This month, the Nigawa community said farewell to Lachlan Woodland, our first ever long-term exchange student from Padua College in Brisbane, Australia.

Lachlan came to us in April with a keen interest in learning about the culture of Japan and to improve his Japanese language ability. While he was successful in both of those goals, he also managed to make many friendships that no doubt will be long lasting. We are going to miss his humor and enthusiasm for life in general, but we look forward to seeing him once again when he returns to Japan.

Arigato, Lachlan!