東日本大震災被災地の中学生をメルボルンに招待するプロジェクト

平野　明

メルボルン滞在で感じたこと

　オーストラリアに来てみて、オーストラリアには、日本の文化がたくさん伝わっていることに驚きました。寿司屋さんや日本の食べ物がたくさんあり、みんな日本のアニメを知っていたし、図書館にもポスターが貼ってありました。

現地の学校は、授業の雰囲気が明るく、発言もたくさんしていたので、真似したいと思いました。日本の学校と違う所がたくさんあったことが、心に残っています。 ホームスティ先では、最初はコミニケーションを取るのが難しかったけれど、だんだん理解できるようになって嬉しかったです。

日本と違い、みんな積極的だという印象を受けました。今回の体験を通して何事も自分から進んで行動する大切さを知りました。学んだことを学校生活にいかしていきたいと思います。 貴重な体験をさせて頂き、ありがとうございました。

I was astonished to find so much Japanese culture has been transferred and established in Australia.
There are many sushi shops, and it is no trouble to find Japanese food. Many people know the Japanese manga and they are very popular .Even in the Library I found the Poster of Animation.

I found that there is a lot of difference between Australian and Japanese schools. Students in Australia express themselves by speaking out whilst we Japanese do not. I thought we should become more like Australian Students and express ourselves more freely like them.

At the beginning, I could not communicate with family members at the home stay, but gradually it became easier to communicate with them day by day.

The strongest impression I had was the Australian student’s acts much more positively & vigorously with their own opinion. They act by their own will power and can make their decision thinking by themselves.

Having had experienced Australian life, I realised that it is very important for me to think and act by making decisions on my own, not act by following to somebody else.

I appreciate so much that I could have through this valuable experience and studying at an Australian school. I would like to utilize this rare valuable opportunity and learning in my future life.