Ответ:

What's it like in Japan?

I had always thought (раньше думал, до поездки, поэтому Past Perfect) that

Japanese people were quite reserved,

but they're really sociable. When we first

arrived, I joined a football club and I made lots of

American, English, and Japanese friends ( Past Simple потому что есть указание на прошлое).

I have been learning the language for

three years now (действие началось в прошлом и длится до сих пор) and my Japanese friends

say I'm pretty good. But I don't like writing Japanese because I always get confused by the

characters. (тут речь о настоящем)

What do I miss most?

I miss the TV and my comics, though it is getting better all the time (ситуация меняется на момент речи, это длительное действие, Present Continuous). Soon I will able to buy my favourite American comic here. I also miss basketball, which was my favourite sport before we came to Japan. My mum misses her garden because we don't live in a house, but a fourth-floor apartment. (это тоже о настоящем, поэтому используется Present Simple)

Anyway, we will be back in Denver next year and I'm sure we all will miss so many things about Japan. (Future Simple для действий в будущем)

I know I'm only I 14 , but I've learned an awful

lot about myself from living abroad. I'm going

to feel very grown up compared to the other

kids when I get home.