Me and Oh My England Vacation!

I always want to have new experiences and develop my speaking and listening skill in English and going to a foreign country is the right thing to do. United Kingdom is the perfect place to be. So, I did. Last summer, I went to England for a short-term Exchange Student Program for one month.

UK or England is in Europe. It is very far from Thailand. It took me about 12 - 13 hours travel by plane going there. It was tiring but I enjoyed it. This country is known for its many beautiful places. In London, there  are London Eye, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, and many others.

While in UK, I stayed with a host family in Wolverhampton. It is a big city but is very far from London (the capital city of England). The city looks like Phitsanulok in Thailand. My host family is kind and friendly.

Everyday, in the morning, I had to study and did many activities in the University of Wolverhampton and in the afternoon, I had free time so I can go anywhere. I really liked it. One day, I went to Birmingham, a place near Wolverhampton. It took only half an hour going there. The place is nice. It has a big shopping mall named Bulling Centre  which I really liked. I bought some stuffs from there. There was this one time that I went to Dudley, a place 15 minute-ride away from Wolverhampton. In my brief stay in that city, there were  many exciting things that happened, the most wonderful was when my friends and I went to London by ourselves. We went there by train. I learned to buy ticket by myself and learned to ride on the right train.

In London, I had the best time of my life. My friends and I visited Big Ben, London Eye, and crossed the Tower Bridge by walking. It wasn't far but we lost the way so we had to ask for directions from the people around. I thought, it was a good thing we got lost. We got to talk with British people and got to develop my speaking skill.

England is a great country. I really miss my friends and my host family back there. So, if ever I will have another opportunity, I will surely go back and visit England again.

Photo Credits: Tawanwad Leelaporn

The Writer: 

MY is a Third Year High School student at Chalermkwansatree School studying under the school's English Program. She likes to read books, watch movies, hang-out with her friends during most of her free times. She has alot of dreams for herself and one of them is to travel around the world.