1995 School Magazine

6irlg' Granunar Srl,ool l8rigbenp 1995

SAULGAU VISIT

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beaches. The two hours spent at the beach passed quickly for a1l the exchange students who were being dumped by waves, having water fights or lar-rghing at their host sisters hud- dled up on the sand in jumpers. Innotime at all the experience was over. Sad fare- wells were given at the Brisbane Airporl to the students who were travelling to Cairns and then on to Kakadu before flying home.

German Exchange students from the smalltownof Saulgau in southern Germany was an experience to remember for fifteen Girls' Grammar and ten Kenmore State High School students. For ten days dur- ing Jr-rne, Australian students had the op- portunity of sharing their culture and life- style as host sisters or brothers to the Ger- man students. \fhi1st in Brisbane the ex-

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change students visited the Southbank Parklands, Cultural In such a short time strong friendships were made between Centre and many of Brisbane's other tourist attractions. the students, some of whom still keep in close contact. It was A day trip to Mt Tambourine and Surfers Paradlse gave the a memorable ten days and a wonderful experience. exchange students their lirst contact with the famous Australian KATE ACHILLES

FrvE WEEK HOMESTAy TNJAPATI

,T*o days following the completion of school last year, I nine Brisbane Girls'Grammar School stLldents set off for' a five week homestay in Matsusaka, Japan. \fe were greeted at Nagoya airport by both our host families and the sub zero temperatures of a Japanese winter. During our homestay, four

students went to Hirayama Gakuen Tsushima Gids' High School and five girls attended Mie High School, formerly known as Matsusaka Girls' High School before recently becoming co- educational. Things such as pierced ears were strictly forbidden for schoolgirls in Japan and of course blonde hair was a major

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