| Sky Homestay Australia [email protected] Brisbane/Gold Coast, Australia Tel: +61 7 32002267 Fax: +61 7 38058122 www.skyhomestayaustralia.com |
| Akiko Takemura from Kobe, Japan |
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| Akiko says: Thank you Sky. I am very happy to meet you. I think I am very lucky to homestay with you! It's my first time in Australia and I had a lot of pleasant experience with you and your family. We went to many beautiful places and did many interesting things together and that was very good fun. You took me to see koala and wallabies too! They are very cute! Thank you Sky for the good English lessons and nice meal everyday! Your home is very comfortable. I will come back to see you again in the future. Thank you again. Akiko Takemura 19 June 2005 |
| Akiko and Sky at Kangaroo Point Park, with the beautiful Kookaburra Queen paddle boat cruising the Brisbane River in the background. |
| Akiko, Joyce, Hiro and Sky at Post Office Square in central Brisbane. |
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| Yumi Okawara from Fukushima, Japan |
| Yumi says: Dear Sky and family Thank you for everything! I enjoyed homestay and I'm very happy because I met you. A month has passed since we first met. Time flashed by but I made a lot of precious memories!!! Sky, your food is always very tasty. I love your meal and thank you for very good English lessons. You make me understand more English! I will practice more when I go back to Japan. Jason, you are always very happy and funny, you make me laugh. Homestay with you is very, very good fun!!! See you again and thank you very much. Love, Yumi O'Koala!!! (Yumi Okawara) 25 July 2005 |
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| Bushwalking at Eagle Heights, Mt Tamborine National Park. |
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| Yumi is welcomed into our family. |
| Yumi and Jason conquer a giant Gold Coast lizard! A fake one, of course! |
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| Miyuki & her daughter Konatsu Setoguchi from the southern island region of Okinawa, Japan |
| Miyuki & Konatsu say: Dear Sky and family, I'd like to express my heartfelt thanks to you for having welcomed us into your family. You've been so kind to us and tried to understand my English and treated us as members of your family. We are from thousands of miles away but we had a chance to experience the wonderful life in Australia. We enjoyed everything in your homestay and we have many good memories. I'm sure Konatsu has good experience in her life and I'm sure we will come back here again. |
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| Thank you Sky for your English lessons and I'm going to study hard to remember your teaching - practise, practise, practise! I just wish I could stay longer to learn more from you. It is very good fun learning with you. I'd like to say thank you again for everything and I certainly hope that we will come back to see you again in the future. Miyuki & Konatsu Setoguchi 8 August 2005 |
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| Heidi says: Dear Sky Thank you very much for your kindness in these two weeks. I have a great time with your family and Joyce. I've gained many unforgettable memories and great experience with you in Brisbane, for example - your delicious meals, day trips, Jason's jokes and Aussie easy lifestyle. I really love Australia, I love koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, alpaca, etc. and I love tropical rainforest very much! Thanks for your English lessons, I enjoyed learning very much. Thanks for the yummy meals, thanks for your jokes, day trips, ice cream, the beautiful room, .....movies......and many more! If I have a chance I will definitely travel to Australia and visit you all again. Sky, I am very glad to know you and thank you for your teaching and and I look forward to seeing you in Hong Kong! Love, Heidi Lam 1 September 2005 |
| Heidi Lam from Hong Kong |
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| A lovely cafe at Eagle Heights, Mt Tamborine. |
| A perfect place for a bushwalk. |
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| Relaxing in the park at Burleigh Heads Lookout, Gold Coast. |
| Ikuko Yamamoto from Tokyo, Japan |
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| Having fun at Currumbin Beach, Gold Coast. |
| Springtime in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens. |
| Thank you Sky and family for your kind hospitality during my stay in Brisbane. Ikuko Yamamoto 26 September 2005 |
| Yukiko Ohashi from Kasugai, Japan |
| Yukiko says: Dear Sky and family Thank you very much for everything. I've really enjoyed staying with you and your family. My homestay with you gives me a lot of first experience things. I will remember your nice home, our trip by train and stroll through Sunday Markets and parks in Brisbane city. I also enjoyed food shopping with you and going to many nice places. Especially with English lessons, it's one-on-one study. I really wanted to learn more from you. Sky, you are the best teacher I've ever known! I'll try to practice my English more when I go back to Japan. You are a good cook too and I like your meals very much. Jason, thank you for all the good fun things, especially Buster Keaton and his films! You are a really nice good man. Let me know when you and Sky are coming to Japan next year. I'll be very pleased to show you around. Have a pleasant time and I'll see you again, SARABA Jya!!! Yukiko Ohashi 7 December 2005 |
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| Yukiko in her homestay bedroom admiring the presents bought from the Sunday Riverside Market. |
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| Yukiko and Sky on the city tour. |
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| Ranee Thienkaow from Pattani, Thailand |
| Akiko came back to stay with us again for 12 weeks at the beginning of 2006! |
| Ranee says: When we met at the airport, Sky & Jason & Yukiko (my first best friend in Brisbane!) gave me a very warm welcome and brought me to your lovely homestay. I felt touched by your lovely family. You are very kind to me and I feel very comfortable staying with you. It's my pleasure to meet your family - Wally, Eddie and Sandy. You are understanding, thoughtful, friendly and helpful and you also have good sense of humour and hospitality. Thank you for your advice for school and living my life here in Australia. I will miss you all and will remember the precious time I spent with all of you. Finally, I would like to thank you again for everything you've done for me. Thank you for inviting me to your xmas party, I feel honoured and enjoyed it very much! Hope to see you again. Ranee Thienkaow 25 December 2005 |
| Ranee, Sky and Yukiko at New Farm Park. |
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| Ranee, Joyce and Akiko. |
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| Ranee enjoys her Christmas party with Sky, Akiko, Joyce, Sandy and Eddie. |
| Christmas 2005 Celebrations |
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| Akiko, Sky and Ranee on Christmas Eve |
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| Xmas lunch party at our home brings many happy faces. |
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| Akiko is very impressed with the Xmas light competition in our suburb. |
| Akiko Takemura from Kobe, Japan Aki came back to our homestay to study English for 3 months. |
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| Aki says: Dear Sky Thank you so much for everything!!! I spent really wonderful days and had a lot of unforgettable experience with you. I love everything we do together and I feel that my holiday went by too quickly. I want to stay longer, longer and longer!!! YOU'RE THE BEST HOST FAMILY I'VE EVER MET!!! |
| I really enjoy studying English with Sky. You make me understand more and more! and enjoy Jason's magic performance!!! You're an excellent entertainer!!! You always make me feel happy and I've got a great time with you and your family. Thank you and I'm sure I will come back to you again in the future. Oh! Happy Birthday, Sky!!! Love, Akiko Takemura 13 March 2006 |
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| Having fun hunting for the Easter Bunny on Easter Sunday. April 2006 |
| Joyce Pornjira Panyasakulchai from Bangkok, Thailand Joyce is just one of our many repeated guests who returned to Sky Homestay Australia in 2006. She will stay long-term with us while studying for her Master's degree at Griffith University |