ブリスベンから少し離れたウォーリックという地域の新聞です。

ここで働いている外国人ということで、同じIICのハヤシケンイチくんと私がインタビューを受けて、それが記事になっています（＾ω＾）

なかなかないこと だと思い報告させていただきました〜☆

AYUMI Kasahara is more familiar with hospital wards than horse paddocks. but she’s never been afraid of new experiences.
The 26-year-old Japanese midwife is in Australia getting her hands dirty.
She is working on a Southern Downs agri-tourism operation as part of a plan to improve her English.
But she admits the move has been a sharp learning curve in ways well beyond language.
“Yes it is very different,” she explained.
“Enjoyable, but different and all very new to me.
“I had not had much experience working with horses, or animals or being in the bush.”
Ms Kasahara joins a long list of international travellers, who have experienced working in Australia by lending a hand at the Bestbrook Mountain Resort, which lies east of Warwick.
The travellers are part of a Shake Hands With Oz program, which linked up with Bestbrook three years ago to provide a multicultural connection for keen visitors.
SHWO is an English language work experience program offering people aged from 20-30 from non-English speaking countries the chance to work in familiowned businesses in Australia.
Bestbrook’s marketing specialist Dennis Brown said the program had proved valuable for both the resort and the international participants.
“We get to meet some great people and they stay here for a while and help us out, which is terrific,”Mr Brown said.
“While they are here they learn English and experience a little bit of rural Australia.
“In the meantime we learn about their culture so it’s a really positive program all round.” Mr Brown said the majority of the program’s participants came from Japan, but European countries like Germany and Switzerland were also involved.
“Usually we have about two or three people here at any time and they generally stay for about three months, before going on to work in other places on a one-year visa,” he said.
“What’s really encouraging is we get so many of these young people coming back here with family or friends for a second visit.
“That means we are doing something right at Bestbrook.”
When the Bush Tele arrived at the resort Kenny Kenichi form Japan was well into the first week of what will be a three month stay ad Bestbrook.
“To learn better English,” the 31-year-old explained ad he enthusiastically embraced the multitude of hands-on tasks that came with his new position.
“I want to improve myself, learn more about Australia.”
His fellow national Ms Kasahara has similar ambitions.
“I love this coutry and Bestbrook. It has been a very good experience, very fun, now I would like to live abroad.”
If you are a rural enterprise or a local business keen to build multicultural connections check out the Shake Hands With Oz program on www.shwo.com.au.