Exploring Downtown & Meeting the Host Families (#8)

From the university, it took us about 25 minutes to downtown Vancouver. First, we took a picture in front of the Vancouver sign. Then, we had 2 hours to explore and pick up any presents we wanted to get for our friends and families.

Then, after a 50-minute bus ride, we reached Surrey, where we met some of the staff and our host families. After a quick orientation and some words of encouragement, our students all walked out with smiles on their faces with their new host-families. They’ll spend time with their families all-Sunday and then reunite at school on Monday. Have fun!

祝日ですが、朝９時より修学旅行の結団式を行いました。団長挨拶に始まり、学年主任のお話、添乗員の紹介、修学旅行委員の紹介、修学旅行中の諸注意を行いました。

明日は5時50分バス内点呼完了です。学校への送迎については、事前に案内している資料でご確認よろしくお願いします。

Exploring a Foreign University! (#7)

As we pulled into the UBC (University of British Columbia) campus, we were met by a group of six lovely volunteers. Our class split into 3 groups and followed our “buddies” for a tour of the UBC campus. In English!

Yesterday, the warm draft from the south caused rainy, warmer weather, around 8°C. Today, no draft meant that we had sunnier weather, but it was only 3°C and the sea breeze made it feel even colder!

UBC has over 70,000 students and is the size of 85 Tokyo Domes!! The university is over 100 years old and 1 in every 5 students is an international student. There are sakura trees, black-colored squirrels, and 11 libraries on campus. One of the libraries even has a Harry Potter-themed room!

After our tour, we took some pictures with our buddies and enjoyed lunch at one of the dormitory cafeterias before heading back downtown.