On the 16th of March (Thursday), Mr. Rayan Gilbert, a French university student, visited Tomiokanishi High School. He studied at a high school in Tokushima, and now he is at an internship at Alliance Française de Tokushima.
He talked about food, fashion, and school life in France in the 5th period for the first graders and the 6th period for the second graders. He also gave quizzes on what he talked about and the students were all excited. After school he had another talk with 28 students. Some of the students’ comments are as follows:
“I was surprised that school life is more different between Japan and France than I thought. I would like to visit France because I learned about sightseeing spots and delicious foods. Thanks to his talk, I came to be interested in learning about different cultures.”
“Learning about France was fun. Mr. Gilbert gave us quizzes and I learned a lot about what I didn’t know. It was a great experience. I had a very good time.”
On the 24th of February (Friday), Ms. Li Cianjing from Taiwan (a graduate student of Naruto University of Education) gave a talk about Taiwan. 35 students, mainly the ones who do the online and the pen pal communication with National Hsin Hua Senior High School, participated in this event. First Ms. Li talked about geography, transportation, food culture, and language in Taiwan. After her talk, the participants asked her a lot of questions, some of which were about her student life in Japan. She spoke about the difficulties and pleasures of living in Japan. Some of the students’ comments are as follows:
・I have a pen pal in Taiwan, so I am happy to learn about the country. I would like to know more about Taiwan and visit there some day.
・I would like to study abroad and broaden my perspectives like Ms. Li. I was impressed that she overcame many challenges and enjoyed herself. I will do whatever I want to do.
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