小さな自信が生み出すこと。
【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。