Writing in English is very difficult for me, though I've got used to it little by little. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Try to think in English, karin.
When I was 59 years old, I went to Christchurch in New Zealand. I had never been abroad before then. It was my very first time to visit a foreign country. Why New Zealand? It was because I remembered Mr. and Mrs. K, about whom I wrote on Feb. 15, had lived there for many years. They often told me that NZ was a nice country with a lot of nature and very kind people.
In Christchurch I stayed with an English family-- husband and wife, a little bit younger than I, and an old dog. I stayed there for one month. They lived in Christchurch more than 30 years. They were both divorcees. They were a very nice couple.
What did I do in Christchurch? Did I go to school? No. On weekdays I walked and walked alone in the city. Everything was exciting. Everybody was very kind. On weekends the couple took me to their friends' dinner parties. They enjoyed talking, eating, drinking, swimming and dancing until very late at night. Some of them had a little swimming pool in their garden. They also took me to a large farm, where we had a barbecue party.
It seemed to me that they worked on weekdays in order to enjoy weekend-parties! Very sorry to say their English was too fast for me to understand. I could neither swim nor dance. All that I could was eating. But I heartily enjoyed myself.
When I was 59 years old, I went to Christchurch in New Zealand. I had never been abroad before then. It was my very first time to visit a foreign country. Why New Zealand? It was because I remembered Mr. and Mrs. K, about whom I wrote on Feb. 15, had lived there for many years. They often told me that NZ was a nice country with a lot of nature and very kind people.
In Christchurch I stayed with an English family-- husband and wife, a little bit younger than I, and an old dog. I stayed there for one month. They lived in Christchurch more than 30 years. They were both divorcees. They were a very nice couple.
What did I do in Christchurch? Did I go to school? No. On weekdays I walked and walked alone in the city. Everything was exciting. Everybody was very kind. On weekends the couple took me to their friends' dinner parties. They enjoyed talking, eating, drinking, swimming and dancing until very late at night. Some of them had a little swimming pool in their garden. They also took me to a large farm, where we had a barbecue party.
It seemed to me that they worked on weekdays in order to enjoy weekend-parties! Very sorry to say their English was too fast for me to understand. I could neither swim nor dance. All that I could was eating. But I heartily enjoyed myself.