A day I will always remember

 I always remember when I went to Australia to study as an exchange student in July and August, 2007. The reason I could join this exchange program is they are recruiting one person every year from the Rotary Club of Amakusa. This is the main reason I enrolled in Amakusa high school. A teacher of the founders of the English school where I was attending since I was a sixth grade elementary school told me. The wife of the teacher was the first exchange student. By passing the interview in English and Japanese and document screening, one person was chosen. An exchange student from Australia came to homestay in my house soon afterwards. Her name was Michelle Cox and she was one year older than me. I lived with her for about four months.

 I went to Australia during the summer vacation in July of 2007. I took Singapore Airlines from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport in Australia. I took the plane alone, I went to Melbourne via Singapore. I arrived in Melbourne about 24 hours after leaving Amakusa. I looked for Michelle and I found my host family who is her family. Her dad was so funny, her mom was very kind and very friendly, her older brother was quiet and her younger sister was very cheerful. I was attending school in Montmorency secondary college in Melbourne. In there, I joined a variety of class such as English, home economics and mathematics. These classes were only in English, it was very fresh to me at the time. I helped in the Japanese class. I helped the class of grade variety, and helped Japanese test of second grade, then I used English and Japanese. 

 I got used to life in Australia, going to the mall alone, I purchased various things such as a book. Surprisingly at the mall, it was big and the price of books changed immediately. I went to Australia when the Deathly Hallow which is the final volume of Harry Potter was released. I was waiting a little, I purchased it at a price of about half the price of the first. I went with Michelle and her ​​boyfriend Michel to the cinema, we watched the Simpsons. I went with host family to party, birthday of grandma in her mother's side, Zoo and so on.
 
 I am very grateful to the Rotary Club. I think that I studied for about two months on account of the Amakusa high school, and I was able to spend a very productive time more than living in Japan. I keep in touch with my host family even now, and we talk about going to various places. I look forward to the day when I will see them someday.

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