🌿 Day 10 of training, first half complete! Two days encountering Australia's great nature and animals 🇦🇺🦘✨
Friday, August 7th - Saturday, August 8th
I received more wonderful photos and videos from my second son, who is currently training near the Gold Coast, Australia.
🇦🇺✨ The training at Griffith International, which began on July 24th, is now on its 10th day. Since it is a 20-day program, he has just finished the first half.
Up until now, my son has been working hard on his English-based training and local studies.
On August 7th and 8th, it seems he enjoyed some sightseeing in Australia with his fellow trainees during a break in the program.😊
🌳 Friday, August 7th: To the Tamborine Mountain Skywalk!
The first place they visited was...
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk
It seems to be a place near the Gold Coast in Queensland where you can walk through a rainforest.🌿🌳
Looking at the photos, there is a long skywalk amidst a lush green forest.
⤵️ And here is a commemorative photo of all the trainees smiling.📸✨ By the way...
My son is the second from the left in the top row.😊 Everyone is making peace signs.✌️
Beyond just the training, this time spent sightseeing with his peers will surely become a precious memory.
⤵️ And here is a video of the suspension bridge they sent. It looks like they can enjoy a bit of a thrill while walking through the forest.
Furthermore, the vast Australian wilderness spreads out before them.
My son must have been moved by the scenery, which is quite different from that of Japan.🌿
⤵️ Here is a video of the landscape.
🍩 And then, off to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!
After fully enjoying nature...
**Krispy Kreme Coomera**🍩😋
"Oh, they have these in Japan too!"
I thought (lol)
It feels a bit strange to see shops that are familiar in Japan while abroad.
Donuts after walking through the great outdoors. This is bound to be delicious🍩✨
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🌳Saturday, August 8th, to Tallowwood Park.
The richness of Australia's nature comes through even in the photos.
And one of the big goals for this day was...
🐨🦘To Paradise Country!
It seems they went to **Paradise Country**🇦🇺✨
Here, you can meet animals unique to Australia.
The photos sent this time included a 🐨koala and 🐾meerkats
And... 🦘a kangaroo!
They were there. Furthermore, they also sent a video of the kangaroo.
Animals you can only meet because you went to Australia.
Even I, looking at the photos and videos, feel like I am there in person 😊
⤵️🦘 Here is a video of a kangaroo
⤵️ And, among the photos this time, the one that left a particularly strong impression on me is...
A photo of my second son holding a koala 🐨
My smiling second son and the koala being held so snugly.
It is such a heartwarming picture 😊
The photo also includes the text,
"PARADISE COUNTRY
GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA"
It also has the words.
"I really am in Australia..."
That realization hit me all over again.
🌏 The training moves into its second half from here!
Departed Japan on July 24th for Australia.
And now, the first 10 days of the 20-day training program have concluded.
Learning English, training at local schools, and visiting the great outdoors with friends on days off.
I am sure they are gaining so many experiences that cannot be obtained just at a desk.
As a parent, I have worries like,
"Are they eating properly?"
"Are they feeling okay?"
I do have those concerns.
But when photos and videos are sent like this...
"They are healthy and having fun 😊"
It makes me happy too.
🌱 10 days of learning, 10 days of memories.
Out of the 20 days of training, the first 10 days are over.
There are 10 days left.
The time spent in Australia will surely pass in the blink of an eye.
The studies, the encounters, the sightseeing, the failures, and the laughter.
I believe that each and every one of these things will become a treasure for my second son's future life.
As a father, what I can do from Japan is...
To watch over him quietly while saying, "Do your best!"
And while looking at the photos sent to me,
"Go and have fun 😊"
To say that in my heart.
I want him to learn a lot, laugh a lot, and make many memories.
And please come back to Japan safely.
I'm waiting for you, my second son 😊🇯🇵
🦘🐨🌳🌏✨
