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New Zealand!!


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New Zealand
When
 March. 2001
For how long
 One month
Place
 Waikato University, Hamilton
Place where I stayed
 Mr. & Mrs. Christieson's house
Some souvenior from Japan
 Photo phrame
Pocket money
 1,000 NZ dollars
Pictures
 So many

host-family


The Southern Hemisphere

I was very excited because I'd never been The Southern Hemisphere. I'd heard that when I would collect water with washstands and uncork it, water will flow counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. And water would tast of a cucumber. I wanted to check them. A result is...I was busy and was not able to check them. But I remember that water didn't taste of a cucumber.

Home Stay

I was very uneasy when gathered at Kansai airport. I worried if I would make some friends and enjoy talking with my host-family. But I made my friend with all students in a plane of going. As soon as we arrived at Hamilton, we met host families and went to each houses. The first night I stayed with my Japanese friend in my host house because his host family was out that night. The next day was Sunday and very sunny day, so we went swimming near city centre. It was a greatful day with my host family and we enjoyed it. And then my Japanese friend went to his host family's house. When we said good-bye to him, my host family's children cried. I think they spent with him only one day but it was greatful day for them. That's why they cried.



What a great view!


In the morning, we studied English in Waikato University. After that, we ate lunch there. Everyday my host mother prepared a box for it, so I didn't need to spend my money for lunch. In the afternoon, we had some activities which are shopping, river cruise, playing golf, teniss and horse riding. And we got to each houses about 5pm. One day we had been city centre to go shopping until 6pm ,and when we went to bus stop, I found that the next bus would not come there until 8pm. Unbelievable!! That's why we called our host family to pick us up to city centre. However, I wanted to go to a pub for dinner and a disco. Everyday I ate dinner at 6pm and children went to bed at 8, so I went to bed at 10, too.
There are very beautiful places, which are very similar as Scotland. Of course, people are very kindness, I love there. Oh, yeah, I saw the Southern Cross in the sky but it was very clearn sky and there were so many stars, so I couldn't realized it. The buildings were new and warmer than Scotland.

Maori!
ニュージーランドの先住民族はマオリ族といって南国系の人たちがいる。彼らのコンサートに行ったら必ず、あの有名な「掛け声」が聞くことができる。ニュージーランドのラグビーチーム「オールブラックス」の試合前の掛け声はマオリ語だそうだ。日本でも有名な「がんばって、がんばって、ごぉ〜ごぉ〜」っていうのは「Kamate Kamate ora ora」って言うらしい。実際に聞いてみるとほんとに、がんばってって言ってる！マオリ族は牛の骨でネックレスなんか作ってるけど、本物はやっぱり高い。町なんかに売ってる安いのはプラスチックで作られてるらしい。
右の写真は、牛のフン見つけて「おれのやで〜！」って言ってるところ。この友達チビノリダーに似ててめっちゃおもろい・・・

＜週末はアウトドア！＞


ニュージーランドはアウトドアが盛んで、かなりの家が自分のボートを持ってる。僕は最後の週末をホストファミリーではなく友達の家で過ごした。自分の家で子供たちと楽しみたかったんだけど、誘われちゃったら断れなかった。でも友達の家は家族でボートチーム作ってて、かなり速いボートでジェットスキーした。これはかなり楽しかった、人生の中でもベスト5くらいに入るかもしれない。翌日筋肉痛で体中痛かったけど、ほんとに楽しめた。ニュージーランド人は毎週あんなことができるなんてうらやましい！

＜笑いっぱなし＞

今回一緒に行った日本人は生徒10人。みんないい奴でほんとに仲良しになった。みんなと会ってるときはずっと笑ってたし、まったく飽きない。これからもたまに会って話がしたいな。最初はこんなに楽しい研修になるとは思ってなかった、それだけに関空での別れはつらかった。つらかったんだけど、みんなあっという間に帰っていったなぁ・・・
またいつかニュージーに行ってホストファミリーと再会しなくっちゃ。
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