【カナダ留学方程式】
怖さを乗り越える ＋一歩踏み出す ＝ 小さな自信が生み出すこととは？
v(^-^) ★木村のひとりごと★ (^-^)vv(^-^) ★木村のひとりごと★ (^-^)v
高層ビルの、３２階でお仕事しているお友達がいます。
木村 「いいなー 私もそんなかっこいい環境で働きたいわー」
友人 「そんなええもんちゃうで。周りは人だらけやし。
フロア半分で、100人はいるからな～」
木村 「ええっ！・・・よく支えられてるなぁ～」
友人 「え～？ それって、"姉歯的"なこと？
それとも、"ホリエモン的"なこと？」
どっちもキケン極まりないです…
「はいっ！今日の声はこちらですよ～ ＼(^∇^*)(*^∇^)／ 」
★成功への道！カナダ留学生 日々の寄せ書き★
□ 怖さを乗り越える！一歩踏み出す！
■￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣
ハリファックスの語学学校に通う生徒さんが
書かれたエッセイが、TESL Canada のサイトに
掲載されました！
学校詳細はこちら ⇒ http://www.gett.co.jp/listhalifax.htm
★International Language Institute (Halifax) ★
カナダの東端。明るい雰囲気の港町ハリファックスは
日本人留学生の知名度も低く、
カナダの生活を十分に満喫できる最高の環境です。
ILI は、ハリファックスで唯一、「支店」でない学校。
進学目的など、真剣に英語を学びたい生徒さんが通う
本格派の語学学校です。
このILIに通う、Mariko さんの書かれたエッセイが
カナダの英語教育団体のニュースレターに
掲載されました！
渡航されて４ヶ月。
全く新しい環境、英語漬けの日々でMarikoさんが
経験されたこと、乗り越えてきたことが
すばらしい英語で綴られています。
これから留学される方にも、留学中の方にも
きっと元気が出る内容です。
英語の原文のまま掲載しますので、
ぜひ楽しんでください！
◆ Growing Up Again
I’ve been staying in Halifax as an overseas student
for around 3 months. Now I realize that I’ve been
changing recently. When I came here I felt that I had
returned to a child, because I couldn’t do anything by
myself. For example, I didn’t know how to use Canadian
coin and how to take a bus. Also I couldn’t communicate
with people well because of the poverty of my English.
Although I wasn’t scared of my host mother, I was scared
of conversation with her. In fact, I immediately lost weight.
I couldn’t eat much with talking with her, because I was
too nervous. I could rest from the tension only while
I was with cats because of no English conversation.
Also I was scared of the telephone. When I was home
alone, I wanted to pull the telephone line off, but
I didn’t. Even though I could pretend to be out, I didn’t .
I think I really made my host mother’s friends confused.
In addition, I avoided taking a bus. Fortunately my house
and my school are very close so I don’t need a bus.
As a result, unfortunately I became a person who can’t
take a bus. I was afraid that I might mistake a bus and be
lost forever.
I often go to a library in Japan, so I do that here too.
I could barely get a library card, but the card was available
for only using the Internet, so I couldn’t borrow books
and CDs. I needed two IDs for the regular card;
however, I didn’t know that.
Like the above, my ability as a pupil, no, Canadian pupils
were much better than me. Then I strived to solve
those problems.
First of all, I tried to tell my host mother the happenings
which I had outside including school. Of course she knew
about my school, but she didn’t know well about classes
and students, so I had to explain that to her clearly.
Whenever something outside happened to me, I got to
think how I could describe it for her. Since my host
mother is patient, she waited for my words, so I had to
speak until the end. I went on talking every day.
One day I noticed that I had been relaxing by talking with
her. Also I told her about my family, friends in Japan,
my purpose and so on. Then she could understand my
character well. My weight didn’t return but it’s good for
me. I can keep my weight. The reason is not nervousness,
it’s my host mother’s nutritional dishes.
Second of all, I tried taking the bus. It’s much easier than
I thought. It’s no wonder, if it was difficult to use the bus,
nobody would take it. Now I can use the bus and transfer
to another bus and go to a distant library.
Third, I got a regular library card. I asked the librarian and
got the card, asked how to use the computer and how to
borrow books and CDs, etc. After all, I just feared to do
something before doing it. If I didn’t understand something,
I could ask someone and check by myself.
Now I’m taking a lecture at a library. To be honest, I can’t
understand it well, because the lecture is too difficult for
me. However, I go on taking it. Challenge to do something
is the most important for me.
Finally, it’s about the telephone. I want to say that I can
speak well on a phone, but I can’t say that. Although I’m
not nervous when a phone rings, I can’t speak well. I still
make people confused on a phone now. Nevertheless, I
thinkI’ve become a junior high school student now.
Studying abroad is a big challenge for everyone and the
effort will change to good or bad depending on ourselves.
Taking a bus, going to a library, answering a phone, each
of them is merely a small thing. However, the little
confidence must make me recognize that I can do
everything that I want. Tackling without fear can enable
us to make our life easier.
Mariko Arai
(Student/Japan)
ILI
～ Marikoさんからのコメントはこちらから ～
♪ 怖さを乗り越えること、努力すること、
一歩踏み出すという小さな自信の積み重ねが
留学生活を左右するということ とても共感しました！
すばらしいホストマザーとの出会いも、
Marikoさんのコミュニケーション力を磨くのに
とても大きな役割を果たしているようですね。
これからも、応援しています！！ （木村）
☆*:・°【 資料請求はこちらのフォームで 】 ★:*:・°
「はいっ！今日の声はこちらですよ～ ＼(^∇^*)(*^∇^)／ 」
★成功への道！カナダ留学生 日々の寄せ書き★
☆---- 「成功体質」をつくる カナダ英才留学 ----☆
お問合せは：
⇒ GETTカナダ留学デスクホームページ
フリーダイヤル ０１２０－２２６－２３２
ＮＰＯ留学協会認定 ＲＣＡ海外留学アドバイザー
米国CCE.Inc、厚生労働省認定 GCDF-Japan キャリアコンサルタントが
ご相談に応じます。
怖さを乗り越える ＋一歩踏み出す ＝ 小さな自信が生み出すこととは？
v(^-^) ★木村のひとりごと★ (^-^)vv(^-^) ★木村のひとりごと★ (^-^)v
高層ビルの、３２階でお仕事しているお友達がいます。
木村 「いいなー 私もそんなかっこいい環境で働きたいわー」
友人 「そんなええもんちゃうで。周りは人だらけやし。
フロア半分で、100人はいるからな～」
木村 「ええっ！・・・よく支えられてるなぁ～」
友人 「え～？ それって、"姉歯的"なこと？
それとも、"ホリエモン的"なこと？」
どっちもキケン極まりないです…
「はいっ！今日の声はこちらですよ～ ＼(^∇^*)(*^∇^)／ 」
★成功への道！カナダ留学生 日々の寄せ書き★
□ 怖さを乗り越える！一歩踏み出す！
■￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣
ハリファックスの語学学校に通う生徒さんが
書かれたエッセイが、TESL Canada のサイトに
掲載されました！
学校詳細はこちら ⇒ http://www.gett.co.jp/listhalifax.htm
★International Language Institute (Halifax) ★
カナダの東端。明るい雰囲気の港町ハリファックスは
日本人留学生の知名度も低く、
カナダの生活を十分に満喫できる最高の環境です。
ILI は、ハリファックスで唯一、「支店」でない学校。
進学目的など、真剣に英語を学びたい生徒さんが通う
本格派の語学学校です。
このILIに通う、Mariko さんの書かれたエッセイが
カナダの英語教育団体のニュースレターに
掲載されました！
渡航されて４ヶ月。
全く新しい環境、英語漬けの日々でMarikoさんが
経験されたこと、乗り越えてきたことが
すばらしい英語で綴られています。
これから留学される方にも、留学中の方にも
きっと元気が出る内容です。
英語の原文のまま掲載しますので、
ぜひ楽しんでください！
◆ Growing Up Again
I’ve been staying in Halifax as an overseas student
for around 3 months. Now I realize that I’ve been
changing recently. When I came here I felt that I had
returned to a child, because I couldn’t do anything by
myself. For example, I didn’t know how to use Canadian
coin and how to take a bus. Also I couldn’t communicate
with people well because of the poverty of my English.
Although I wasn’t scared of my host mother, I was scared
of conversation with her. In fact, I immediately lost weight.
I couldn’t eat much with talking with her, because I was
too nervous. I could rest from the tension only while
I was with cats because of no English conversation.
Also I was scared of the telephone. When I was home
alone, I wanted to pull the telephone line off, but
I didn’t. Even though I could pretend to be out, I didn’t .
I think I really made my host mother’s friends confused.
In addition, I avoided taking a bus. Fortunately my house
and my school are very close so I don’t need a bus.
As a result, unfortunately I became a person who can’t
take a bus. I was afraid that I might mistake a bus and be
lost forever.
I often go to a library in Japan, so I do that here too.
I could barely get a library card, but the card was available
for only using the Internet, so I couldn’t borrow books
and CDs. I needed two IDs for the regular card;
however, I didn’t know that.
Like the above, my ability as a pupil, no, Canadian pupils
were much better than me. Then I strived to solve
those problems.
First of all, I tried to tell my host mother the happenings
which I had outside including school. Of course she knew
about my school, but she didn’t know well about classes
and students, so I had to explain that to her clearly.
Whenever something outside happened to me, I got to
think how I could describe it for her. Since my host
mother is patient, she waited for my words, so I had to
speak until the end. I went on talking every day.
One day I noticed that I had been relaxing by talking with
her. Also I told her about my family, friends in Japan,
my purpose and so on. Then she could understand my
character well. My weight didn’t return but it’s good for
me. I can keep my weight. The reason is not nervousness,
it’s my host mother’s nutritional dishes.
Second of all, I tried taking the bus. It’s much easier than
I thought. It’s no wonder, if it was difficult to use the bus,
nobody would take it. Now I can use the bus and transfer
to another bus and go to a distant library.
Third, I got a regular library card. I asked the librarian and
got the card, asked how to use the computer and how to
borrow books and CDs, etc. After all, I just feared to do
something before doing it. If I didn’t understand something,
I could ask someone and check by myself.
Now I’m taking a lecture at a library. To be honest, I can’t
understand it well, because the lecture is too difficult for
me. However, I go on taking it. Challenge to do something
is the most important for me.
Finally, it’s about the telephone. I want to say that I can
speak well on a phone, but I can’t say that. Although I’m
not nervous when a phone rings, I can’t speak well. I still
make people confused on a phone now. Nevertheless, I
thinkI’ve become a junior high school student now.
Studying abroad is a big challenge for everyone and the
effort will change to good or bad depending on ourselves.
Taking a bus, going to a library, answering a phone, each
of them is merely a small thing. However, the little
confidence must make me recognize that I can do
everything that I want. Tackling without fear can enable
us to make our life easier.
Mariko Arai
(Student/Japan)
ILI
～ Marikoさんからのコメントはこちらから ～
♪ 怖さを乗り越えること、努力すること、
一歩踏み出すという小さな自信の積み重ねが
留学生活を左右するということ とても共感しました！
すばらしいホストマザーとの出会いも、
Marikoさんのコミュニケーション力を磨くのに
とても大きな役割を果たしているようですね。
これからも、応援しています！！ （木村）
☆*:・°【 資料請求はこちらのフォームで 】 ★:*:・°
「はいっ！今日の声はこちらですよ～ ＼(^∇^*)(*^∇^)／ 」
★成功への道！カナダ留学生 日々の寄せ書き★
☆---- 「成功体質」をつくる カナダ英才留学 ----☆
お問合せは：
⇒ GETTカナダ留学デスクホームページ
フリーダイヤル ０１２０－２２６－２３２
ＮＰＯ留学協会認定 ＲＣＡ海外留学アドバイザー
米国CCE.Inc、厚生労働省認定 GCDF-Japan キャリアコンサルタントが
ご相談に応じます。