Five students of University of Aizu (UoA) had three-weeks short-term Oversea Programs at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand on UoA's short-term Overseas Study Programs for Academic year 2015.

Here are their reports of their research and daily life in New Zealand.

Participants

  • Ms. Riko Matsuoka (a first-year student)
  • Mr. Shintaro Uemura (a first-year student)
  • Mr. Hirotaka Ito (a second-year student)
  • Mr. Ryunosuke Murakami (a third-year student)
  • Ms. Haruna Nakazawa (a third-year student)

Grade during the program

Study Report

Riko Matsuoka

I went to Waikato University in New Zealand to study English for three weeks. It was university so it was very large and there were many students come from other country. We went to pathway-college for a student studying abroad and studied English. I had two classes in morning and in afternoon. The all of classmates of morning class were Japanese, but there were some students came from other country. So I could have a chance to have an international exchange with them.

My host-family was Sri Lankan, and they were very kind for me. They were vegetarian, so most of dishes were made from only vegetables. It was my first experience but I think it was good for me.

And I could enjoy sightseeing of New Zealand, for example, Hamilton, Oakland and so on, on weekends and after school. It was good for me to have a good experience that I could do in only the spot, for instance, to take public transportation and to go shopping.

I felt three weeks was very short but I could have a very good time and good experience. So if I have a chance, I want to go there again.

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Shintaro Uemura

I joined a short period of study abroad to the University of Waikato for three weeks.

I did a home stay and communicated in English there every day.

At first, I couldn't be frank with host family, but thanks to be kind and friendly interact with me,