We are back again!  In this site, we’ll show you how Yovania and Anabel from Cabrillo College, who just arrived in Japan two days ago, are doing in Japan.  This year marks the 8th year for our annual ECE internship program which is part of the two-way exchange programs between Bunkyo and Cabrillo.  During the next two weeks, students from both countries will be getting to know more about each other through our planned activities and special events where they will be able to join in.  I hope these will prove to be memorable and fulfilling for them all.  Let’s get started!

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2017/06/26

I met Yovania and Anabel this morning.  They looked great and said no jet lag!  We had an orientation session to go through their daily schedule for two weeks.

今年の留学生、ヨバニアとアナベルは初日から時差ボケもなく元気そうでした。いつものように、オリエンテーションでは２週間のスケジュールを確認しながら質問等を受けました。

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2017/06/26

After the orientation, we went to visit Fratto, Bunkyo mother-child support research center.  Today there were only two mother-child pairs, so it was pretty quiet.  We’ll be back here next Monday to give a talk on child’s awareness of cross-cultural issues.

その後、ふらっと文京を見学に行きました。今日は２組の親子しかいなくて、施設内は静かでした。来週月曜日には私の「子育て講座」が予定されているので、彼女たちにゲストとして参加してもらいます。

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2017/06/26

At the lunch time, we had a welcoming ceremony.  Before the ceremony began, the students met their host families for the first time.  They looked relieved as they were able to talk with their host mothers in English.  They are sure that they are going to have fun with them!

お昼休みには彼女たちの歓迎会が催されました。ここで２軒目のホストファミリーとの対面もありました。ホストマザーと話す機会があって、二人とも安心した様子でした。これからの日本滞在がますます楽しいものになることを確信したようです。

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2017/06/26

They were asked to introduce themselves.  Yovania and Anabel both said that they were still nervous here because of their first trip to Japan, but they seemed to enjoy talking with Bunkyo students and teachers, as seen in the next two photos.

二人とも初めての日本でとても緊張していると自己紹介では話していました。しかし、その後の交流会では学生や教員たちと打ち解け合って話をしていたことが次の2枚の写真からもわかります。