HGK UK Trip 2024

   Today was the last day of classes.     In my class, we had a quiz competition in which all classmates solved quizzes that each group had prepared before.  The quiz was based on the theme of “teenagers,” and the countries and outlines were created freely. This quiz competition was a great opportunity to learn not only about the United Kingdom, which I visited as an exchange student, and my home country of Japan, but also about various other countries.  Classes ended in the morning, and the Leaving Ceremony was held in the afternoon. At the Leaving Ceremony, each class teacher handed over the grade reports of the study period to the international students. The prize-winning students also received sweets and other prizes. Among our Hiroo Gakuen Koishikawa students, Koharu and Yuka received awards.   It is a wonderful thing and I am very proud of it as a student of the same school. 　  After dinner, “STAFF vs STUDENTS” was held as a final oppor...

  Today we went to the University of Oxford to take pictures together and then went shopping at the City Center.   Since today was the last day of lesson, we played games in Teacher 1, prepared for tomorrow's presentation in Teacher 2, and went outside to play games. The weather was not so great, but I think we got to know our new friends and schoolmates better. At the Keble College, there is a church of sorts, and I listened to the organ and looked at the stained glass windows. The campus was very spacious and had beautiful lawns, and we all took pictures together.   The City Center, which I am used to going to now, was fun no matter how many times I went there.                                                                        <R.K.>

  Only two  days left until the end of my study abroad in the U.K. After my regular  classes, I went to the museum. The museum had a retro atmosphere. All the clothes and machines in old days were displayed. It was very fascinating to me!  In the afternoon, we did an art and craft activity where we painted bags. Some people just painted, while others wrote their friends' names or drew geometric patterns, and I think it was interesting to see how each person's personality showed up.  And in the evening, it was the long-awaited going to the Disco!  For me, it was my first experience in my life going to the Disco with friends, so I didn't know what to expect. Anyway I decided to join in with my friends out of curiosity.  The moment I entered the building, I was greeted by loud background music and flickering lights.   I was afraid of my coming to the wrong place because it seemed too high for me to jump the hurdle.  But I decided to dance w...

  There are two things I did today that left a lasting impression on me:   first, I had lunch with a Chinese friend from the same class named Ziye Li. While eating, we talked about our siblings and who we liked. We also took pictures together!  It was a very fun time and I think it brought us closer together. After that, we had some time before class, so we ate Chinese snacks together in the room. It was very spicy but delicious.  After class, my friends and I went to City Center to buy clothes for tomorrow's disco, but we didn't find anything we liked, so we came back without buying anything. However, I enjoyed shopping with my friends very much! Today was a good day for me to get to know my friends better. <S. U.> ♬ ♬ ♬ ♬ ♬ ♬ ♬ ♬ 　Today was a very productive day. In the morning, I had the English lesson. It was a great lesson, listening to Ted talks and discussing and thinking about one issue with others. 　In the afternoon, I heard about nostalgia from g...

  Today, new classes have been announced. This is because all Argentine students went back to their home and had to reorganize the classes. Some had new teachers and new classmates, others stayed the same, and so on.   After school, we went to Blenheim Palace. This is a World Heritage Site located in Oxford City. Blenheim Palace was presented to the 1st Duke of Marlborough by Queen Anne and her benefactors in gratitude for his stunning victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.  It is a huge palace and also famous for the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill.   According to his note, he made two important decision in this palace, that is, to be born and to marry. And he said that he was happily content with the decisions he took on both occasions. We saw many historically valuable pictures. This year is 150th anniversary of Winston Churchill birth, and many tourists visited.      But it was too huge to walk around on a sunny hot ...

  I went to the city center today. I went with ten people.  First, we went to the big supermarket. We wanted to go to the shopping center, but there wasn’t. Also we were hungry, because we walked a lot, so we went to the hamburger shop and we ate.   After that, we went to the west gate) to go shopping. I didn’t buy anything, but others bought clothes, water, etc.   We wanted to go to the museum, but there was no time because it was closing at 5p.m, so we couldn’t go there. And, we went back to our house.    After we ate dinner, we went to pajama movie night. I was able to do a lot of things and it was fun! <Y.N.> 返信 転送