Today we went to London again. Peter acted as our guide but he had each of the girls take turns finding the places on the map and leading us. Here Akiko asks a policeman for directions. We took a wonderful boat tour on the Thames river. We saw the clock in the parliament tower and [...]
We spent three wonderful days in Paris and took hundreds of pictures! Can you imagine a Macdonalds hamburger on French bread? The girls loved it! We saw so many things but all agreed that the Louvre museum, Versailles Palace and the Eiffel Tower were the most exciting. We found the French sometimes friendly and then [...]
Today was the final classes for Kinki University and Nagoya University, so we had to say good-bye to our new friends. Here is Natusmi with Akira from Nagaoya University, the only boy in the group! I visited Sawa’s class also Natusmi and Akiko’s class. Everyone was very sad to say good-bye. I’m sorry for all [...]
Hi! This is Akiko Futagami. I spend every day happily here. The other day my host mother said to me, “Please don’t plan anything on Friday night because we will eat with my friend’s family”. She told me that her friend is Italian and he has two children and his wife was Japanese. I was [...]
The wonderful thing about Winchester is that it is so close to so many famous historical places. Today we saw three. First was another world heritage site, Stonehenge. The ancient stone circle of Stonehenge is about five thousand years old (built in 3,000 B.C.). During the mid-summer sunrise there is a big festival here when [...]
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I’ve asked the students to comment about their experiences and here is what they have to say. Also included is a picture of Mr. Woolbright giving a guest lecture on “Public Speaking” to a group of international students. Sawa sent this picture of us at the beach in Bournemouth. Finally this is my favorite building [...]
Eve one of the Winchester students who studied at Seinan-jo this year met us at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning at Winchester University. On the train we met Uichi a seventeen year old high school boy whose father is Italian and who’s mother is Japanese. We had a good time talking with him and teaching [...]
Here we are standing in front of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Brighton is a beautiful beach side resort that was made famous when King George built a beautiful second home there. The Pavilion itself is a dazzling structure and is decorated in the Chinese style. We spent the day studying the history of the building [...]
When our British students were at Seinan-Jo, we asked them to teach us how to make a traditional British dish. They decided to teach us to make, “Beans on Toast”. A little research show that “Beans in Toast” is often mentioned in British mystery stories and is always used as a quick easy meal by [...]
Saeko and Chisato are really enjoying their lessons with Mandy, who is a great teacher and has been teaching at Winchester for several years. In the afternoon the girls enjoyed sports with the other international students.
Good morning everyone!
What a wonderful day we had today. The bus picked us up at 8:30 a.m. and took us to Bournemouth where we had a wonderful time on the beach and then visited a museum and art gallery in an old victorian house. In the afternoon we got on the bus and had a scenic trip [...]
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Today was a great day. We toured the campus and got a look at the city of Winchester. There are a lot of Chinese students, Japanese students and one French student. Our five students took placement tests and start class tomorrow.
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We are now in Korea waiting to catch our flight to London. Everyone is in high spirits. Just an hour for duty free shopping here!
In Fukuoka Airport
Mr. Ogawa from Nishitetsu Travel Agency gave the British cultural studies group their last orientation before students leave for Winchester University on Sunday, August 15 from Fukuoka Airport. They are especially excited about their side trip to Paris France. Mr. Woolbright, who will be accompanying them, has promised to update this blog often.
