
日本に行く　のは　初めてなので日本から先生に　ポスト　カード　を　送ります。
一年間　日本　に　住みます。　ホスト　ファミリー　と　いっしょ　に　住みます。
日本で日本語がぺらぺらになりたいです。ありがとう　ございました。)


ME GO JAPAN SEE SHINY THINGS BECOME FLUENT DO EAT SPARKPLUGS YUM YUM. IT IS THE WAY OF THE VISOR. TAUGHT FROM AN EARLY AGE, HAVE YOU YOUNG PADOWAN. IT WAY. CANNOT TEACH YOU THE WAY. MUST LEARN ON OWN. MUST WANT TO LEARN. THE VISOR CANNOT TEACH YOU THE WAYS. ONLY YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF THE WAYS OF THE VISOR, MY SON.