2004年の年末、私は社会人で初めて留学しました。ロンドン、たったの2週間です。別に英会話向上とか、そういうものではなかったです。ただ、何かをしておきたかった…と言う気持ちからでした。これは、若き私が説明しているとおり、大英博物館です。5年も前ですので、今はこの図書館があるかわかりません。。
In the end of year 2004, I went to study abroad for the first time during working. I stayed for only two weeks in London. It was not for improving my English, it was just for filling my mind I wanted to do something. This movie is the British Museum as I was saying in younger days. It was five years ago, I don't know whether the library is still there now...
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中は、こんな感じです。とにかく、1人で海外は初めてなので、全ては新鮮でした。私は、この留学で、自分の何を見つけたんでしょうか？。はは、カッコいい質問ですね～。そんなもん、見つかりません(笑)。
Inside was like this photo. Anyway, it was my first trip by oneself, so everything was new for me. Well.., What did I find about myself by this studying abroad, huh? Oh, it's very cool question. Hmm, I couldn't find such a "myself"(laugh). Can you find it?
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ここが、ホームステイ先でした。鍵を忘れて、締め出されたり(笑)、朝食付きって言っても、買い置きのコーンフレークを適当に食べろと言われて、、「大丈夫、普段から、素食だから…」とポジティブに考えてみたり(笑)。。
Here was my host family's house. I experienced many things. For example, when I forgot to have the key to the house, I couldn't get into the house(laugh), and I was told my host to eat only cornflake for breakfast.., "OK., yes, thank you, I always eat simple food...", I thought of it positively(laugh)...
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ブリクストン。ここは、ホームステイ先からバスで10分位の最寄り駅です。帰国してから、そこはとっても治安が悪い所だと、聞きました。え？、普通に過ごしてたけど。。まぁ、、安いコースでしたからねぇ。。とりあえず、無事で良かった。。ここでのチャレンジャーな行動は、今振り返っても怖いです。。
Brixton. It was the nearest station from my homestay, it took ten minutes by bus. After going back to Japan, I heard the security around this area was poor... Eh? I stayed comfortably there... Hmm.., It was because of a cheap course for English school and homestay?. Anyway, I had no accident., I was lucky, huh?. Looking back, my challenged actions here were very dangerous, absolutely...
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方向的には、ウィンブルドンの方でした。エナンの存在を知った頃で、まだこんなにファンじゃありませんでしたが(笑)、時間があったら「誰もいないウィンブルドン」を見てみたかったです(笑)。
Wimbledon is in same direction. It was when I began to know Henin, so I was not a fan like this yet(laugh). But if I have had enough free time, I wanted to watch "Wimbledon without players"(laugh).
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強いて言えば、私が見つけたものは、漠然と「今のとこで、もう少し頑張ろう」と言う気持ちでした。「自分探し」の言葉が流行っていた頃ですが、外国に行っただけで、「自分」なんて見つかりません(笑)。ただ「行ってこれた」と言う充実感と、自分の無力さを知りました。そして、他の人達もまた、自分と同じかそれ以上に、自分の置かれた限られた環境で頑張っている、と気付くぐらいです。。でも、その経験は、私の気の持ち方を、ちと変えてくれました。
But to mention one, what I found at that time was indefinite my mind "I try a little harder". It was just when the phrase "finding your own identity" was said by media and everyone, yes, it was popular phrase. But even if you go abroad, you can't find yourself so easily(laugh). I found only the sense of fulfillment "I could go there" and felt my inability. And I noticed that, other people tried to do the best more than me in their limited circumstances. I couldn't find myself, but the experiences changed my mind a little.
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そんな感じだった？(笑)。いいですね、戻れる素敵な場所があって。ヒトとして、羨ましい☆
Hey, you.. it was so?(laugh). You have a good place you can go back. I envy you as a person☆
In the end of year 2004, I went to study abroad for the first time during working. I stayed for only two weeks in London. It was not for improving my English, it was just for filling my mind I wanted to do something. This movie is the British Museum as I was saying in younger days. It was five years ago, I don't know whether the library is still there now...
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中は、こんな感じです。とにかく、1人で海外は初めてなので、全ては新鮮でした。私は、この留学で、自分の何を見つけたんでしょうか？。はは、カッコいい質問ですね～。そんなもん、見つかりません(笑)。
Inside was like this photo. Anyway, it was my first trip by oneself, so everything was new for me. Well.., What did I find about myself by this studying abroad, huh? Oh, it's very cool question. Hmm, I couldn't find such a "myself"(laugh). Can you find it?
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ここが、ホームステイ先でした。鍵を忘れて、締め出されたり(笑)、朝食付きって言っても、買い置きのコーンフレークを適当に食べろと言われて、、「大丈夫、普段から、素食だから…」とポジティブに考えてみたり(笑)。。
Here was my host family's house. I experienced many things. For example, when I forgot to have the key to the house, I couldn't get into the house(laugh), and I was told my host to eat only cornflake for breakfast.., "OK., yes, thank you, I always eat simple food...", I thought of it positively(laugh)...
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ブリクストン。ここは、ホームステイ先からバスで10分位の最寄り駅です。帰国してから、そこはとっても治安が悪い所だと、聞きました。え？、普通に過ごしてたけど。。まぁ、、安いコースでしたからねぇ。。とりあえず、無事で良かった。。ここでのチャレンジャーな行動は、今振り返っても怖いです。。
Brixton. It was the nearest station from my homestay, it took ten minutes by bus. After going back to Japan, I heard the security around this area was poor... Eh? I stayed comfortably there... Hmm.., It was because of a cheap course for English school and homestay?. Anyway, I had no accident., I was lucky, huh?. Looking back, my challenged actions here were very dangerous, absolutely...
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方向的には、ウィンブルドンの方でした。エナンの存在を知った頃で、まだこんなにファンじゃありませんでしたが(笑)、時間があったら「誰もいないウィンブルドン」を見てみたかったです(笑)。
Wimbledon is in same direction. It was when I began to know Henin, so I was not a fan like this yet(laugh). But if I have had enough free time, I wanted to watch "Wimbledon without players"(laugh).
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強いて言えば、私が見つけたものは、漠然と「今のとこで、もう少し頑張ろう」と言う気持ちでした。「自分探し」の言葉が流行っていた頃ですが、外国に行っただけで、「自分」なんて見つかりません(笑)。ただ「行ってこれた」と言う充実感と、自分の無力さを知りました。そして、他の人達もまた、自分と同じかそれ以上に、自分の置かれた限られた環境で頑張っている、と気付くぐらいです。。でも、その経験は、私の気の持ち方を、ちと変えてくれました。
But to mention one, what I found at that time was indefinite my mind "I try a little harder". It was just when the phrase "finding your own identity" was said by media and everyone, yes, it was popular phrase. But even if you go abroad, you can't find yourself so easily(laugh). I found only the sense of fulfillment "I could go there" and felt my inability. And I noticed that, other people tried to do the best more than me in their limited circumstances. I couldn't find myself, but the experiences changed my mind a little.
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そんな感じだった？(笑)。いいですね、戻れる素敵な場所があって。ヒトとして、羨ましい☆
Hey, you.. it was so?(laugh). You have a good place you can go back. I envy you as a person☆