Day 11: Last Full Day in Perth

On our last full day in Perth, we were able to spend the whole day with our families. Some went to the zoo while others went for a nice walk on the beach. As our trip comes to an end, we like to remember all the great memories we had with our fellow classmates, Hale…

Day 9: Fremantile Prison & Hale Concert

We all started our Friday at Perth by going to early rehearsals at 7:25 am for all Foxboro students preparing for our concert later in the night. After our rehearsals ended at 8:25 am, we had about a half an hour to prepare for our trip to the Fremantile Prison tour. We arrived at our…

Day 7: Full Day at Hale

Second day back in Perth! After spending our first day with our host families yesterday, we came back to the Hale school for rehearsals for the Foxboro chamber orchestra, jazz ensemble, and jazz choir at 7:30 am today. The orchestra students spent time working with the younger elementary school students by attending their morning music…

Day 5: Blue Mountains

On our final full day in Sydney, we all fully enjoyed our packed and exciting day that was planned for us. We had an early morning, in which our departing time was 7:30, allowing us to have breakfast from 6:45-7:30. We left the hotel for our two hour bus ride to the Blue Mountains, which…

Day 3: Sydney Tower Eye, Bondi Beach, & AFL

G’Day Mate! What an eventful day. Everyone always says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day— and that was evident in the day we had planned today. We got to sleep in a little longer today since our breakfast period was from 8:45-9:45 am. After eating countless tatter tots and vegemite, we…

Day 1: First Day in Sydney

Thursday 07/18 After enduring a 14 hour flight from LAX to Sydney, Australia, all of us were very happy to be on land. We arrived at the airport around 8am, got through customs, and met with our 24-hour tour guide, Leeanne. She introduced herself and we headed to “Old Sydney.” On the way there, we…