From New Zealand_Updated report on New Plymouth GHS_180625

A new report from Arisa Odagiri, an exchange student who is studying at New Plymouth Girls High School. Today I would like to share her updated report with you all.

Hi everyone! I’m Arisa Odagiri.  I’m an exchange student in New Zealand. Two months will have passed soon since I came here.  I feel the time here passes very quickly.  I have gotten used to this life, but I still feel that the study at school is very difficult.

Recently the weather was bad and one day a power cut happened during my class.  But as it often rains, we can see rainbows many times in these days.

An international dinner was held last Wednesday. It was the event where exchange students at New Plymouth Girls High gathered.  It was a lot of fun to meet with many exchange students from other countries. When I joined this dinner, I felt that there were many exchange students from Japan.

Recently I’m interested in taking pictures of sunset and cooking because I don’t have any chances to do them in Japan.  In Japan, the sun goes down early in winter, so I don’t have a chance to look at the view.  So, I had a fresh feeling when I saw sunset in winter season in New Plymouth.  Also, I cook with my host mother, which also helps me with improving my English skill.  l think it is a very good time to practice English.

Now I have many friends to talk with at school, but they talk to me at first and I am often listening to what they talk, so I will try hard to speak to them positively from now on.

This picture was taken in front of the house when I went to school.

Thank you for reading my report!

皆さんこんにちは！ニュープリマスガールズハイスクールに留学中の小田切有沙です。ここに来てもうすぐ2ヶ月が経ちます。2ヶ月経つのがあっという間に感じられました。この生活に慣れてきましたが英語での勉強はまだ難しく感じています。

最近天気が悪く、ある日の授業中に停電になってしまいました。雨が多いからなのかこっちにきてから沢山の虹を見るようになりました。

先週の水曜日にインターナショナルのディナーがありました。それはニュープリマスの学校に留学してる生徒が集まるというものでした。様々な国から来た留学生がいてとても楽しかったです。このように集まってみると日本人の留学生も多いのだなと感じました。

最近、夕日の写真を撮る事と料理に興味を持っています。理由は日本であまりやる機会が無いからです。冬の時期部活帰りだと日が沈んでしまいこの時期に見れるのが新鮮でした。さらにホストマザーと一緒に料理を作ることで英語力が上がり楽しく学ぶことができています。

友達も出来て話すのですが、大体話しかけてもらっているのでこれからは自分から積極的に話しかけられるよう頑張りたいです。

写真は学校に行くとき家の前で撮った虹の写真です。

私のレポートを読んでくださりありがとうございます！