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A letter from Hailin Hu (China), winner of the PEC “Picture Yourself in Perth” Study Tour scholarship.

Aug. 25th, 2010

Dear Kingston College,

I really feel honored to have studied in your college which has two elegant classic buildings, warm-hearted staff, free study environment and teachers with rich experience to teach the students from all over the world. And I think it will be an unforgettable memory for my life. Thanks to your scholarship and the organization of PEC, I was able to have this valuable opportunity to travel and study in WA for two weeks. Not only has my English improved during this study period, but my scientific horizon was expanded as well. So has my understanding of the lifestyle which is quite different to that I had experienced before.

First, I’d like to talk about the English course. I found it really effective to learn a course that was a combination of FCE, which required skills such as reading, listening, writing and grammar, and General English, which was full of words and sentences used in every aspect of our daily life. Not to mention my skilful teachers, Rita and Andre, who were never tired of correcting my grammar and pronunciation and always felt like communicating with us to make us know of the cultures and customs all over the world. What’s more, we didn’t always stay in our classroom. Instead, the teacher used Internet, TV and many other ways to make us exposed to English.

Also, I can never neglect the activity the school organized for us. We had various wonderful movies, multicultural International lunch and many other activities that enriched our spare time. Thanks to Danni, who was just like your elder sister and made everything run smoothly and full of feeling of a family, we always enjoyed ourselves. And that‟s also the feeling of Kingston, where everyone far from their homes knows each other and shares the sense of a family. To help us five students from Shanghai enjoy more in Perth, PEC and Kingston arranged many activities. We went to the Perth Mint to learn the history of the explorers, enjoyed our Saturday morning on the beach, fed kangaroos at the wildlife park, and visited UWA and Curtin University to learn the latest researches being carried on in Australia. And the most amazing day was yesterday, when we drove for an hour to explore the Gravity Discovery Center, where we learned a vital wave in the space called Gravity Wave. When Einstein predicted its existence, he also said, surprisingly, that human beings would never measure it because it has so little energy. „But people do try to break the second prediction down”, said Dr. Miao, a researcher who was focusing on this subject and who was Also our guide. He explained the principal of the Gravity Wave, which is almost hardest one in the world to us vividly with the easiest words and lovely smile on his face, so we quickly made friends with the “old boy”. What he displayed was not only his knowledge but also the confidence of the human beings to face any challenge. What’s more, the study environment in Perth and Kingston is fairly good. Due to the slow life pace, I could always keep calm with my study. And that’s very important to a learner or researcher. And as an International college, Kingston provides a free and multicultural study atmosphere, where we can learn different customs, habits, and personalities as well as English, which is necessary for our future life.

In fact, I should have written much more. I ought to thank my homestaymum Liana, who gave me comfortable accommodation and helped me to get used to the life here. I‟d like to thank Alice and Jain of Kingston College, who always helped me deal with any problems. I should thank Nancy and Angelina of PEC who arranged all the fantastic activities, and Chris Chen, our supervisor who always kept me company. Thank all of you for giving me such a wonderful and moving time.Time passes by quickly, forcing me to say goodbye to this beautiful city. But I think the knowledge I learnt here, the friends I made here and the memory I got here will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Yours Sincerely,

Hailin Hu