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【GSP】2020ターム留学生の近況報告２
１月２９日（水）にオーストラリアに向けて出発した、ターム留学第１０期生からのメールレポート（第２段）の一部を掲載します。現地校での学習がスタートしてから１ヶ月弱が経ちました。最初のうちはだいぶ苦労していた留学生たちですが、各種イベントや授業、昼休みなどを通して、友人も増えたようです。コミュニケーションも少しずつとれるようになり、それにともなって気持ちもポジティブになってきた生徒が増えているようです。日本との文化の違いに戸惑いつつも、豪州特有の授業科目を楽しんでいる生徒もいるようです。これからはどんどん吸収できる時期に入ります。「困難を乗り越えつつ成長を遂げる」留学生たちの健闘を応戦しています。 （注）来年度より、ターム留学の行き先が「１人１校留学」を実現するためにカナダ・オンタリオ州に変更になります。時期や費用に関する大きな変更はありません。 ターム留学担当者へのメールを英語の原文のまま掲載しますので、ぜひお読み下さい（留学生の氏名はイニシャルに変えています）。
Hello, Mr. Kamakura.
Three weeks have passed since I came to Australia.
In my daily life in Australia, I felt a lot of stress from culture shock and differences in life style. However, when I feel stress, I try to take a break and go to bed early.
At school, I can’t understand what teachers and students say because they talk too fast. But I ask my classmates or teachers what I should do. Thanks to them, I can understand them a little bit now. On the other hand, the mathematics class is too easy for me. We study liner equations at school. That was studied when I was a junior high school student in Japan. So, it is very easy!!
These are the pictures I went to the sea and an amusement park with my Meiho friend and her host family. We rode a roller coaster. That roller coaster is the oldest one that is made of wood. It is said that the speed is different every time riders apply a brake.
I am enjoying my life in Australia. I won’t forget smile, thank you and help. And I will do my best.
Regards,
A.M.
Good afternoon, Mr. Kamakura.
3 weeks have passed. I am enjoying staying here. I made many friends in Emmanuel College. Also, I met many people and good host parents. Now I will talk about my life in Australia.
First, I joined a track and field club. I joined it last week, so no picture of it… Sorry, but I will take photos and send some to you next time.
Second, I took part in Park Run twice, yesterday and last Saturday. In last Saturday’s one, I ran in Warrnambool. And yesterday, I ran in Port Fairy. I both won the 1st prize! I was very glad!
Third, I saw many interesting birds in Australia, for example magpies, emus, and pelicans. There are lots of birds that we cannot see in Japan! They are very cute!!
As I wrote above, I am enjoying Australian life! I will talk about host parents and my school life next time.
Best regards,
S.K.
Hello, Mr. Kamakura. I have enjoyed staying in Australia! I’ve realized that people in Australia are very friendly and interesting. They are always smiling and often say hello to other people. One day, I went shopping with my host mother by car. On the way to the shopping centre, a running woman went into a puddle. She and my mom hadn’t known each other, but they smile at each other. At the moment, I thought Australia is a peaceful country. I’m enjoying school too. When we went to the school for the first time, three students: T. – she is from India, S. – she was born in Australia, M. – she is from Cambodia and other international students started looking after us. They are very kind and funny. We can’t speak English well, but we have been able to laugh and solve any problems so far.
One day, we had an art class and we drew something we like. I drew a tomato that a pencil stuck into. T., who was sitting next to me helped me with my drawing. It is one of the pictures I sent you. This has become my treasure. S. is not only funny, but also serious. She often raises her hand and ask teachers questions. Australian schools are very different from Japanese schools. When they have questions, they raise their hands to be answered, but we don’t do it in Japan. Why don’t we do that? I think it’s better to change Japanese classes’ atmosphere because if we do it, we can get to know something that the other people in classes doubt. In addition to it, we don’t get sleepy. Everyone can concentrate on the tasks. That’s why I believe that we should create easy-to-speak atmosphere.
I love Australian people, Australian food, Australian view, Australian nature and so on. I love Australia! But actually, I don’t like Australian roads. This is because all of them look the same. I got lost three or four times, even if I was near my house. The worst thing was getting back to home from school one day. I walked the same road many times. I couldn’t use the Internet, so I had to find a way home without maps. I asked some people the way to some places, but I couldn’t get home by myself. I called my mom and asked her to pick me up. I’m getting used to Australian road these days because I became brave.
I have tried many things. I will continue to do that. My family members are very nice people. They often worry about me. When I cook something, they always eat them with smiling and saying “It’s good!” I cooked udon, miso soup, tamagoyaki, ehomaki and mitarashi dango. I made some mistakes making them, but they ate them without complains. They are very good cooks too. All of them like cooking. I love all the dishes they make. Especially, I like hot sandwich made by my mom the best. It has tomatoes and cheese. It’s really enjoyable! I didn’t know the word “enjoyable,” but I was taught it by our coordinator, Mrs. J. She is sometimes scary, but she is as funny as my mom.
We have English classes on Tuesdays. We learn about Australia. It’s interesting, so I love Australia♪ Today, my mom, my brother and I went to a beach. The ocean was very very beautiful! Some people were swimming, but we just walked along the beach and took some photos. On the way home, we went to my mom’s favorite cafe to have lunch. We had chicken hamburgers, fresh fruits and mixed juice. I loved them. Tonight, my brother and I will cook dinner using beef. I’m looking forward to doing it. I want to make more good memories in Australia!!! I don’t miss my home in Japan, but I miss Meiho high school. I want to see my friends and teachers. Good bye, Mr. Kamakura. I’m sorry for the late submission of this report.
From N.K.
Dear Mr. Kamakura,
First of all, I am sorry to send an email late. I send you a report about my three weeks in Australia. On the day we arrived in Australia, I heard from my coordinator that my baby host sister broke her leg and my host mother was taking her to the hospital and I was very worried about her, so I spent time with my host brother and his grandmother. She still wears a cast. On Monday, my school life started. My host brother goes to the same school as me, so I always go to school with him. The school is about 25-minute walk from home. I enjoy my school life. However, it is difficult to understand what other students say. They speak very fast and use Australian slangs. Also, it is difficult to take classes in English. On the weekend, my host mother took me to the place where you can feed animals. It was fun. She also took me to GUMBUYA WORLD. It is a theme park with a pool and a zoo. I really enjoyed it. I enjoy life in Australia so much, so I want to enjoy the rest of about 5 more weeks.
Regards, S.C.
Dear Mr. Kamakura,
Almost all the students including me get to school by car, When I go to Meiho by trains. I miss Japanese trains because I love trains a lot!!
Students in Australia like to play outside, so teachers lock the doors of school buildings during recess and lunchtime! No one plays inside!! In my host school teachers ask students to make a presentation in several classes. Last week, I talked about school life at Meiho. I said “we have only lunch time, no recess.” My new friends were shocked! I guessed that it came from the differences between cultures.
To make new friends, students here use social media. Japanese students use “LINE” basically, but my new friends use “Snapchat.” I didn’t know about that! Some of my friends like “Snapchat,” but others like playing video games.
It’s the end of February now. The time I can enjoy school life with my new friends and spend time with my host family is only 1 more month. I am sad. But I’m looking forward to meeting you at Meiho in April!
Regards,
From M.F.
Hi, Mr. Kamakura. I got a little used to my life in Australia.
I ate duck for the first time last week. Every Saturday, everyone gathers and eats fish and chips. I enjoy a lot of experiences unique to Australia.
I enjoy school life, laughing with many friends too. I take classes in humanities that we don’t have in Japan. I’m learning about Australian politics but it is very difficult for me to understand. I copy all the slides used in the class in my notebook and then I look up words in a dictionary which I don’t understand and finally summarize the contents in another notebook. I review my notebook and try to memorize the words. I manage to understand every class because I have a lot of friends to help me here.
I want to introduce them to you, but I can’t take pictures because we are not allowed to use a phone at school. Instead, I send you pictures of my notebook and the kangaroos I met today.
A.I.
Hello, Mr. Kamakura. I miss you.
I am having lots of fun in Australia. The school I attend is very fun. I already made many friends. They are so kind and funny. I play basketball with them. It is very different from Meiho but I’m getting used to it. I like the atmosphere of school in Australia. I go there by bus with my friend W. Australian accent is hard for me to catch but I don’t have any problems so far. I had swimming carnival last Monday. I got sunburn.
I watch and play basketball every day. I have game every Tuesday. I miss basketball practice that I did in Japan and I miss my coach. I went NBL game last weekend. The stadium was very big and full of basketball lovers. I enjoyed the game very much.
Hi I’m S.K. Three weeks have passed since I left Japan. I forgot that report assignment because I enjoy this life with my host family every day! My host family is a four +two (parents, a sister, a brother, a puppy and a bird). Everyone loves the puppy, Roxy! Actually, my host father has come to Japan to watch games of rugby! Their house is so large and they have a TV room and big garden! It’s easy for me to spend time with my shoes on because when I go outside or return to my room, I don’t need to think about taking shoes off. Not unpleasant! I saw my host sister skating in the living room before!
My host sister named M. is so cute and likes Japanese anime. We go to school together from this term. She is only twelve years old but she looks like high school student. She also goes to drawing anime class and I go there together. We like “SAO” each other so I’m happy to talk about this anime! She has a lot of friends at school. I met some of them. Recently one of them came to our house. Then I played Wii U with her, my host sister and brother. We had a great time! After that I sometimes meet her and talk in school.
My host brother named L. can speak Japanese a little! He is really kind. He sometimes helps my chores (at first he thought I’m guest!). He is good at using a laptop and has many of them. He goes to taekwondo dojo twice a week. I visited the class at once. He is also good at taekwondo!
They are really nice siblings. We sometimes walked with a dog Roxy. They really love Roxy…!
My host parents tell me a lot of things about Australia (animals, birds, bush fires, environment etc.) and they take me some great places every weekend! I went to the city of Melbourne (Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Block Arcade, street art and Queen Victoria Market), zoo, farm, chocolate factory and cheese factory. And last weekend we rented a house near the beach and stayed there for three days! I swam in the sea for the first time. I was a little scared because the waves were very strong and dangerous. The sea was scary but the dinner was so tasty! I also enjoyed table tennis at night with my host family. I had a very good match with L. (M. was simply cute).
They consider me as one of their family members. It’s important for me. I realize I’m learning about different culture. As one of this family, I help something that I can. I always help cooking, walking with Roxy and taking rubbish outside (This is my chores). But I cannot thank them enough. I also tell them about Japan. I made NIKUJAGA and SHIRATAMA for them and told them ITADAKIMASU GOTISOUSAMADESITA ~KUN ~CHAN ~SAN. After that they called Roxy “Roxy-chan”!
I go to Catholic Ladies College now. The school is very hard for me because nobody speaks slowly! In addition, we discuss in almost all the subjects! Not so many writings! I have come to understand about the class little by little but I cannot still discuss with my classmates. So I write contents of discussion and after school I translate them into Japanese. It’s a really nice way to understand classes. My favorite subject is fashion & design, religious education and mathematics (←please tell Mr. Ito …w) because I can understand the math class. Religious education is fresh for me. In this class, we relax and meditate! (lecture is hard)
I have a good news. I am successful in making many friends. They are very kind and always funny. They ask me about Japan. We talk a lot so after lunch I become thirsty! I talked with them about everything. I told them about SANRIO vocaloid etc. I learned that Australian eat kangaroo meat, some people have them bodies pierced and people who are sixteen years old can drive a car! Talking is hard but very fun! I think I have good communication well. One day, my friend said to me, “You are popular in this school!” I was very very surprised! Actually, I talk with different age students a little (M.’s friends or a girl who takes the same bus). I enjoy talking with many people. I still haven’t taken pictures. I’d like to send pictures with my friends next time!
I realize that between Australia and Japan there is different cultures, feelings, the environment and anything else through this life. However, I don’t feel unpleasant at all! But… when I saw a spider like a tarantula at home, I was really scared. The house that we stayed for three days! I think here it is more comfortable than Japan. I think Australian people are relaxed and don’t feel stress. I want to live here forever! I don’t want to leave here!
I think my English skill is improving. At first, I could not answer some questions but now I can ask myself and understand talking between my host mother and sister a little. I also went to a cinema and watched English movies! I can understand about… forty percent… I watch the program called “The project” with my host father every day. Today, I can understand… about sixty percent…!
I’m going to change my host family soon so I ‘ll try something more than now!
I arrive in Melbourne on January 30. After that I met my host family. It was my host father’s birthday on that day, so we ate pavlova, traditional Australian cake. There were many fruits on it and it was so yummy.
Next day, I went to school with my host mother by bus and it was my first time going to my host school. I was surprised on a bus because the speed of the bus was very fast. In Australia, many people talk on the phone in the bus or train. It is not good in Japan to talk on the phone. However, in Australia, it seems OK. On the bus, people can not fall asleep because bus drivers do not tell us when we reach bus stops.
In school, I made some friends. In lunch time, my Filipino friend taught me a few Filipinos and I taught her a few Japanese. I thought English class in Australia was easier than Japanese class in Japan because we watch movies and write a report about them. But math class was a little difficult because we study things that I did not study in Japan and Australian students use good function calculator.
At 7-eleven, water is about $ 4 but frozen drink is $0.8 or $1. Water is the cheapest drink in Japan but in Australia it is very expensive. In the city, it’s much cleaner than Tokyo because there are many rubbish boxes.
On January 31, I made pumpkin soup with my host mother. It was very fun and the soup was yummy. Sometimes I cook with her. I want to make Japanese food for the family next week.
N.N.
