Mishima Scholarship Trip To Australia

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During this year's Term 1 holidays, I was one of five very fortunate students to go to Japan for the two week Mishima Scholarship trip. Each student represented different schools in Adelaide, and I represented Aberfoyle Park High School.

During the two weeks, I stayed at a host family, and my host brother and I were in the same class. I stayed in a very big family, and they were so nice to me that words were not enough to thank them. The Japanese food they made me was delicious and mesmerising.

Half of the trip was spent at Mishima Nihon University; an absolutely beautiful school. During the five days I attended school, I stepped inside the shoes of an everyday Japanese high school student. The Japanese school system is very different

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