ESSAY OF THE MONTH

こんにちは！

暑さのピークも過ぎましたが、今年の夏はいかがお過ごしでしたか？

私は夏らしいことができず夏が終わってしまい、何だか不完全燃焼気味です。

ただ、これからは何をするにも良い季節です！

夏にやり残した分、アクティブに過ごしたいです♪

さて、「海外で暮らしてみたいと思いませんか？」って感じのタイトルですが

誰もが一度は考えたことがあるのではないでしょうか？

「自分なら英語でどう表現するだろう・・・」と考えながら読んでみると面白いと思います！

"Whether I would like to live in a foreign country and why / why not"

I would like to live in a foreign country. It’s my dream because we cannot truly understand a foreign country’s culture and life from only traveling. I want to know about a country more deeply. I think it is useful for the mutual understanding with foreigners.

I learned cultural anthropology at university. My professor always said that understanding a foreign country’s culture requires living in that place for at least three years. He had been in Africa for seven years!

I had been in Shimane, Miyagi, Ehime and Akita during my childhood. It gave me trouble because I was an introverted child.

However, it was a great experience and that relieved the trouble. I learned new dialects, peculiar food (like a Tonburi, it is a food’s texture) in each district. I could see a lot of beautiful scenery in four seasons. And I could learn that many different cultural events occur in Japan.

It’s my treasure, and I want to have more treasures in future from the great experience of living in a foreign country.

That is why I want to live abroad.

I have lots of ideas about the counties where I want to live, for example Ireland, Spain, Morocco, India, Cambodia... life is too short! And I have to make money and time!

教師より

Living abroad can be a great experience. It can also be challenging and exciting.

I hope you can experience and realize your dream of living abroad.

The countries you chose would be interesting to live in.

I think the most challenging thing about living abroad can be the differences in thinking compared with your own culture.

However, I think the positive points outweigh the negative points.