弊社では年に2回,語学研修としてセブ島に約1週間行きます。セブに行くのはこれで2回目です。前回は従業員全員でセブ島に行き,これまで体験したことのない素晴らしい体験をしました。
セブ島へ語学研修に行くのは,ただ語学を学ぶためだけではありません。日本とは違った環境に身をおくことで得られる様々な刺激は,日本の英会話教室に通うことでは絶対に得られないものです。このような刺激は弊社が将来海外で活躍するために必要不可欠な要素と言えます。
But going to Cebu island isn't just for studying language. We receive various kinds of stimulation from being in an environment different to Japan that we would never be able to get from english conversation classes in Japan. You could say that it is indispensable for our company, wanting to go overseas in the future
We go to Cebu, not only to learn English. We also get inspired by getting ourselves absorbed in an environment different from Japan, which we can never experience by going to an English school in Japan. This inspiration is absolutely necessary for us to be successful abroad in the future.
The aim of our Cebu camp is not only for learning languages, but getting various stimuli what can be obtained by staying overseas environment. We would not be able to obtain these stimuli in a local English conversation school. Such stimulation must be an essential element for our company's future success in overseas.
前回のセブ島は従業員全員で行きましたが,今回は私1人で行くことになりました。年2回のうち,1回は1人で行くのです。
今回は余暇がないスケジュールだったため,午前中は仕事,午後は英語のレッスンに明け暮れる日々でした。セブには予定よりも3時間程遅れて到着しました。到着したら早速 SIM カードを購入しました。現地では SIM カードをとても安く購入できます。5日間だけ有効な SIM カードを 300 PHP で購入しました。通信速度は非常に遅いのですが,これで十分です。
This time the schedule allowed for no leisure time. There was work in the morning, and english lessons in the afternoon.I arrived in Cebu 3 hours later than what was planned. As soon as I arrived I bought a SIM card. You can buy the really cheap there. For 5 days I got a valid SIM for 300 PHP. The connection speed was extremely slow, but it was enough.
The schedule this time was tight, so every day, I worked in the morning and leaned English in the afternoon. I arrived at Cebu 3 hours late. Right after arrival, I bought SIM card. In Cebu, you can buy a SIM card for a very reasonable price. I bought the one that was effective only for 5 days for 300 PHP. The communication speed was very slow, but it was enough for me.
Because it was a schedule with no leisure this time, I worked in the morning and had the English lessons in the afternoon. I arrived in Cebu about 3 hours behind schedule. I bought a SIM card as soon as I arrived. On site you can purchase SIM cards very cheaply. I bought a valid SIM card for only 5 days at 300 PHP. The communication speed is very slow, but this is enough.
セブのインターネット環境は,日本と比べてあまり良くなく,特に夜は通信速度が低下します。全く使い物になりません。これは契約した SIM カードや,ホテルの WIFI が悪かっただけかもしれませんが,この辺りは日本の環境と比べては良くないでしょう。
飛行機が3時間も遅れたのに,ホテルまでの送迎バスがあり,無事ホテルまでたどり着くことができました。外はとても蒸し暑く,当時は摂氏28度でした。寒くて乾燥した日本の気候とは大違いです。
空港から向かうのはビーチリゾートホテルではありません。
The air plane arrives 3 hours behind schedule, but there was a pick up bus service to the hotel and I managed to arrive at the airport. It was very humid and hot outside and was 28 degrees by centigrade. It is quite different from cold and dry weather in Japan. I do not go to beach resort hotel from the airport.
Although the airplane was delayed three hours, there was a shuttle bus to the hotel, we were able to reach the hotel safely. The outside was very hot and humid, at that time it was 28 degrees Celsius. It is quite different from the climate of cold and dry Japan.
It was not a beach resort hotel that we headed from the airport.
午前中は日々の業務をホテルで行い,午後はホテルの自室で英語のレッスンをうけるため,ビーチリゾートである必要はありません。従って,予約したホテルはセブシティの中心部にあるホテルです。
前回セブ島に来たときも思いましたが,セブの環境は決して良いとは言えません。
道は綺麗に舗装されておらず,ゴミや粉塵が舞っており,デリケートな方だと体調を崩すでしょう。道路は大量の車で溢れているため,いつでも渋滞です。そのため排ガスの量も多く,空気は東京よりも汚いと感じることが多かったように思えます。
I thought so last time we came, but you can't really call the environment on Cebu a good one.
The streets arent very clean and there is dust and garbage floating around everywhere, it would be bad for someone of a weak physical constitution. The roads are filled with big cars, so it's always congested and there is a lot of exhaust gas. You feel like the air is dirtier than Tokyo's
I thought when I came to Cebu Island last time that the environment in the Cebu is not good at all. The road is not paved well and is dusty. If you are not strong, you will not feel well. As the road is full of many cars, there is always a traffic jam. Therefore, there is a large volume of exhaust gas, and I felt that air is worse than in Tokyo.
I thought also when I came to Cebu last time, the environment of Cebu is never good.
The road is not beautifully paved, garbage and dust are dancing so if you are delicate, you will lose physical condition. The road is full of cars, so it's always a traffic jam. Therefore, the amount of exhaust gas is also large, and I often felt the air seems to be dirtier than Tokyo.
ビーチリゾート方面はこのようなことはないのかもしれませんが,ビーチリゾートはセブのごく一部に過ぎません。私が行くようなところがセブの実体であると言えるでしょう。
ホテルに到着すると,英語のレッスンをしてくれる先生がロビーで待っていてくれました。3時間も遅れたのに待っていてくれるなんて,なんて良い人なんだと思いました。
しかし,その後疲れ果てていた私に翌日までの大量の課題を渡していったため,良い人だという考えはすぐに捨てました。
When I got to the hotel, the english teacher was waiting for me. He waited for me even though I was 3 hours late. I think he's a really good person.
However, even though I was so exhausted, he kept loading me up with issues until the next day, so I ended up thinking he wasn't that great after all.
When I got to the hotel, a teacher who give me an English lesson was waiting at the lobby. I thought he was a nice person to wait as I was late for three hours .
However, because he gave a lot of homework until the next day though I was exhausted afterwards, I abandoned the idea that he was a good person.
When I arrived at the hotel, a teacher who was going to give me an English lesson was waiting for me in the lobby. I arrived behind schedule as long as 3 hours, but he was so nice to wait for me.
But as he gave me a large volume of homework that I had to finish until next day, I changed my idea that he was nice.
翌日の午後から早速英語のレッスンが開始されました。
簡単な自己紹介の後,英語の先生が持ってきた教材を元にレッスン開始です。
発音の練習から始まり,様々なレッスンをしてもらいました。
あっという間にその日のレッスンが終わり,その後は午前中に片付けられなかった仕事の続きをしました。
レッスン2日目は,仮想通貨について,先生や先生が呼んでくれたゲストに対してプレゼンしました。先生からしっかりとレビューを受けた上でのプレゼンでした。仮想通貨についての知識が増えたと思います。
After an easy introduction of yourself, the lesson started based on the teaching materials brought by the English teacher.
Beginning with pronunciation exercises, I had various lessons.
The lesson of the day ended in a blink of an eye, and after that I worked with my job which was not cleared up in the morning.
On the second day of the lesson, I gave a presentation on the virtual currency to the teacher and guests my teacher called. It was a presentation with a firm review from the teacher. I think that my knowledge on the virtual currency has increased.
We introduced ourselves first and then the lesson started based on the material which the English teacher brought.
Started with a practice of pronunciation, we had various kinds of lessons.
The lesson on the day finished very quickly, I did my work which I didn't do in the morning.
On the second day, we made a presentation about virtual coins to our teacher and a guest who the teacher took. We made the presentation after we got a review from the teacher. I think I've got some knowledge about virtual coins.
レッスン3日目は,先生が以前働いていたという大学に行き,前日と同様の仮想通貨のプレゼンを学生の前で行いました。セブの学生は非常にピュアで驚きました。学生の前でのプレゼンや,現地の学生と話すことができたことはとても良い経験だったと思います。
この日の夜は英語の先生と一緒に食事を取りました。現地の伝統的な食べ物を食べました。日本では味わうことのできない味ばかりでした。
味は甘かったり,スパイシーだったり,不思議な味ばかりでした。少し日本食が恋しくなりました。
At night, I had a dinner with my English teacher. I ate a traditional Cebu cuisine, which you can not try in Japan.
Some dishes tasted sweet and others spicy. All of them tasted exotic and I missed Japanese food a bit.
I had dinner with my English teacher this evening. I ate the local traditional food. It was the taste I can not have in Japan.
All of the taste was sweet, spicy and mysterious. I missed Japanese food a little.
I had dinner with the English teacher in the evening on this day. We had a local traditional food. All the foods were what I cannot taste in Japan at all. They tasted sweet and spicy, which were mysterious. I kind of missed Japanese food.
We had dinner with an English teacher this evening. We had the local traditional food. They were all special food that I cannot eat in Japan.
Some of them were sweet and the others were spicy, they were rare tastes. So I missed Japanese food a little.
At the night, I had a meal with my teacher, together. I had some traditional local foods, and most of them are something I can not taste in Japan. They taste mostly intriguing, like sweet or spicy. I missed Japanese foods a little bit.
あっという間の3日間でした。日本には英語研修を設けている会社はたくさんあると思いますが,海外に行って英語研修をする会社はとても少ないと思います。非常に良い経験をさせてもらったと思います。
弊社では,海外のカンファレンスなどで発表する機会もあります。このような機会に恵まれたときのために,今回の研修を是非活かしていきたいと思いました。
My company gives staff opportunities to make a speech in conference overseas. This camp will be useful when I have an opportunity like that.
We also have opportunities to present at overseas conferences. I want to take full advantage of this training for the occasion when I had such opportunity.