1998-1999
9/23/98 日本を発つLeft Japan
一人、だれも頼らず、ビザの手続きから航空券の手配、そして、オレゴンの空港からピックアップ(出迎え）の手配などの
細かいところにいたるで、すべて自力でやってきた。
その主人公は、海沿いの小さな駅から一人旅だった。
スーツケース、黒い大きなバッグと、小さな機内手荷物、そして、茶色のハンドバッグと、
小柄な私には多すぎる荷物だったけど、なにも苦に感じなかった。
大好きな大地、アメリカを胸に抱きながら。
By myself， all by myself， I had prepared everything.
From little things， such as asking school to pick me up from the airport，
to the critical issues， such as applying visa and booking airplane ticket，
I have done everything without any help.
The girl， I， started long lasting journey from the little station by the Pacific Ocean.
I had a big heavy suitcase， a big black bag， a little carrying case， and brown purse.
Those luggages were so much for my little body， but I did not feel any burden to those facts.
My mind were filled with all the hopes toward my favorite place， USA.
Sep.1998-Dec.1998
日常生活に問題はなかったが、ｱﾒﾘｶ人同士の会話やテレビなどの
英語の速さについていけるほど英語力はなかった。
授業についていけるか多少心配だったけど、どうにか毎日が過ぎていった。
今思うと良くやったなあと感心する。
授業内容、半分も分かっていなかったと思う。ま、それはさておき。
Thanksgiving (感謝祭）にはルームメートの一人、ｼﾞｪﾆﾌｧｰが家に招いてくれた。
そして、Fall Term (秋学期)を無事終え、ｱﾒﾘｶで初めてのｸﾘｽﾏｽ休暇がやってきた。
恵まれたことに同じ地区の夫妻が2週間も呼んでくれた。
留学生は行くところもなくみんな静かな学校の寮で3週間すごすのに、私はありがたいことにｱﾒﾘｶのｸﾘｽﾏｽを体験できた。
ちゃっかりｸﾘｽﾏｽﾌﾟﾚｾﾞﾝﾄももらった。
I did not have any problems with using English in daily life，
but I could not catch up with English with normal speed，
such as TV.
I was worried about adjusting myself into new school life， somehow I could manage day by day.
I now wonder how I could study with such poor English ability.
I could not understand even half of what teachers say in the class.
Anyway， one of my roommates， Jennifer invited me for Thanksgiving break.
Then， my first term was over and my first Christmas in the US had came.
Fortunately， my district leaders invited me for two weeks.
Most of my international friends had to spend the break in the quiet campus because they did not have any place to go.
But， luckly， I could experience Christmas with American family.
Moreover， a good thing was that people gave me presents!
Jan.1999-Dec.1999
未完成、to be finished up
I don’t quite remember what happened each day. What I remember is that I studied very hard. Days， weeks， and months passed amazingly quickly.
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