今回はGleeson College に留学中のKさんからのレポートです。
It has come to the point where I’m counting down the days I have left here, trying to enjoy every single day to the fullest. There is a part of me that wants to stay and just live in Australia. Though that is not possible, it is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I didn’t think I would become so attached to a new environment in the span of 2 months but I guess this is the lifestyle I’ve been looking for my whole life. Let me talk about it a bit more in depth.
A major factor to this, is from the overall positive effects that the lifestyle here has given me mentally and physically. By not having to wake up so early in the morning everyday, I’ve been able to take proper amounts of sleep which has greatly improved my health, such as feeling more energetic, having a better appetite etc. In Japan, on an average week day, I get roughly around 5 hours of sleep. This isn’t just because of the school I go to being very far away from where I live. It also has to do with the quality of sleep in itself. Having so little time to rest at night can cause students to consistently have REM sleeps. This can lead them to sleep during the day, during the classes. Those who slept during classes would have to stay up at night catching up with what they have missed out on, which causes lack of sleep once again. But such issues can be resolved by simply adding more time for students to chill. Having proper breaks between classes can allow people to take a breather and relax, which is a very important aspect of learning. By doing so, students can focus on their studies more effectively and efficiently. I can say this with confidence because of how well it has worked for myself. Ever since I came to Australia, I’ve felt so much healthier, being able to concentrate properly and sleep better.
Besides feeling healthier by living here, there is another reason to why I feel like staying, and that is friends. Something I’ve struggled with for a very long time was making friends. It is because of a bad habit of mine where I suddenly become too shy to talk to anybody, feeling anxious about what others would think of me. Yes I have friends over in Japan, but I wouldn’t consider myself as a person with lots of friendships. I came to Australia thinking I’d have the same trouble talking to people that were new to me, but to my surprise I was completely wrong. Almost everyone at Gleeson (primarily the 10th grade students) were interested in getting to know me. Everyday I would make at least 1 or 2 new friends at the school, which is something I could never do in Japan. And after around 2 months of attending Gleeson, I know right around everybody in my grade. This goes to show how people in different countries are more sociable than others. In a way, I felt like I had fit in more with the people here compared to the people in Japan.
It is a shame that I’m going to have to leave Australia in a few weeks, because it really does feel like my life could not get any better than this. I hope I can experience the rest of my stay to the fullest. Thank you for reading, cheers.
