藁科　萌花　の留学レポート

 

I went to Australia from July 21 to August 20 to study English. When we arrived in Adelaide, the temperature is so cold, so I felt nervous suddenly that I never felt in my life. But, there was no big change of lifestyle. Just I didn’t know how to get to the school.

I changed my host family. My new host mother is from Philippine, and she made me many kind of Philippine dishes that is very good. There was Chinese exchange student in the same house. She was listening C-POP every time, so I was woken up by that music every morning.

I went to Plympton International College that is English and Chinese bilingual school with my pair Reika. The first day of go to school, I am very nervous and followed the teacher to my classroom. However, my friends took away my fear and they are so kind and friendly to me. Moreover, Reika and I found handsome boy in the classroom, He is really good, I took the class that same as him, he helped me at math class when I couldn’t understand. He made us excited to go to school.

We went to the Adelaide Zoo as excursion. It was fun, but I could not see the koala, I could see only panda or other animals, which we can’t see in Japan. And I was surprised at I went to there by public bus. In Japan, we can go somewhere by reserved bus.

Also, I went to the city with my friends. Adelaide city has many shops along the street, and the street is very clean and there are a lot of trash can in the every street. This is same in all of Adelaide. I want to this idea in Japan.

 At last I went to the airport to leave Australia, when I found Akiho and some other Hokusei Girls friends in the airport, I was so happy and feel sad a little, because I don’t want to leave there so much.

What I learned through this time is importance of my family. They always think about me and my mother does housework every day. I found it is very bothered and difficult. And Japanese has Omotenashi spiritual that other country doesn’t have. We have consideration for others, I think it is important to our life. This topic is said cultural differences between Japan and other countries, but I want to have this spiritual anywhere at any time.

It was very good experience for me and it was the first time I have enjoyed so much in out of Japan.

 

私たちは夏休みの7月21日から8月20日までオーストラリアのアデレードに語学研修へ行ってきました。アデレードに着いた瞬間から気温が変わり、ついにオーストラリアにきてしまったんだな～と感じたと同時に今までに体験したことないほど緊張しました。しかし、想像していたほど生活に大きな変化があったわけではなく小さな不安ばかりでした。

私はホストチェンジをしましたが、移動先の家にはフィリピン系のマザーと、学校の同じ中国人のルームメイトがいました。マザーは優しい人で、いつも私を気にかけてくれ、料理も上手で、安心してすごすことができました。

私はペアの高橋さんと一緒にPlympton International Collegeという小学1年生のYear 1から高校3年生のYear 12まで通うことができる中国語とのバイリンガルの学校へ派遣されました。

登校日初日、先生に案内されるがままの緊張していた私に、時間割や教室の場所を教えてくれて、休み時間には「一緒にお昼たべよう～」と声をかけて良くしてくれたクラスのみんなのおかげで、私の不安はあっさり消えました。また、数学のクラスで質問攻めにされて私が困っていた時には同じクラスの男の子が親切に助けてくれてとてもうれしかったです。その子はとてもかっこよかったので、おかげで学校に行くのが倍楽しみになりました。

また偶然、私たちは遠足でアデレード動物園に行くことができましたが、残念ながらコアラを見ることはできませんでした。その代わり、日本では見ることのできないカラフルな鳥やパンダや他の動物を見ることができました。

登校最終日には友達と写真を撮ったり、予想していなかったプレゼントをもらったりして感激したし、いつかまたオーストラリアに来たいなと思える充実した濃い1か月になったと思います。