2023年アーカイブ

We safely arrived back in Japan at Kansai International Airport on Sunday morning. Family and teachers were waiting at the Arrival area to welcome us back. We were tired after the long flight, but it ...

Today was our last day at Holland Park State High School. They opened the school uniform shop for us, and we wore their uniforms and took pictures. During morning tea and lunch there were long l...

This morning, the student council handed out free pancakes to commemorate the opening of the new cafeteria. They were very delicious. Also, my buddy gave me a lot of Australian sweets during homeroom....

Today, we went to South bank with our buddies. We could speak a lot with them. First, we went to the Queensland art gallery. We could enjoy looking at artwork created by famous Australian and internat...

Today, we gave a presentation about Japanese culture again. We did better than before and we were able to do it smoothly. It was difficult to teach how to fold Origami and how to throw Koma, but we tr...

Today, there was a ceremony to officially welcome us to Holland Park. At first, we were just sitting there, but we got nervous when our names were called. We realized once again that we have an import...

We've been in Australia for one week now, and we have one week until we return to Japan. It's hard to believe our trip is half over already. Today was another day for us to spend with our host familie...

Today was the first full day we spent with our host families. Everyone did different things today, so we could all have fun in different ways. Here are some highlights of our Saturday: We walked to ...

Today, some of the students took art class. Students in Holland Park made the work that they wanted to make by thinking about the materials and processes from scratch.Every student's work was very cre...

Today, during the 3rd period, we learned about Aboriginal art. There are many different styles of art that come from different Aboriginal groups around Australia. Starting with the Aboriginal words "G...

Four days have passed since we arrived in Australia. It's easier to speak & listen to English than four days ago. Today, we took four classes with our buddies for the first time. It was very hard for ...

Today, we met an Australian Aboriginal person named Jahmarley Dawson who performed a "Welcome to Country" ceremony for us . We enjoyed aboriginal music and dancing. He also introduced their special to...

Today we went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. We were excited to see the koalas, and even got to touch one! We were also able to feed and take selfies with kangaroos and wallabies. There are many ot...

After a short layover in Singapore where we ate our first dinner outside of Japan, we've finally arrived in Brisbane and at Holland Park. The host families were eagerly waiting for us at the sch...