The Way Home
On Saturday morning, everyone collected everything from their homestays and got taxis to Bell school. From Bell, we took a bus to Heathrow airport.
I’d like to say that everything went smoothly, but there were a couple of issues. However, we all got to Bell on time, everything was loaded into the bus, and we were off to the airport.
Arriving at the airport, we were met by an agent who guided us to the check-in counter. All the students got checked in and through security safely. We had little time before we had to be at our gate, so everyone ran off for some quick final shopping before we got on the plane. After a short delay, we were off.
Unfortunately, we did have to leave Adachi-sensei behind. Hopefully, she’ll be on another flight soon, but all the students and I got on the plane, and we made our way back to Japan.
This year, it was a great trip, with some interesting extras. Students didn’t only get to practice English, they also got a few lessons in being adaptable and flexible when things don’t go as planned. Very important life lessons.
Well done and thank you to everyone who joined this trip! I hope you cherish this experience for a long time.
土曜の朝には、一度ベルスクールに集合してからヒースロー空港へと向かいました。大きな問題なくチェックインやセキュリティーチェックまで終わり、フライト前には最後のショッピングを楽しんでいたようです。残念ながら安達先生を残して出発することになってしまいましたが、それ以外はみんな無事に日本への岐路につきました。今回の旅では予定外のことなどもあり、英語だけでなく「柔軟に対応する」というとても大切なことも学びました。参加者のみなさんには、この研修での経験をこれからも大切にしていってほしいと願っています。
Brighton – A Day at the Beach
For the final full day in England, we got to enjoy a day at the beach.
To get to Brighton, we took a mini-bus from Bell school. Everyone made their way to school a little earlier than usual. This time, no taxis – just walking or taking the bus.
Once we arrived in Brighton, we went to the Royal Pavilion. This was a residence of King George IV. He was an interesting king who loved many things from around the world, but especially China and India. This can be seen throughout the decoration of the building. The outside features Indian design, and on the inside, there are Chinese characters, antiques, and dragons, everywhere. It’s a unique building that you have to see if you visit Brighton.
After the Pavilion, everyone went off to eat lunch and to explore Brighton Pier or go shopping. In Brighton, there are many bright and colourful shops and homes and it has both a relaxed and a lively feel with unique and interesting places to explore.
Before going home, we had a quick walk around the UK’s oldest aquarium. It’s not very big, but it’s interesting, with a good variety of sea life to enjoy and some important messages about protecting our oceans.
We arrived back in Cambridge at around 7:30pm and students had their final night in their homestays. On Saturday morning, if all goes well, we will be on the plane home. Will everything go to plan…?
帰国直前の１日は、ビーチで過ごしました。ブライトンに着くと、まずはRoyal Pavilionに行きました。ここにはジョージ４世が住んでいたいのですが、彼は世界中の、特に中国やインドのものが好きで、装飾などからもそれが伺えます。外装はインド風で、内装は中国風という珍しい作りになっています。その後、昼食をとったりブライトンピアを探索したりしました。ここはお店も家も明るくカラフルにできていて、とても良い雰囲気です。ケンブリッジに戻る前には水族館にも寄ることができました。生徒たちは午後7：30には帰宅してホームステイ先での最後の夜を過ごしました。土曜の午前中には飛行機に乗る予定です。果たして計画通りにいくでしょうか…！？
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