Blogging from A-Z: J – I scrap 2
Blogging from A-Z: J
Last year I had a lovely Japanese girl for two weeks
visiting one of our local Colleges.
She gave me some souvenirs from Japan.
Kasumi het dit gate uit geniet op die plaas waar sy die diere gevoer het.
Kasumi my JAPANESE student thoroughly enjoyed her stay with me.
JUMBO JET/JUMBO JET
In 2014, I had a Chinese student living with me for a whole year.
She went home to Hong Kong in a
Author scrapydo2.wordpress.comPosted on 2016-04-12 2016-04-12 Format GalleryCategories Blogging from A to Z, New Zealand, PhotographyTags friends, photos
14 thoughts on “Blogging from A-Z: J”
2016-04-13 at 1:24 am
Did you enjoy hosting a foreign student? I have had some very good friends whom I met when they were exchange students at my high school. I have thought a lot about hosting a student when my kids are a bit older, but I’ve also heard some really awful stories that make me a bit nervous.
2016-04-13 at 7:26 am
I had my doubts at first. Was a huge effort at first to understand each other. With hands waving, drawing pictures and using a dictionary it all went very well. I enjoyed having these girls. I think boys would be a bit different. Some stories are not good at all, but if you stand on your rules, there are not big issues. They take chances(which child won’t!?)
2016-04-19 at 12:12 pm
One of my best friends is Hungarian, and we met when he was an exchange student at my high school. He speaks English fluently now, but some of the stories about trying to get through those early days are both comical and frustrating. He spent just three months in a host home before moving to the next one (three times) as part of that program, which could be good or bad, I suppose. Thanks for your insight!
2016-04-19 at 8:21 pm
I loved having these students. I learned a lot about the culture and they enjoyed telling and showing me their ways.
2016-04-21 at 12:10 pm
I love experiencing new cultures through food, so I’d better get students who can cook! 🙂
2016-04-21 at 8:06 pm
They usually want to show you some of their dishes. We would first shop in the Chinese store for ingredients and then she prepared the dinner. We had lots of happy events.
2016-04-12 at 5:56 pm
Hoor jy nog van hulle?
2016-04-12 at 9:39 pm
Kiki het laas met Virginia gepraat toe sy daar gekuier het in Hong Kong. Ek het geweet sy sal nie kontak maak- kultuur wat haar verhoed! Kasumi het wel geskryf en ek het ge-email maar nie antw gekry verder nie.
2016-04-12 at 4:16 pm
Dit klink interessant en opwindend om huismoeder te wees vir iemand van ‘n ander kultuur….lekker jong energie om mens op te beur!Mooi foto’s,veral die pragtige vliegtuig met die varingblaar.
2016-04-12 at 9:43 pm
Die beste is hul kom hier aan met die minimum Engels en gaan terug met n goeie woordeskat. Die jaar-student was soos n dogter vir my. Ons het n heerlike tyd die jaar gehad. Sy het ook baie goed gevaar met haar skoolwerk en n toekenning vir haar vordering in Engels gekry.
2016-04-12 at 12:03 pm
Those would have been very interesting experiences with different cultures and languages. Lovely gifts and photos.
2016-04-12 at 9:45 pm
It was a “cool” experience. Big culture differences . I learned a lot about their cooking and habits.
2016-04-12 at 7:25 am
Dis interessant. Is jy betrokke by ‘n uitruil-organisasie vir studente?
2016-04-12 at 7:49 am
Die Hoërskole hier het internasionale studente. Hul gebruik tuis-families (home stay parents) om die kinders te huisves en te versorg as een van hul eie kinders. Dis dies wat n jaar hier bly vir studie- meestal om Engels te verbeter vir matriek. Daar is ook groepe studente wat net vir twee weke kom in hul eie vakansies. Hul kry dan n vinnige 10 dae van intensiewe Engels en ook Kiwi lewe hier. Die kinders is meestal jaar sewes. Mens word streng gekeur om as huis moeder te dien. Goeie ondervinding gewees.
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