こんにちは。WE Academy日本人マネージャーのTakaです。
今回は4週間の留学を終えた日本人UJIさんの体験レビューを紹介します。
ご本人からの要望でUjiさんからの要望で、作成してくださった文章を英文のまま載せます。
名前/Ujiさん 性別/男性 期間/8週間 コース/Bコース（マンツーマン4、グループ1、計5時間）
This is my third visit to WE Academy. Every time I came here, one of my favorites is to talk my teachers about a wide variety of topics. What I’m especially interested in this time is the family’s bond in the Philippines.
I ‘m comparison with Japan, where the population is shrinking law birth rate and entering into the aging society. I see a lot of differences here in the Philippines.
Today many Filipino people are working abroad to help their family back in the Philippines. I heard that at least are person in family is abroad and it’s a national policy. It would be beyond own imagination to work in different circumstances.
They are working to support their family in spite of many differences and barriers, such as languages and religions, food and weather conditions, as well as other customs and cultures.
Compared to Japan, I think bond among families including siblings and relatives is stronger here. Generally in Japan, interpersonal relationship are said to be becoming weak Although we exchange gifts on special occasions such as Mother’s Day and birthdays, do we work to support our parents or siblings? It would be unhappy, I think the economic growth might have weakened people’s connection in Japan.
My teacher told me about story of one extended family. The younger members of their family were so busy with their jobs that they could not have efficient time to take care 4 their parents, so they requested their spinster aunt to live with them. Deviding the role of each member and helping mutually, they now live happily together. I think this is a good solution in the society where employment situation is underdeveloped.
We also had this kind of co-operation in the past in Japan.But I heard this example is unusual in the Philippines. This is also what I heard from my Teacher.
When an older brother finishes school, he works for his younger siblings and it lasts until the youngest one leaves.
I can hardly imagine the feeling of a child whose father or mother is not at home for a long time. How lonely would that child be?
When I looked back on the older days after the war, people lived helping each other our of poverty. I think people’s ties in those days were more wormer and stronger than now. What made the things different? What would be the background of family’s love in the Philippines? Does it come from nationatity, religion, or any other?
Would economic development have anything to do with people’s mental connections? I was impressed when a teacher said ‘it is our legacy, value and pride.’ I want to know more deeply on this matter. I’m going to study their topic from various point of views.
Looking forward to coming back to We Academy.
Ujiさんはお仕事を引退された方ですが、学びに対する意欲が大変すばらしくお手本になる生徒様でした。
今回は3度目のWE Academyでしたが、また留学したいと話をしていただき、大変うれしい限りです。
Ujiさんのことをスタッフ一同お待ちしています！！
