A typical English student’s week in Malta！
I get up at 6:00am and take a shower. After that I have two slices of bread and jam and a cup of coffee for breakfast.
Then my friend and I leave home at 8:15am. We usually take the bus to our schoolor sometimes walk if the weather is good.
Our morning class starts at 8:45am and finishes at 12:30. And my afternoon class starts at 12:45 and finishes at 2:15pm. My lunch time is very short! So every day I have lunch after the afternoon class.
My teacher gives me food because she cares that I’m hungry. She brings things like fruit, cake, and bread.
After the afternoon class, my friends and I go sightseeing or shopping. Sometimes I go to a café or McDonald’s and I do my homework there.
I’m usually back home by 6:30pm. My host family has dinner at 7:00pm every night. My host mother cooks well, so I have a second helping every time.
After dinner I do my homework and write my diary in English, and I go to bed at 11:00pm.
Sightseeing spots in Malta
There are a lot of historical and sightseeing places in Malta. I visited a lot of them.
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Valletta
Valletta is the capital city of Malta. It’s an amazing, historical city. My friends and I visited St John’s Co Cathedral which is one of the most historical cathedrals in Malta opened in 1577. Pictures and ornaments in the cathedral are absolutely wonderful. They are very colorful unlike anything I’ve seen in Japan.
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The Blue Grotto
The Blue Grotto is in the south of Malta. It is a reef arch. This reef is formed by the sea waves and by the wind.
We can take a boat around the caves of Blue Grotto. It is absolutely wonderful and really exciting. The sea is so blue and clear.
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Slema City
There are a lot of shops, restaurants and café in Slema. We can get things that are very popular like clothes, bags, and souvenirs.
Sometimes I had coffee and spaghetti in a restaurant or café.
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Mdina
Mdina is the old capital of Malta. It’s a typical medieval town and known as “The Silent City”.
We can see cobbled narrow streets, churches and palaces. Mdina is a really quiet city. I felt time had stopped there in Medieval Period.
There was a festival the day I visited. It was lively. A lot of people dressed up in various costumes and parade down the streets.
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Gozo Island
Gozo island is part of Malta. Gozo is 6km northwest of Malta island.
We can go to Gozo by ferryboat from Malta. The Azuru Window is one of the famous sightseeing spots in Gozo. It is absolutely beautiful! The day was very cloudy when I visited there, so the sea was gray. If the weather had been good, I could have seen the blue sea.
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Comino Island
Comino Island is between Malta and Gozo. It is very small island about 3.5km2. Comino is absolutely beautiful and the sea is blue. I have never seen such a blue sea.
The day was hot when I visited there, so I jumped into the sea, but I got out quickly, because the water was very cold.
I enjoyed living the Malta lifestyle for 3 weeks. I want to go and study there again. I recommend you go to Malta. Maltese are very kind. There are a lot of sightseeing spots, and it is safe.
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Todd先生のコメント
My student for 5 years, W.H. is a super active person. She runs marathons, plays beach volleyball, and travels all around the world in addition to her career a biologist. I really respect her, and wish I could be like her, with her sense of curiosity and friendliness. I could hardly believe when she told me, ”I’m going to study in Malta this summer.” Where will she go to next? Stay tuned.
My summer in MALTA by Ms.W.H.