See you Australia

I apologize that I could not renew our blog during EAP time. That's simply I couldn't find time to do it. Anyway, all of QUT students came back to Japan without any trouble. I strongly believe that QUT is the best place for EAP students because QUT has a special thing which is staying in homestay. On the last day in Australia, my host mother sent me to school by her car. After she dropped off me to school, she hugged me and said 'you are the best student I've never had before. You are more than welcome to coming back whenever you want.' Moreover, she cried for me while she hugging me. Host sun as well who is just 10 year old boy and playing soccer with me a lot. I couldn't help myself from crying. In QUT, obviously we can attain English skills. Furthermore, we can make new family there. I really reccomend new student to go to QUT!! I've never enjoyed my life like that. EAP was the best 3 weeks I've ever had in my life. Thanks for everyone.

Mr.Rose came to QUT yayyyyyy!!!!!!!

Good day, Kanako is here.
Today, Heath Rose, our EAP teacher, came to visit us in Queensland University of Technology. Everyone was excited about this like 2days ago. It was nice to see him in Australia, not in the classroom.

In the 2nd period, we had a test. Results of the test is included to our EAP grades. So, everybody tried hard for it. Actually, it was so difficult for me, and now, i am worried about my cridets... lol

After we had the test and had lunch, we finally started making our presantations with Power Point. On friday, we are going to presant our own business plan. I think my group is doing well and our contents of business plan is intresting. I am looking forward to doing our presantation and also to listening others.

For us, 4days left in Aus. The time has gone so quickly, but i could experience many things after i came here. I want fulfilling-Aussie-life until i go back to Japan.

Kanako

We had a wonderful weekend!!!!!

Hi!! This is Seigyoku.

We went to gold coast last weekend!
We borrowed three cottages in gold coast and we stayed there one night. The place we stayed was soooo beautiful!! On Saturday we went to the beach in surfer's paradise and played soccer there! The ocean was very blue and clear. After the beach we did BBQ in our cottages. We ate a lot!!
On Sunday we separated into 2 groups. One group went to dream world and the other went shopping! I think both group enjoyed very much. I felt a little bit sad that we had to leave gold coast...

Today we had three business classes. Tony(our business teacher) checked our project reports, and after that we started making the slides of the final presentation by the powerpoint.

Time really flies, we have only one week to stay in Australia. We will enjoy the last week!!!!!!!!!

Seigyoku Shi

Hi this is Mio.

WE have been learning business like we did in the Keieigaku nyumon class.
It's kind of heard work for me to understand those classes in English, but I guess we are doing great.
Today, we have 3 classes, and in one of them, we learned how to use words.
We learned how to make charts,how to quote, margins and so on. We can use these skills when we write report. In other 2 classes, we are gonna work on writing reports. We have to write 2000words about new business plan, we are doing about wotif.com we are considering to make offices in Osaka, and our target consumer is students who travel abroad and study abroad.
anyway, I am realy exited to go to Gold coast! To enjoy this weekend, I will study hard!!
Mio

We must enjoy our last event!!

This is Makoto Kumuachi. This is the day before to go to Gold Coast.From Friday to Sunday, 25 students are gonna stay over in Gold Coast. This could be our beggest tour in Australia. We all are looking forward to going there. However, this means that our EAP program's gonna finish soon... It's so sad.... Anyway, we must enjy Gold Coast. BBQ, Dream World, Shopping, Hotels. There are many things for us to enjoy. What's the point not to enjoy it!?
I'm gald to be here. Nothing is more exciting than EAP(Australia).
I did Skype with my friends who are in Canada(Victoria) as EAP. They are enjoying their trip as well. However, I storongly recommend Australia for EAP. It's so enjoyable, moreover, we can study English as well. In the homestay, we obviously have to speak English. There's no escapeable way from using English in EAP Australia.
Anyway, let me enjoy our last, biggest event!!
bye-bye""

visited Wotif.com office

Hellooooooooo:) this is Kanako here!

Yesterday, I went to Wotif.com office. It was raining heavily, so that we squeezed in their kitchen first. Then, a manager David explained their business briefly. We asked some questions after that. In my group, we are going to present about Wotif.com, so I was busy with writing his answers. We walked through their work place later and it was really small. I don’t think there was enough room for every stuff. May be that is their way to cut cost.

Anyway, it was a great opportunity to visit an actual office and see people working! We need to remember it and use some importations on our business plan I think.. I hope my group is going to do the project well!!!!!!!

We will go to WOTif today!!

Hi! This is Seigyoku Shi.
Today we learned how to write English essay in the first period.
And since we will go to WOTif company in the 3rd period, we did a lot of preparations for that. We have to submit the report by next Monday, so we have many homeworks to do. Maybe we cannot sleep tonight... We will do our best!!!

Seigyoku Shi

Hi everybody, this is Mio Usui writing.
9days passed since we arrived here. Time passes like an arrow. But I miss Japanese foods and friends and family alittle bit. But the weather is perfect. Although it is a bit cold in the morning and the evening and it is dry, in day time, beautiful! Sun shining and warm! We have lunch on the grass every day.

Now,I think I have to talk about classes.
We had 3 classes today, and all of them were Tony’s classes which are about business.
We learned how to do segmentation mainly. Segmentation means the process of identifying different customer groups. We can do it by target market, positioning and differentiation.
We are doing great! We are really good friends I mean.Lots of lough, no fight.


On Wednesday, we have one day off ’EKKA’. But we are going to do our homeworks.UGHHH we have lots of homeworks even if we are supposed to enjoy our summer vacation. Just kidding! Study hard and enjoy a lot!
we are planning to visit and stay Gold Coast on weekends! I can’t wait to go there.

Mio

BBQ party!!

Hi!! This is Makoto again. Accidently, Kanako and myself sent the blog on same day. Thus, let me tell you about what happened today. Today, as we planned, we had BBQ party!! We started the BBQ from 5o'clock. On the other hand, boys met each other 10o'clock in the morning for keeping the BBQ place. After the meat was cooked, we found the mermaid beach. So that, we got into the water with casual cloths, even though we didn't have any other cloths to get change for going home!! However, that's time was so exciting and everyone was kept saying 'Australia is the best country!!' I'm feeling like Australian sick not like home sick. I'd like to stay in this place forever with this member. That's about today~ see you. makoto

Stradbroke Island!!

Hello, this is Kanako.

Today, we went to Stradbroke Island which is a next island to Queensland. We needed to take a ferry to go to the island, so we had to be at school by 7:30 this morning! Everyone looked so sleepy in the bus lol After 40 minutes driving from school, we were on the ferry. It was really chill and we could stay in the bus, but everyone got out from the bus and took many pictures of themselves and sea. After we arrived, we had morning tea and learned Aborigine culture. A guy who is half Aborigine and half European explained us what tools Aborigine used for hunting kangaroos, and how to use weapons like boomerangs.
Then, we did traditional face paintings with white paint. Boys had lines and girls had dots on their faces. We all learned Aborigine dancing and it was so much fun! Also, we painted a small boomerang with 4 colors. The 4 colors have meanings. Black stands for Aborigine people, white for sprits, yellow for the sun and finally red for the mother of the earth. While we were waiting for our boomerangs to dry, we had a fun throwing a small and light boomerang. Then, we move to a different beach to have BBQ lunch. It was really warm and the lunch and view were awesome!! We also went a short walking to see massive views and found whales. They weren’t close enough to see but we actually saw the water blowing. After that, we ate ice cream in the famous ice cream shop in the island and took a ferry back to Queensland. Some people went home and some stayed in the city to have a meal.
We had a great time in Strabroke Island and learned much about Australian culture today.

Tomorrow, we are going to do BBQ by ourselves.
im really looking forward it!! Hope it will be fine tomorrow XD

Perfect day!!

Hi. This is Makoto. Today was the perfect day for me because all of us went to see the great ocean view. Moreover, we learned about Aboriginal dancing. That was so funny and exciting. We all having a good time in Australia. Furthermore, everyone is getting to know each other really well. I hope this relationship will continue forever. Let me tell you about my homestay as well. My homestay has one little son who is 8years old. He is a lovely guy and try to do the same things as me, like making hair style, brashing teeth exactly at same time...etc lol. Anyway I'm really happy to be in this situation. Thanks. That's it. Makoto

Hello!! This is Seigyoku.
We have been here for about a week already!!
Time passed so fast.
I am satisfied with everyday that I spend here.
Today we went to XXXX(beer factory) and had a tour.
There were so many kinds of smells in that factory.
We learned a lot about the beer; history and something like that.

The business class is a little bit dificult, but I will do my best to understand it.

Sei

Hi, this is Mio Usui.

We went to winery today after our presentations.

I think we did really well.

But 2 groups couldn't present because of the lack of time.

after the 2 classes, as I mentioned, we went to Sirromment.

It was really beautiful place but really shiny so all of us wore sun glasses, some of us bought sun glasses.

I attached a photo, so you can see how great we are doing.

Mio Usui