Thursday, March 20, 2014 – 5:35 p.m. Mt. Waverly time
By Teressa Jackson
We began our day with a visit to The Glen Shopping Centre on
Tuesday. For the most part, shopping malls here look quite similar to their
American counterparts, with one notable exception – they almost always feature
a grocery store. The Australians have told me that no one would visit them if
they didn’t.
After The Glen, we visited Wellington Secondary College,
which we would call a middle/high school. J
Wellington is predominantly populated by Australian students of Asian descent. They
also attract a number of foreign students from countries like China, who pay
the public school for the opportunity to attend. I thought this was an
interesting concept. We saw students in a variety of settings, including a
cooking class (making sushi) and what we would call wood shop class.
Our fourth and final team presentation before the conference
was well attended, with just under 100 present. In a different fashion from
other presentations we have given, we were seated with the District Governor,
Merv Ericson. We enjoyed the opportunity to chat with Merv, as well as the
other Rotarians present. I was also pleased to have the familiar faces of two
of my host families present – Warren and Noela and Gordon and Sandra.
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