Sydney

During this session break, I am at Sydney now. 

It's the first time to travel by my self. And top of that, I've never traveled foreign countries before. So it's not strange that I will be nervous. 

But, in fact, I am really enjoying ( I was a little nervous on the first day though lol). I've learned I need to challenge all the time and I guess It's meaningful trip for me.... I'll keep going it. 

I have no plan for this trip, and visted many places where I wanted to go at that time. E.g. Opera House, Harbour Bridge and so on. 

It ws amazing and made me take a lot od pictures with my cheap camera.

Tomorrow is the last day. I was recommended to go a garden and art gallery near Opera House by Maria, who works at the lodge I'm staying now, so I'm going there. 

Ordinary Day

Today was a holiday.
ICTE students usually have a 10 days holiday after one session which lasts 10 weeks.

I woke up at 9.30 and got out at 10.30 to get on 425 bus.

The first thing I did in the UQ was having my hair cut.
It was the first time to have a hair cut, so I had difficulty in explain how I wanted to have my hair cut.


After that, for an hour, I worked out, maily weight training.
In the gym, I met my friend, Juri by accident.

And then, I went to Learning center in ICTE to study.
I also met Mao and Ryuichiro and went home together. 

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

I went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary which is so well-known in the world many famous people have visited there, for example Roger Federer.

I arrived there at 12.07.  I was going to go there at 11.07, but the bus I wanted to get on was full and I couldn't. I was very sorry for kept friends waiting.

It was amazing! I saw various animals and touched some of them.  There were many kangaroos and wallabies, which was very, very cute.  They were lovely and friendly and allowed me to take photes next to them.

What I looked forward to was taking pictures with holding a koala.  I've never seen it before, so I was very excited, but I tried to hold carefully and smile when being taken.

I hope I'll go again!

Test Day

Today I had three tests, Listening, Reasing and Writing. 

The first one was Listening, which was not easy for me. Maybe my score will be 6/10. 

On contrast, however, the others were very easy. I'm confident that I'll have almost full score. 

After tests, ICTE held BBQ, so I could eat  a lot for free! It was delicious!

Until we started to play tennis, I and some Japanese friends practice Speaking teat for IELTS.   Today's weather was so hot I had a lot of sweat while playing tennis. I became feel tired. 

Complain and Writing

Today's class was about complain.
I studied how I express when I have to complain about something.

Afternoon class was IELTS class, which was about Writing.
I learned some tips for Task 2 and analysis model of Task 1.

After class, I asked my teacher to check my writing when I try.
She willingly accepted my offer, so I'll do many tasks.

On Sunday, I'm going to go the Lone Pine with friends.
I want to touch kangaroos and hold koalas.
My host mother gave me some feedings.

Today is Thursday, so Indooroopilly opened until 9pm.
I bought one sweat and T shirt and some gum drops.

Improve Listening and Reading

In today's class, I did some listening questions. It was so hard, because the speakers speak so fast.

But I need to understand what they say, for IELTS and daily life.

Afternoon, I did reading as well.  It was also difficult, so made me struggle...

After class, I studied in the library for an hour, and went to gym.

Aim 7.0 in IELTS

Today's theme was "Memory".
I studied how I can memorize effectively and dicussed that.

I recieved an essay I wrote as my homework, which was rated higher.
My teacher said to me "It was a really high level essay, well done."

I was really happy and confident for my writing skill.

However, another essay wasn't as good as the essay.
This essay was more difficult and confusing, so I need to practice this type many times.

After class, at 5,30pm, I took an IELTS class, which was for candidates who aim for 7.0 or higher score. Actually I don't need such high score, but it's good way to aim higher score than one I want, because I can be motivated.

Speaking Test

I had the speaking test today. 

My teacher asked me to talk about something for eight minutes.

My topic was "Arrangement".  I taked about what my last arrangement was, what kind of arrangement I would have if I had $100,000 or whatever.

I have difficulty speaking, so the exam was so hard.  Perhaps it might be low score....

The teacher told me that I need to speak more fluently, expand my vocabulary and above all speak more. (I've known that already!)



I am thiking to change host family, and I've been asking the accomodation office to find another family and almost three weeks have passed since I asked.  However, they didn't find it, in fact, they told me that I need to wait by next months!

I feel upset. I want to change this surroundings ASAP!

Swimming and Basketball

Today was holiday. I went to a pool in UQ.

I like to swim, but sometimes don't, because it need a lot of energy. I always feel exhausted after swimming.

After that, I went to the library to do my homework.




After studying, I went to basket courts to play.  But there were other people playing, so I joined them and played together. It was fun!


Four weeks have passed since I came here.  I have become accustomed at last, I still miss Japan sometimes though.

Free Sports Day

Today's theme was "cooking". I learned a lot of expressions of cooking and name of equipments.

Friday is the best day in weekdays, because I have only two classes and can play sports for free!



After class, I had lunch and played tennis with friends.

Today's lunch was instant noodle I bought in Indooroopilly.
It was relatively cheap, but was tasty and spicy (I love spicy foods!).


Tennis was very fun. I played with many friends, more than 10 people. I felt really refleshed.

Appearance

I woke up at 7.15. I overslept a little this morning.

I made my lunch quickly and I got on 425 bus which is bound for indooroopilly.
and changed busses in inddoroopilly station.

The today`s theme was "appearance".
It was how we decide what a person is with his apprearance.

In IELTS class, I studied task 1 in writing. Task 1 is relatively easy, but task 2 is difficult for me. I need to study!!

After class, I and my friends are going to play basketball, however there were other people playing in courts, so we couldn't.

Tomorrow, I'm going to play tennis with many friends. It will be fun!

Profile Picture

Today, I woke up at 7.10

As usual, I made sandwiches for lunch. It costs much money to buy lunch everyday, so I do so almost daily. 


 The theme of class was "Profile Picture."  We discussed how profile pictures are associated with our minds.


Classes are interesting, but also easy.  I always wonder if the classes are useful for me.  I want to study more tricks for IELTS.  

In June, I am going to take the exam, which is necessary for course 2: class of department in UQ and internship.



After class, I went to gym in UQ, where I train three times a week.

Making a habit of working out is one of my goals of this study abroad.

The Begining of My Blog

Today, I started my blog.


I dislike to keep a diary, but that's the good way to improve my English...

Three weeks have passed since I arrived in Brisbane.

This weeks were so hard that I was always stressed and nervous.

I needed to make friends, save money (everything in Australia is expensive! One lunch costs about $10! Unbelievable!!), or whatever.



I still miss my family, friends and everything in Japan...