First 4 weeks in Brisbane

 
    I just can not believe that  it has been 4 weeks since I came here.

This 4 weeks  in Brisbane was a fulfilling time for me.  Everything was new and fresh. So when I finished the first week, I felt  that I had been here for a month. 

 
    There is a thing that I felt different from my experience in Canada. 3 years ago, I lived in Vancover for 10 month to study English. At that time , I was 17 years old and still a high school student so I could not travel around or went out a lot by myself. So I often stayed at home or went out with my host family in the weekend. However, this time, I often go out and have a trip in the weekend with my friends. This is very different for me when I compare to my life in Canada. Of course I liked Canada, however, to be honest, I like Brisbane better. 

   

     Firstly the weather is so nice here. It is not too hot in summer and it is not too cold in winter. Even though I have been here just for 4 weeks, I found it very comfortable to live here.

Gold Coast

    Secondly there are lot of things to do. Especially, I liked beaches here. I went to Gold Cost trip in the first weekend. I have not been to a beach for a long time so I was so excited.

Okonomiyaki

 I also visited other places in Brisbane. For example, I went to Eat Street. It was little bit far away from city but I liked the place very much.  It was like a festival and you can eat different kind of food from different countries. I ate Japanese food called "Okonomiyaki". It was little bit different from what I usually eat in Japan but it was still good!!  Eat Street is open every weekend. I really recommend you to visit there.

 

Futsal

I  joined a sports activity in UQ too. I have been playing futsal in Japan since I got into the university, so I wanted to play here too. Since I heard that ICTE students play futsal every Friday, I went to join it with my friends. However there were just boys in the teams. Although it was very hard to play futsul with boys, I enjoyed playing futsal. Actually, I got a goal !! :)

    Finally, I rally like people here!!  I could make a lot of friends . Everyone is very nice to me.You know what I turned  20 years old in this April 1 and my friends  held a BBQ party on  my  birthday . I didn't expect my friends to celebrate my birthday since I had my birthday 10 days after coming to Australia.  I was so happy and had a lot of fun with them!!

Birthday BBQ

     I just finished my first session which was really useful for me. I must keep studying hard for next 10 weeks to get a good score on IELTS. I really want to study at UQ!! I'll do my best :)