The Louise's Korean contingent arrives

 

 

A gift from our visitors


The power of the internet never fails to amaze! Three months ago, four Korean university students came across the Louise on an internet chat room and wrote to us. They were studying Child Care and Welfare at Shingu University in South Korea and were planning a trip to Melbourne and Sydney to visit a handful of Australian welfare organisations - including ours!

So it was last week that Eun-ji, Ye-ji, Hyo-jin and Ji-young arrived. Luckily, Matt (Jinseok Eun) one of our volunteers who also comes from a Korean background, leapt to our aid as an interpreter, navigator, host and photographer. Without him, life would have been very difficult, and the visit may not have happened - thanks Matt!

Louise staff, tutors, students and Korean visitors outside the Centre

The students compared notes on learning a second language with some of our own adult students and also chatted with a number of our tutors. They gave a great presentation about Korea, the food and culture and from all reports there was lots of laughter and everyone was sad to see them go...

"We are Multi" students' presentation

It's great to know that we are reaching people across the world! Eun-ji, Ye-ji, Hyo-jin and Ji-young -  if you are reading this - thanks for coming and we hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip! We would love to hear how you are getting on so please feel free to send us an update.

The internet has certainly changed the world and how we communicate. This is a great example of how it has enriched our lives. Does anyone here have an interesting story about how the internet has helped them - perhaps enabled their own intercultural communication experience? I've got a good story. myself.. so you will have to stay tuned!