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In this post, I would like to talk about my last holiday in Japan, because I went back to Armidale during this summer holiday. I haven't been to Armidale for seven months, but Armidale hasn't changed a bit. I was very happy to meet my host family and friends. I also met Tsurumi students who are studying abroad in Australia now.

My friend had a holiday at that time, so she picked me up in Sydney. We visited various tourist spots around the city. After that, we went to Armidale by train because it's cheaper than going by plane. However, it’s about eight hours from Sydney to Armidale by train. Unfortunately, we had to change to another train at that time, so it took about nine hours.

In Armidale, I could meet many friends, teachers, and my host family. My friends hold a party for me. I was very surprised and happy because it was a nice party. My host family hold a party too. It was a Japanese food party. We made sushi, spring rolls, and dumplings.

When I finished ELC, all Japanese students went back to Japan because we just had a year study program. Other students still study at UNE, such as Chinese, Korea, Vietnamese, and so on. I thought their English was getting better because they need to speak English every day. However, I don’t have many opportunities to speak English in Japan. I belong to the English communication course, but many classes are using Japanese. We don’t need to speak English in all classes. After I went back to Australia this summer, I came to realize again how difficult it is to keep my English speaking skill.