｢カナダ語学研修｣

学年：高等部１年　K.S. さん

期間：2012年7月20日（金）～8月10日（金）

―　英文の後に日本語訳があります　―

I'll talk about the time with our host family. My host family was a farming family, so they had ten horses, a donkey and rabbits. Their house was very big. Their garden and forest extended endlessly. The houses were much bigger than Japanese houses.
My friends and I rode the horses without a saddle. If we didn't grab the mane tightly we would fall off the horse. I was a little afraid, but it was very exciting.
We went to the beach with our host family. It was so beautiful. The water was cold, so we looked for many kinds of shellfish and swam a little. Then we went to a house which had been converted into a hotel. It was a college in the old days. The Anne of Green Gables movie was made in this house. The house was surrounded by trees and a lake. Prince William and Princess Kate visited there last year. My friend said, "I want to come here on my honeymoon."
We went to church every Sunday. Our host family were devoted Christians. We sang a lot of hymns with many kinds of instruments. I was impressed that a lot of people sang loudly. At the church, we took part in a party. We celebrated three bridal parties with only girls. The Girls brought some presents for them. We sang some songs and ate many kinds of food, and enjoyed it very much. Other things we did were swimming in a pool three times, and shopping downtown.
We had a very great time with our host family. They were very kind and they listened to us well and spoke English slowly, so we could understand them. I hope many junior three students will be motivated to go there after our speech. And we thank our parents, teachers, friends, people we met in Canada and God.

〔日本語訳〕

私はＰＥＩでのホストファミリーとの日々についてお話したいと思います。私のホストファミリーは農場を経営していて、広大な敷地に馬10頭とロバ、犬、たくさんの猫やウサギを飼っていました。馬は日本の馬よりもずっと大きいのですが、私たちは鞍なしで乗せてもらいました。少し怖かったけれどとても面白かったです。
ホストファミリーには美しい海岸に連れて行ってもらったり、「赤毛のアン」の映画の撮影現場となったという古い家にも連れて行ってもらいました。木と湖に囲まれたとても素敵な家でイギリスのウイリアム王子とケイト妃が昨年カナダを訪問した際にこの家にもいらしたそうです。「いつか新婚旅行でここにもどってきたいなぁ」と友だちがもらしていました。
またホストファミリーは敬虔なクリスチャンだったので、毎週日曜日には教会に連れて行ってもらいました。教会では女性のみで行う結婚前夜のパーティーにも参加させてもらいました。プレゼントを花嫁さんに渡したり、歌を歌ったり、食事をしたりとても楽しい時間となりました。
ホストファミリーはとても親切で私たちにも分かりやすいように工夫して英語を話してくれました。来年もたくさんの高校生がこの研修旅行に参加できると良いです。そしてこのような機会を与えてくれた両親、先生、友だち、カナダで出会った方々、そして神さまに心から感謝したいと思います。