アメリカに留学中の小野るるなさんから第5回目の留学報告が届きました。

暖かい初夏の風のにおいとともにあの目にしみる美しい煙と、それによって生まれる豊かな風味の中にあるジューシーさは一度口にすると忘れられない、死ぬまで何度も求めてしまう、尊く危険なもの。あの炭火焼肉をそろそろ外で食べ始めているんでしょうか。

皆様、お元気ですか？

カリフォルニア州のレディングに滞在しています、月のように素晴らしい人、小野るるなです。

 なんと、今回がとうとう最後のレポートとなりました。アメリカに来てから色々なことを経験して、一回りも二回りも大きくなったなと実感しています。成長することの意味、苦労や失敗、悲しみを嫌っていうくらいしっかり味わって、絶対出来ないってことを無理してでもやりたくて、無理してでもやって、そんなような大変さをしっかり味わったからこそ、こうやって今幸せをしっかり理解できて、本当にこうやって私を変えさせてくれた周りにも環境にも感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。

みんなが私を支えてくれて、応援してくれて、どう感謝していいかわかりません。帰国してすぐ大きな壁の大学入試もあるように、成長できた自分に誇りと自信を持って、将来立派な人になることが私にできる皆様へのお返しと思っています。こうやって１６，１７歳でアメリカで一人で色々サバイバルいてきたんだから、何も怖いものなんてありません。まだまだ未熟者でまだまだ失敗ばかりですが、普通のそこらへんにいる日本人高校生とは一味も二味も違う失敗を経験していますからね。帰国して自分の変化を家族や周りの人たちに見せるのが楽しみです。しかし、

日本食や日本人、文化などをとても恋しがっていたはずなのに、いざ帰国の日にちや帰国の話になるとどこか寂しく、時間が足りなく感じるのはなぜなんでしょうか。帰国日が近ずくにつれてどんどん期待と寂しさ、そして少しどこか緊張している感じです。

そんな私はここ最近フロリダ州のオランドに行ってきました。フロリダ州のオランドと言えば何が思いつきますか？ディズニーワールドに行ってきました‼ゴールデンウイークのせいもあったからなのか沢山の日本人がそこにいました。とてもいい時間を過ごすことが出来て良かったです。カリフォルニア州に帰ってきてすぐに今度はプロムがあるました。いっぺんに行事ことが入って色々忙しい日々がつずいていましたが、もう風のようにそれも過ぎ去ってしまい残りの大きいこととはあの恐ろしいファイナル、期末テストのみとなりました。それが終われば、帰国です。あっという間に帰国ですね。

残り数無いアメリカを全身全霊で楽しんで、味わって、今よりもさらに成長できるように最後まで粘りたいと思います。

皆様に会えるのを心の底から楽しみにしています。それではまた。おおきな愛を込めて。

 

 I feel it‘s coming summer pretty soon, and I’m sure you guys feel same way too.

In summer, I perfectly remember that Japan has so nice smell at the outside, and my eyes will get a little bit burn because of nice smell smoke. What I just wanna say Japan has Sumibiyakiniku, and I really miss that so much.

That is so different than any American BBQ, and I need to eat it right now. The huge difference is flavor. I like to taste a little bit better of burn and, Sumi makes meets such a wonderful juicy and tasty, you can feel the summer wind, and eat the wonderful meets…. You guys can have that right now if you want for tonight. If you are reading this, you should do it for tonight. I’m telling you that you guys should appreciate that you are in Japan. Sometimes you will feel hard to live in Japan or any situation, but you should know that Japan is such a wonderful country and you should feel happiness even that is a small thing, so you guys are so lucky. I will definitely have Sumibiyakiniku when I go back.

Anyway, how are you doing?

I’m Luluna, and I’m staying in California. I found out couple weeks ago that my name is actually Italian. Lulu mean is moon and wonderful in Italy, Luna mean is moon in French. Italian and French are so similar, so I can’t tell which is better for my name but, I think Italian is better for my name because people call me Lulu.

I can’t believe this is the last report from USA.

Think about when I came here, I was so nervous for everything. That is hard to stay here without my parents for 1 year and, it’s takes a long time to get used to every stuff for a Japanese high school girl, and I had to survive by myself. People think that we have host family, so they will support me but, it is not. I mean they will support me a lot but, we have to know each other first and, they will find the reason why they will help me. I mean GIVE AND TAKE.  We needed to create good relationship, and it is not easy that you think.

I did a lot of things in the America. I tried what I think I can’t, and I made a lot of mistakes. I felt disappointing of me and sometimes, I felt sad for people of around me, and I learned what sadness, hardness and happiness is from that.

If you don’t know how you feel terrible, you will never know what the happiness is. I needed to know what is terrible, and I needed to realize how I can handle it. When I was in japan, I couldn’t realize that, and I learned from a lot of mistakes that no baby will never know. That is my benefit, and that made me better.

I really appreciate that I had environment, and my family, friends and teachers. When I had difficult situation, someone definitely helped me. I couldn’t handle that without their support. I have no idea how I can show my appreciation to them, but I think I can show them that I become great adult.

I have university exam when I go back to Japan which is really nervous, but I have confident because I know who I am now.

 I still need to know different world, more different mistakes and more fears because I’m still kid, but I am here even still 17 years old by myself, and I can survive in America. I should believe myself, and I’m proud of myself to be honest.

I’m looking forward to seeing family and show how I grown up. It might be small changing, but it was hard to change myself. I’m so excited to go back to my country, but I will miss America. I’m sad that I leave here. I love America, and I want to come back again. I will come back here.

Anyway, I visited Florida recently, and that was great. I went Disney world of course, I stayed there about 1 week. I had really good time. That was kind of humid and warm there, and I saw many Japanese people for some reason. I guess that was golden week, so that why I saw many Japanese people, or I was just missed Japanese people.

I had prom next day when I came back to CA, and also that was great. I didn’t like music very much, but I had good time because of my friends.

I don’t have any exciting invent except Final. I did Final and finally, I can go back. What I’m going to do is just enjoy rest of my America! So, see you soon! I love you guys!