In this summer vacation, I went to Canada as school studying program for a month. For the first three weeks, I stayed at my host family’s house and went to University of Toronto.
At beginning, I felt homesick, because Canadian culture, food and people are different from those of Japanese. For example, in Canada, we should pay some tips to shop clerks, bell boys and so on. It was difficult for me. In restaurants, a rolled hand towel is not given! I was surprised at this. On the other hands, Canadian people are kind and have very warm hearts. When I realized people who I didn’t know, they always gave smiles to me! I was very happy! And in Canada’s weather is dry, so It was very comfortable. But my skin is dry, so I had a skin trouble. The temperature was about 25℃, so it was good for Japanese.
At school, I studied with 16 classmates. A girl is from Taiwan and the other students are Japanese. During the class, we should have spoken in English, so I think now I can speak more actively. In class, I made a presentation about an article. I chose an article about a boy bullfighter. I told them the summary and gave them 10 vocabulary quizzes and 10 discussion problems. It was very hard for me, but was good study for me. And I could make a lot of friends at school. It became one of my assets.
In Toronto, I went to many places. For example, I went to a shopping mall, some markets, beach, Wonder Land (it is a big amusement park), lake, CN tower, baseball game (the game was New York Yankees vs. Blue Jays), a museum, and Niagara Falls. Especially, I like Niagara Falls.
They are very big falls, so I was impressed! I could go very close to the falls and felt greatness of the nation. I want to recommend you to go there!
For last five days, I went to Banff and Vancouver. In Banff, I went to the Rocky Mountains, the Lake Louis, the Bow Lake, and glacier. Their lakes were very beautiful! The color was light blue like paint. I was impressed with it. Canadian nation are wonderful! I want you to show you. Around Glacier, it was very cold, so I wore gloves (this is my grandmother’s advice!). But it was very clear, and the water was very cold and good!
In Vancouver, I went to the Victoria Island. Especially, I like the Buttered Garden. There were a lot of flowers at there.
In Canada, I felt a lot of nations and was impressed those things. I want to go Canada again.
