Lucas had been bugging us for a few weeks to allow him to go to Footy practice (Australian Rules Football). Being already busy with piano, chess and swimming lessons, we thought he had enough on his plate and were a bit hesitant. But at the end, we didn’t want him to miss out on this real Australian experience. Unfortunately, when we finally signed him up for AFL Auskick, we realized there were only a few weeks left before the end of the 
season. He was still able to participate in some practices, though, and even got to play a game with the Doutta stars! That was cool. The coaches and the other kids were so welcoming and nice to Lucas and even voted for him to be their team captain for the game! The new guy! At the end, he got an award and a McDonalds voucher. This seems to be the result of the Australian mentality: wherever Lucas shows up here, he gets welcomed with open arms. Pecking order/ Bullying/ Mobbing? In his class? Or at Footy? Unknown words. No wonder he likes Australia so much.
season. He was still able to participate in some practices, though, and even got to play a game with the Doutta stars! That was cool. The coaches and the other kids were so welcoming and nice to Lucas and even voted for him to be their team captain for the game! The new guy! At the end, he got an award and a McDonalds voucher. This seems to be the result of the Australian mentality: wherever Lucas shows up here, he gets welcomed with open arms. Pecking order/ Bullying/ Mobbing? In his class? Or at Footy? Unknown words. No wonder he likes Australia so much.
Lucas hatte uns seit einigen Wochen gedrängt, ihn ins Football (Australian Rules Football) Training zu lassen. Da er in unsern Augen aber neben der Schule mit Klavier, Schach und Schwimmen bereits genügend beschäftigt war, zögerten wir ein wenig. Aber schliesslich wollten wir ihm dieses echte australische Erlebnis doch nicht entgehen lassen und meldeten ihn an. Unglücklicherweise erfahren wir erst dann, dass die Saison schon fast vorbei war.
Trotzdem konnte Lucas bei AFL Auskick noch einige Trainings mitmachen und durfte mit den Doutta Stars sogar in einem Spiel spielen. Das war natürlich cool. Und die Trainer und andern Kinder waren total herzlich zu ihm und wählten ihn sogar zum Captain des Teams! Den Neuling! Am Schluss bekam er noch eine Auszeichnung und einen McDonald Voucher.Das scheint eine Konsequenz der australischen Mentalität zu sein: wo immer Lucas hier auftaucht, wird er positiv und mit offenen Armen empfangen. Bullying, mobbing, in seiner Klasse oder im Footy? Ein Fremdwort. Kein Wunder, gefällt es ihm hier in Australien so sehr.
