From Australia_St. Andrew’s_ターム留学レポート②_2016

Now we are more than happy to get you to know a new report on our study abroad program from Australia.  This report is from Shiho Ogata, a 10th grader student of Otsuma Nakano Senior High School.  She is now joining St. Andrew’s Catholic School in Cairns Australia as an exchange student joinging 11th year for the term 1 of  2016.  The following is her report;

Hello, there!  I’m Shiho Ogata. To my great surprise, two weeks have already passed since I came to Australia. The temperature here is very high in the daytime, but at night the cool air makes us feel good.

As the days I spend here go by, I am gradually getting used to the western society, where everything is in English. I have also found a lot of difference between Australia and Japan.

I take Religion class at St. Andrew’s, which is my most favorite class here.  I have learned about Christian ideas because this school is a Catholic college. We are also learning Buddhist ideas and rituals. I have found Religion class interesting and fun!

Last weekend, I went to Tinaroo Dam and went jet-skiing with my host family and their relatives. I had a lot of fun because this was my first experience of jet-skiing.  It was awesome!

I am looking forward to the next week coming because our Swimming Carnival will be held on Thursday!   I want to enjoy my school life and homestay here in Australia as much as possible, which will make me improve my English skills and understanding of Australian life and culture.

Regards,

Shiho,

オーストリアでのスクールライフを始めてから早くも2週間が経ち、だんだんとこちらの生活にも慣れきました。それとともにオーストリアと日本の違いもたくさん見つけることが出来ています。予想通り暑い日々が続いていますが夜風は涼しく心地よいです。

学校では宗教の授業が1番のお気に入りです。カソリックはもちろん、今は仏教について学んでいます。日本では宗教についてきちんと触れる機会はないのでとても興味深いです。

ホストファミリーは時間がある度様々なところへ連れて行ってくれます。先週はジェットスキーをしに行きました。来週の木曜日には水泳のフェスティバルがあります。今から楽しみです！ できる限りたくさん楽しんで、たくさん学びたいと思っています。