So Long Brisbane !!

A video of Moreton Island above:)

MORETON ISLAND 

Today is the last day I'm here in Brisbane then I'm off to Japan on 19th of December after dropping by Sydney for 4days. Bloody boiling here whatsoever I do never want even wear any shirts with sleeves... OMG  Please don't burn me any more. I've just almost got my packing done being concerned if choccy and some sweets I bought as souvenirs would be gone. Last night, I and my friend had a round and chat with some plonk cos I'm leaving, which was awesome. I'll never ever forget them... I felt like a certain sense that should be between friends, which had been away for quite some time, was then near at hand regardless of how much I drunk:) Anyway, for 6months and a little bit, I've sincerely got to thank all of you I met, talked, got along with and popped somewhere else with. MASSIVE THANK YOU for all. I couldn't get on here without anyone for sure and I'll being able to be wrapped it up soon greatly cos of you guys. Looking back on what my study abroad was, I sort of found it neither short or long though what I at least could say is that I'm done with what I decided about an year ago, which is a positive step. Things I've done, I should've done and I would've never expected. These all would be for me in any way I reckon. Love days I'll meet you very soon C:C:C: Cheers Mates!! 

I'm ready to have fun in Sydney :D  Gonna miss you...

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TOEIC Results and Moreton Island

It's long... forgive me c:

Well, it's raining gently outside today, which is not usual. Because next weekend, Friday to Sunday, I'm being off to Moreton island, which is right on Brissie's doorstep, with my friend and we're ready to chillax with full of expectations, hope it'll never be like today please... Cross your fingers for us which would never works out though:) This island is renowned for the third largest sand island and a perfect holiday destination with laid-back atmosphere like a haven although as far as I know the most, second and third biggest sand ones are all in Australia, near Brisbane, which is a little weird... Who said... Anyway, there are heaps of things to see and do. We're squeezing in entire three days of Tangalooma thrills ,where is a part of the island. Hope it's going to be brilliant. 

Yesterday, I joined an indoor soccer activity that is basically on every Fri arvo after classes because I heard it was going to be the last time that we gather and play together this year. This also means yesterday was the last opportunity I could do so since I'm leaving:) I didn't attend recent 3 times so that I thought I sorta had to get used to the form of TOEIC with some textbooks. Although, lately and unluckily, I've found my eyesight getting a bit poor, which is clearly pretty much negative and don't let me play like what I was (not serious no worries), it was an awesome time that everyone from different countries played football and shared the time. Just a moment after the activity done at 4pm, I and one of my friends headed straight for where we took TOEIC in the city that is available until 5pm to receive its results. Not really though, we were kind of apprehensive because, for us like those who's done any study abroad, this can possibly be the only way that they show their English skills or how they're measured what they've got what it takes when being in competitive job markets. And then, well.. we got the result, which is... you know... hey.. the Reading part... off and harsh as hell... I heard another friend who also took it together got nearly full score, which freaked me out, and at the same time, I was pretty much impressed:( Asked, I'd never mind telling my score in any way with genuinely no reason so, go ahead c: Also there will be the same test coming on 12th of January, which I'm sitting in Japan and hopefully I get higher. After I got the score, I had a round and dinner with 4 of my friends in the city and drunk a bit as having a chat.

Whatever 2weeks left here and Christmas is upcoming. On the way home yesterday as I was walking down to the bus station, I found some building in the city with kind of Christmas decoration on its sides covered in lights, inferring like the arrival of one of the most fancy and absorbing season. Where I'll be then is in Japan though, Pretty sure it's gonna be wicked for mates in here Australia,

Happy  Aussie  Summer  Christmas !!

Yesterday lit the Brisbane City Christmas Tree, which at least I didn't know until my share mate told me and should've seen its event held at King George Square. Anyway, I'll look forward to next weekend, going back to Japan and maybe applying for jobs...? OMG..  If I went on and make this longer, many of you might hate me and seem not to look through any more .. Yep, let's call it a day. I'll see you and blog soon later Bye:)

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今回は日本語で in Japanese

Sorry for in Japanese this time:) I'll do in English for the following one if I'm in the mode c:

今回は日本語で＾＾

おとといにTOEICを受けてきました。大学1年か2年に初めて受けた以来の2回目。できたかどうかは結果見て確認しますー。今は前まで居た、General Englishでもなく、EAP(English for Academic Purpose)のコースでもなくビジネス英語を扱うクラスに居ます。普段日常で使う英語とは少し違ってその名の通りビジネスで使うような、新聞によく出てきそうな単語や表現を勉強するのでまた覚えるのに一苦労です...頭にスーッと入ってったらいいんですが。

残すところあと3週間。んー...なにかできることあるかなぁ。昨日と京都今日とこの週末はスポース観戦しました。まずはサッカー。地元ブリスベンのチームと現在小野伸二さんが所属するシドニーのチーム。3-1でBrisbane Roarが勝ち。試合終わった後に知ったんですが、今このブリスベンのチームがリーグ首位で、それに続いてそのシドニーのチームだとか。一緒に試合を観戦しに行ったブラジル人は「チケット高いし（$24）、内容が...」ってちょっと不満そうでした＾＾ブラジルのサッカーと比べたらね、まぁ。それでもやっぱりスポーツ観戦に久ぶり？に行って、スタジアムでそこにいる人たちと応援して騒いで喜んで、期待以上に楽しかったです。また30日にあるそうなので誰か誘って行ければ行こうかなと。

今日の日曜日はクリケットの試合に。ちょうどこの期間にオーストラリアｖｓイングランドの国際試合が連日開催されているようだったので足を運んでみました。ルールが全く分からないのでとりあえず見てみてどんなものかなぁと・・・ま、最後まで理解できなかったです。みんなが歓声を上げれば真似して立ち上がって加勢。わからなくても楽しめるもんですね。ひとつ。数回どころではなかったんですが、客席の誰かがビーチボールを上に打ち始める→周りのみんなが興味津々→ボールが地面につかないようにみんなで頑張る→試合ほったらかしで遊ぶ。と、まぁまぁ勝手というか好きなことを好きにやるその自由さというか。オーストラリアなんだなって感じがしてそれもまた印象的だったかな。

また明日から月曜日なので学校行ってきます。就活の準備もせっせとやらなきゃですね＾＾

ではまた～。次は英語で書きます...たぶん。

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One One One...

City Cat ;a public transport in Brisbane

Didn't you miss AM11:11? No worries, there will be another chance upcoming PM11:11 soon. Miss it if you don't care... I never care:D

Today the last session just began and tomorrow a new class will be getting started, which would be alright. A few days in a week, to revise what I did in classes I'm at a library, I'm going to get sleepy there though. Just shortly before, I was at the library and konked out(fell asleep without realising), then my phone rang. Because "Unknown" was popped up on the screen, I picked up it as I was wondering who, then I found the voice coming out familiar so I realised that it's Gabriel, who is one of my friends I met in the Philippines and now he's stayed and worked in Sydney. It's actually not the first time to talk with him on the phone though since he made a call as well before. I was thinking I would visit him on the way home, which is this December and I didn't told him. However, he said he's supposed to move somewhere, could be Brisbane, soon to look for another job and leave Sydney, which I didn't reckon. Never mind Gabriel:) He also told me what a couple of "the Philippines friends" are going on. Although it was a sort of shot conversation through the phone, I was literally happy to hear from him and I felt proud of him so much than I thought it would. This may or may not be because of his cheerful voice tone or his something that made me chilled out. I've got not really a load of but some international contacts and I honestly wouldn't say everyone can still tell me, but this kind of reminded me of attitudes towards anyone, never seriously but clearly and accessibly. Other than that I'm good so see ya:)

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A Thing I'll Be Doing Before Back To Japan

a class of how to throw a boomerang

Last Friday, I popped to an English school which is one of the authorised test centres for TOEIC so as to register for the test. The next TOEIC public testing will be on 22nd of November and the cost I was told was $180, which is around 3 times pricier than taking it in Japan. This isn't apparently wallet-friendly as I could say to household goods, daily products and food in the same way in  Australia. Here the cost of living is kinda freaking expensive, I can say, because of these prices. Although this is true, it's necessary for me to sit the exam because I need to have the score of TOEIC which is basically used for showing s1's English skill when applying for a job. On the day last Friday, I would like to pay the fee there but by mistake I didn't bring my credit card in my wallet so I couldn't, which was annoying and I was such an idiot. This made me go to the school again and today I just wrapped it up. Shortly after I left there, I also needed to take a passport size photo of myself because I won't be able to receive an official score if I don't have it, so went straight to the post office, which has its service I've heard, and did it. $16.95 for 6 photos.... which is... wow At the post office, firstly I queued up to ask the service, then my turn came and I spoke to a postal worker, who was a woman. She let me go in front of the camera set up just at a corner there and said to me something, which I couldn't get... sorry about that:(, then without any sighs like 3,2,1 or sth took a photo. There wasn't any time to make my appearance better though... When I first saw the photo given to me, it looked a bit weird because of all my somehow thick hair,  odd facial expression on it and unbalanced beard. If possible, I wish I had time to look at a mirror to check how I looked. Anyway I'll bring this photo with me at the day I take the exam and try to do well. Let me do some preparations of it. Wish me luck.

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What am I for?

Move on to the rest part of ex-post, "will be like what?". Based on my schedule, I'm going to be leaving for Japan on 19th of December. Basically when many companies get started with seeking recruits will be 1st of the month, which is ridiculously early. What I should do by it is to look for and arrange what type of organisations, carriers and jobs I'd like to work for. Although it's so, it isn't as straightforward as what it looks at least for me. I'm the kind of person who's likely to think too much about sth I must think though,

Try to do not make it serious as much as possible.

First of all when I considered what job I was gonna get, the first thing that sprung to mind was like simply I wanna DO sth, not really like WORK, for those people who's trying to go abroad, ,a typical example being exchange students, with whatever reasons are. This is because I myself actually have been in a couple of difficulties throughout this studying abroad, and then I supposed I wished I could do for anything related to it and assisted such people in some ways. A further pretty much striking reason which may have brought me to reckon so is that I'd literally like to improve my English over and over. Even though I'll have stayed and studied in English speaking countries for approximately 9 months, it's maybe pretty hard to shift my English level up to kinda phase that I wouldn't struggle when working. However, I could push my English up unless I don't use it so I should look for circumstances that can provide me with an opportunity to shape up it.

What are such jobs like? What can be those? Let me just list them down below. I've got Jobs which are:

• Agencies producing studying abroad
• To work for exchange students at uni
• International organisations related to foreign affairs
• Food companies that could help non-Japanese to have our food and find it good

Ummm... anything else? If you've got any idea, share them pls:) Anyway regardless of what I'm or I'm not capable of doing sth, these are what I actually thought. As for last one, which may or may not have less something to do with what I've written above, it could be any sorts of company, not only food, provided it's got a relationship between other countries and can benefit to them with Japanese domestic or locally products.Although I didn't have any alternatives on what I wanna do for the future, now I've got a couple of them, which is cool and kinda sign like I made a bit of progress. I'm supposed to have a look at and reckon what's such work like as well as if companies or organisations I though could adjust me so talk to you as long as I got on the way.

How much I have to say to me Keep It Simple Stupid(Sam)... dear... still looks complex:(

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will be like what?

hello, how's going you're alright? Starting with like this, I catch a bus form the bus station near where I'm now living n head to my school every single day. I've kind of realised that I've had enough of English school, not saying I've done enough studying English of course though. Now about 7weeks left in Australia, it's probably or surely time to reckon what I'm gonna be doing for things come later on. Because there were somewhat opportunities which I could get into conversation with not only those who worked before but also non Japanese students who have got different unique ideas n I found myself running out of stuffs which is like often discussed in classes, so far I've decided to apply for a job after graduating, not going to a master degree, which I used to think I would. Many students who gained an understanding of their culture or some parts of social issues n systems, related to education or healthcare for example, are able to talk considering what personally they think of them though, I'm not good at this or I would say I'm terrible cos of what I know, which is like vague n shallow thoughts. Thus, I don't feel like keeping doing a student n came to reckon how I'm gonna get a job. As for this, what I've gotta clarify first is what sort of work I'd like to have, so I'll say about it in the following post...cos this might be already a bit long writing n annoying if going on reading. Seeya n catch you very soon:)

Wish I could make my writing simple n clear like articulate. Let me give it a shot for the next time cos what I've done here above isn't wellorganised, pretty much complex n just like crappy. Hopefully I'll make it nicer.

This is the Life

I haven't updated earlier. I should've...

Glass House Mountains

My session break, which is for 10 days, is all but finished. I hung out around Brissie a couple of days, spending time having a look at great nature in Australia. Things I saw made me find how much this country has heaps of place to visit and see because wherever else I've been were absolutely awesome such as the pristine sea, beaches with impressively white sand, massively spectacular rocks and mountains and perfectly inviting weather. Outlooks I met in the time of sun set were just beyond description as well. When it comes to in the night, ridiculously loads of stars emerged in the sky, which was literally cool, and breathtaking night views in some places also took my breath away. I was pretty much overjoyed... genuinely stoked.

I wish I could hit the road for like road trips here though, it's time to study English, which is basically what I apparently should put my focus on. Just 10 weeks left with my stay here this year... So, let's get started shall I.

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for being stoked

just arrived at my accommodation after being done today's class and I'm writing down this. I pass the time taking classes ordinarily in Brissie. In the classes , students take note in particular those which are how to compose academic writings , the difference between formal and informal in terms of both vocabulary and sentence structure and how candidates can work better in IELTS tests. One thing I would say about my course may be loads of stuff to memorize such as a sort of step to develop writings and collocations as well. Really a lot of handouts are handed out every week on a regular basis. However , over recent weeks , I've got stuck somewhat whenever I spring up a coupe of concerns about my following days , which is the future indeed. I'm pretty sure that I am much better than ever before as I've spent time mostly on studying... Isn't is quite changed in comparison with what I was , is it ?... um... Although I've been in several English academy since leaving for oversea countries , I can't help feeling or reckoning that "Am I a reflective learner ?" , "How am I improved ?" and "What can I do for being proactive ?" stuff like that. Due to a huge amount of vocabulary or compulsoly something to do for achieving it , its absolutely invisible towards where I take my path. Because there has been such a kind of serious problem , it's necessarily to address the issue for me to get rid of what I worry about and to get a life. Probably I need a moment to think of it... actually not a moment , it exactly can be a certain period.

By the way , I first joined an activity called soccer club on Friday before last. The reason why I took part in there was just because the activity has began to be indoor since the day. As you may or may not now , I'm into or addicted to play indoor soccer , which means futsal. I wander whether you've known the word futsal because almost nobody knows , even among those who played soccer together here , when popping up the word in conversation. I had a bloody fancy time at that time, but it seemed that all but no one did it as a futsal player. I mean everyone was like playing soccer within doors... Even though I expected that some of the members might be able to do it as futsal, it unfortunately never happened miserably. whatever, I'll be the acitivity every friday afternoon so as not to put on weight. I had better to gain the opportunities to keep myself fit and make international contacts a lot.
 

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I am

G'day mate!! How's it goin? I've done with an exam (Speaking, Listening, Reading n Writing) after a session n moved to a new class after a holiday called "session break". I'm now in the course, which is for those who intend to learn at unis. Thus, a great number of what I'm going to let myself in for here would be helpful for my following study, I suppose. Whatever... I'm still alive n kicking though, no worries mate. Talk to u very soon...probably:)

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Good Day from Australia

 Hello. This is the first time to write and update my blog from Australia. I don't know how come, but I couldn't do it due to tiredness or less capability of killing time effectively. So sorry about that, however it's quite not sure whether I can get myself to keep frequent routine here or not.

 Since coming in Brisbane City and starting to school to my uni, it's been around 2 weeks. I'm here with a heap of brand new friends, who are students as well. The biggest gap between each school in the Philippines and Australia is how they are, which means the atmosphere of them. It may or nay not depend on that the school is private one or uni's though, most students surrounding myself are definitely with high skilled in speaking than ever before. Please don't get me wrong because Absolutely I'm not trying to say which is better so far. Obviously I suppose that's situation would effect fine to me, furthermore even I have massive plenty of chance of copying what they say and try to say it. It's still not rather sophisticated to listen and catch words, but I can say the ability is much getting finer at present. All I need in my learning is fluency. At the same time, needless to say, vocabulary building is needed. Just get myself to do it.

 To be honest... not really but I'm almost losing my clear purpose because of getting used to stay abroad I guess. That's way I'm trying to look for another newly meaning and getting it beautiful. Everything is going to be to my benefit via Australia. From now on, it appears that my stay will have been gone to great length to achieve the goal of being a part of English speaker.

 Happy with following struth and bloody rewarding days. Let's make it harder and love to share an amazing sense of aussie culuture.

 At the end, please allow my shit writing ability...  

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フィリピン留学を終えて。

３か月の留学期間を終えて日本に一度帰国しています。長かったようでな．．．短かったような．．．５日間を挟みまして、次なる国オーストラリアに発ちます。

Mt.Santotomas

  勉強必死でやりました。最初の２か月間弱は自分の力無さをどうにか埋めようと机に向かう日々が続いていたと思います。少しずつ話せるようにはなります。聴けるようにもなってきます。ですが、やはり今思うとやり残したと思うこと、もっと頑張れた部分があるということ、たくさんあります。フィリピンでの生活や英語学校での一日の流れに慣れてくると、どうも気が緩んでしまうのか、勉強時間は減っていきました。それぞれの生徒が長くても６か月、平均で2~3か月の滞在期間ですので、長く滞在すれば生徒が大部分入れ替わって日常会話レベルも一定レベル以上に上がりません。勿論、僕自身英語話せるようになったという口では無いので大きいことは言えませんが、留学する期間が自分と合っているかどうか考えて決めることは大切だと思います。僕は3か月でちょうどよかったのかもしれません。もう少し長く居れば伸びを期待できたかもしれません。オーストラリアに行って、今自分がどれくらいのレベルにいるのか確認できたらと思います。

ただ、フィリピンでの留学経験は大変貴重でかけがえのないものとなりました。英語学校の小規模な環境がよかったのかもしれません。ここでの留学経験なしにオートとラリアには行くべきでは無いと実感しました。"英語話せる"という自信が無ければフィリピン留学がその人の助けになってくれると思います。

しっかりしたフィリピン留学に対する個人評価をまとめたかったんですが、体力が・・・(笑)
短くてごめんなさいです。またやる気になったらやるかもしれません・・・＾＾では。オーストラリアで＾＾

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My Idea and Resolution

Enjoy these idioms below as well as what I felt abroad... I hate quite a lot idioms like this...

 Since I came to the Philippines, I have no time to be bored to death. As if I made up my mind to go to Australian university, everyday is learning English rain or shine. My future purpose was quite not clear a couple of months before though, it's getting definite out of the blue. Changing my day to day environment must be one of the indispensable reasons to get out from the same routine. I've felt sick and tired of my changeless routine like mere passing by two points from here to there. Needless to say, to enroll university abroad is easier said than done, if so, I have to mark 6.5 band in IELTS and qualified GPA. I can't imagine the hardship what the processes like, but, it's about time I made it a rule to not throw in the towel and I set my sight on trying to exert effort for get it. Nothing can spoil my steps on which I will walk the upcoming future. Thanks much.

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I Met My Friend "Y" in Baguio.

 After Y finished his stay in an English school in Bacolod, he dropped by Baguio City where I am in now on the way of his trip so that we could meet each other since the last time we met was in February in Japan. With Y, I walked around downtown and spent such an enjoyable time around the clock, such as watching a movie, eating out and go shopping. We talked about each other's school, life in the Philippines, plan from now and so on. We tried to do conversation in English as long as we could, and it worked out sometimes but we weren't satisfied with our speaking skills. But the importance of English to us was definitely obvious. We felt that we must make ourselves grow up like those who can comfortably have communication with strangers whenever they want or not. The good news is we are not hesitant to speak English anymore, thanks for coming to this country! In spite of our developing skills, we've got to keep it on and be advanced little by little. Let us expect our coming future, Y is gonna be on travel all over the world and experience precious stuffs he's never seen, and I'm gonna learn English more in Australia as well as in the Philippines and train my ability precisely. Thank you for being with me, Y !! I hope you enjoyed being with me. It'll surely be the first time and at the same time the last time we meet in the Philippines ever. Let's give it a try, and get a lot experiences!!

at Good Taste

Please don't get him wrong through the picture above... he is not always like that... usually, quite different... yes, I make sure what I said... uhm...

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A Message from Y

 I let Y write this article and attach it here...

Mr.Y

"Hi, I'm Y... KURI is one of the closest friends who can share about his dreams. I and KURI are brothers so to speak. In Bacolod, I had studied English for 6 weeks, but it was too short I think. I really got my heart to set on extending my Bacolod life. I miss everything in Bacolod already. KURI's plan is different from my plan, like after studying. He will go to Australia in order to improve his English level, on the other side, I will travel half around the world. But, we must be able to experience various things and this challenges will make us grow. At last, I started to travel which I've been looking forward to do for a long time. I feel a little nervous, because there are many dangerous things in Africa and Middle East where I will go. But I see to it that I'll gonna come back to Japan with vigor whatever it takes! Thanks, KURI ! I had fun in Baguio. I hope your life will be happy. Break a leg !!"

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ちょうど2ヶ月が経ちました。

先週のActivityはQuiz Competition。晴れてよかったです＾＾

 今週が終わったらフィリピンに来てちょうど2ヶ月になります。最初の1ヶ月は高速に過ぎ去って、だんだん体感速度は緩まっていってます。残り１ヶ月。なんとかできるところまで底上げしてオーストラリアへ行きたいですね。

2ヶ月居ると“慣れ”が先行して英語が少しは出来ているような感覚に陥るのですが、レベルは明らかに未熟です。はっきりとそれを自覚しながら学習を続けていく必要があります。辛抱しながら、次にやるべきことを見つけながら。

バギオは春か秋のような気候が一年中続いてます。暑すぎず、環境は◎


ニホンゴがあやういです＾＾；
今年やるしかないので、英語頑張ります！！
ではまた。

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Thanks to "ate"

 In our lives in Baguio city Phil , the students have classes fr. 8:00-6:40 p.m on weekdays. During every weekends , some hang out downtown while others go to one or two days trip.

  Our day to day activities are being supported by "ate" and that's the reason why the students can be engaged in study or have a free time.

 3 meals are served everyday , and there is laundry service 3x a week. Our dormitories are kept neatly , further , the messy bed is made up in 2 days after we rolled about a lot in our sleep.

  "ate" appears to stand as "sisters" in Tagalog language , which is used when we call older respectable women. Dressed in the yellow T-shirs with the school's logo printed on it , they work either as a housekeeper or as one of our family member. I really appreciate their help. Thank you for your supports.

Sincerely yours.

Jen and Mau (1)

ここフィリピンはバギオの英語学校での生活は、平日は朝8:00に授業が始まり、夕方18:40にひと段落です。休日は市内に出かけたり、外泊して小旅行に出掛ける人もいます。

ただ、生徒たちがこの様に勉強に集中できたり自分の時間が持てるのは、他ならない"アテ"の支えがあるからです。

朝・昼・夜と毎日欠かさずカフェテリアではご飯が用意され、週に3回の洗濯サービス。寮の部屋は一定の汚レベルを超えることはなく、寝相が悪くてシーツをひっくり返しても2日も経てば綺麗にベットメイキングされています。

"アテ"はタガログ語で"お姉さん"という意味のようです。年上の方に使う言葉とのこと。学校のロゴの入ったお揃いの黄色いTシャツを着て、部屋の掃除やご飯の用意などの家事をしてくれているか、生徒のことを気にかけてくれているか、どちらかに一方です。これからもお世話になります！
いつもいつもありがとう。

Jen and Mau (2)

感謝の気持ちを込めて。

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授業のスケジュール。

授業について。

マンツーマン授業は担当の先生と話して授業内容を決めるのでなんでも自由に選べます。リスニングならリスニング、スピーキングならスピーキングと、重点を置きたい箇所に沿ってやってもらえるはずです。いずれのスキルも欠かせないと思いますけど。

グループクラスは数種類ある中から選択します。到着日の週は自動的にどこかのグループクラスに配属されますが、2週目以降からは自分の希望に合わせて選び直すことができます。

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マンツーマンクラスやグループクラスのスケジュール変更は毎週金曜日の14:40~17:00に限り受け付けてもらえます。ただ、注意が必要ですが、金曜日が祝日であったり、アクティビティの日であったり、レベルテスト(月1回)の日であったりすると、その前日の同時間帯に変更になります。僕の場合、入学から3週間連続で変則的^^; 週に一度の少ない機会ですのでしっかり毎週のスケジュール調整可能な日時を把握しておくことは大切です！掲示板等にも注意は貼り出されるので適宜確認が必要です。

気持ちは前向きに前髪と瞼は重めに。やることは尽きません。

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Good Bye , "Hyu" !! I'm looking forward to meeting you again !!

学校からタクシーでマニラ行バスターミナルまで。

 昨日今日と、フィリピン留学の日程を終えた生徒が数人学校を離れて行きました。母国に帰国する人も居れば、カナダやオーストラリアでまた新生活をスタートする人もいます。一方では、聞くところによると今度の月曜日には新しい生徒が12人？入学されるようです。毎週、あるいは隔週で生徒が少しずつ入れ替わるのは英語学校のひとつの特徴でしょうか。

ここ、フィリピンはバギオの語学学校JIC Baguioは全校生徒数が少ないので、ほぼ全員の顔と名前が一致します。先生達のことはまだまだ把握しきれませんが、今度の週末には誰が卒業するかというようなことは自然と耳に入ってきます。

Hyuを見送る友達。

今日は"Hyu"が発ちました。
唯一の共通点は同い年で、昔からサッカーやってたってこと。その他はなにも及びません(笑)イケメンで、爽やかで、一流の大学。アジアをちょこっと旅行してから日本に帰るとのこと。次に会うときはなにかひとつHyuに勝るものを持ってますように！！

ありがとう^ ^

最後の授業でクラスメイトと先生と。

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寮の部屋は２階建て。

1~4人部屋まで選べます。費用は4人部屋にすると1番安い。4人部屋といっても4人で住んでいる部屋は少なく、1人しかいない部屋もあれば3人いる部屋もあります。

1人部屋はこんな感じです。Yoshiさんのお部屋を撮らせて頂きました。

大先輩です。

共有スペース。

1人部屋は入口を入ってまず共有スペースがあり、その奥に部屋が分かれています。共有スペースと1人部屋とを合わせるとかなり広く感じました。

Yoshiさんはまさに今日、留学の日程を終えて今頃はマニラでしょうか？マニラに数日滞在されてから日本に帰国されるようです。 世界中を旅されていて、貴重な体験談を数多くお話して下さいました＾＾台湾が特にお好きなようで、今年も冬の時期に台湾を訪れる予定だとか。本当にありがとうございました！！

 一方、3~4人部屋はワンルームにベットがいくつか置いてある様ではなく、ここ JIC Baguio の4人部屋は2階建てです！1階はリビングで、シャワールームとトイレと冷蔵庫とウォーターサーバーとテーブルとテレビと椅子があります。あ、下駄箱？もあります。階段を登って2階は寝室の様なところで、ベットとクローゼットと机と椅子がそれぞれ4人分あります。2人部屋は3~4人部屋の1階部分のみのスペースです。

ドアを開けるとこんな感じ。

シャワールーム。床が滑る。

階段を上がって２階へ。天井低くないエリア。

天井低いエリア。

入学した頃は天井低いエリアのベットを使っていたのですが、2週前にルームメイトのひとりが韓国に帰国したので今は天井高いエリアに引っ越すことができています。先週また新しいルームメイトが来たのですが、彼は天井低いエリアになりました。ごめん。

シャワーの水圧が弱かったり、床が抜けそうだったり、あちこちギシギシ言ったりするのはフィリピンクオリティです。そこは望めません。写真よりは狭く感じますが、そこそこ広くて住み心地は悪くないです。

こんなところ♪

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