DAY 4
The first period was free where everyone must relaxed in the computer lab where we just checked email and any updates on facebook. After having one period of a free we went to a calligraphy class. The teacher showed us the traditional way to make the ink though we were not allowed to do it as it takes a long period of time to make a strong ink. We had a choice between light or dream. Many of us picked light. Though looking simple it was quite a hard to make a perfect light kanji. After calligraphy I went to my class which was social studies and quite interactive as they made me do a simple introduction in front of the class. After that it become a bit boring as a couldn't understand any of the kanji. In German, they only spoke in German with one of the teachers friends coming to the class which made it a little interesting. They threw a rabbit around where only they could speak and the teacher never noticed I was in his class.
Day 5
In the morning, we had two free periods where host brother and I had a sleep in, which felt great after the late nights we been having. After arriving at the school. We hurried straight to the first class which was English grammar. The class was a great experience in how they learn English. They used me as a example as I said words and told them about some words.
Chemistry, the class I have been waiting for and it came which was a great relief and it was the best period I had at the school. It was chemicals and how they react with others which was very basic and simple and I already learnt about it.
I received my math test back and I only got 2 out 10. It was a decent effort when it was in a different language. They started to talk about sin, cos, tan in how you find the degrees. It was quite easy. Though I noticed that they don't calculators which I am used to use for.
The last period which was physics. A simple lesson talking about force and mass. Luckily it was a experiment where we just moved around a block measuring the force needed to push it or pull. It made the lesson much easily. After finishing all the periods on a good note we left to go home.
The time at the school endless as everyone has made new friends where we can email, Facebook or Skype. It will be a strong build between the school that many of us hold that it will hold for a long time.
It made the experience much better having the home stay as we saw Japanese culture in the eyes of the families that live in it. All of the people were so respectful and helpful for us as they want that strong bond as well. The home stay and the school will be what I will not forget as it was superb experience.
By Andrew
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