Thursday, 15th August

Today was my birthday and it was the best day in this trip .

In the morning , my host family gave to me a hug

Later, when I arrived at school , my friends said Happy Birthday. 

I was so happy because after that , we went to Australiao Zoo and I could toe touch Koalas and Kangaroos . They were so adorable and the koala was so fluffy. Also , I bought some souvenirs for my  family . I think they'll love them. I took In after school many pictures of animals and my friends.

These are my valuable memories . After schooL my host family gave me a surprise birthday cake. I was happy and it was so good .

Also , we went to Sunshine Plaza and I bought many things: snacks , clothes and organic skincare All of the things are my favorite! I will do my best to enjoy it.

However, we only have one day left in Australia.

Y.I (girl)

Today was a fun day.

I woke up at 6.30 this morning and had cereal, as I did yesterday. Then I got to school and that's when I told my friends that I saw cockroaches at home yesterday.

I went to the zoo with Keisuke, Eiji and the others. First of all, we fed the kangaroos. It was like feeding a dog. I also thought that they are used to people because they are not afraid of people and they are in groups.

After that we went to see the tigers and birds and went into the shop next to the elephant area. There, they sold not only stuffed animals but also clothes, which I thought was different from the Japanese zoo.

I then went to see snakes and reptiles and felt that in Australia, where there is a lot of nature, there are more reptiles than in Japan.

Then we had lunch, and Keisuke got into trouble again when he dived into the water with his upper body naked.

Then we went to the trampoline and about six Hiroo Koishikawa students were flying on the trampoline with children about seven years old. I filmed them doing this, and after about half an hour of them on the trampoline I bought a t-shirt with a printed dot drawing of Australia on it and a bird mug near the crocodile show.

The crocodile show was good, the first performance of the birds. However, I enjoyed the zoo, although I was a little disappointed that Charlie the crocodile did not perform very well.

Back at the NCC, we played chess with Taisei. At the end my buddy happened to walk by and helped me out and we managed to make a draw. Chess is fun, but I found it a difficult game.

For dinner we had lasagne. The cheese and macaroni-like texture was delicious. After dinner, I played Scrabble with Taisei and my host family's son Mikioto.

It was a busy but fun day. I only have two days left in Australia and I feel a little sad, but I decided to enjoy the remaining two days as much as I can.

Z.R (boy)