the First School Festival for Exchange Students
2024年11月7日 留学生
時間差ではありますが、先週の１日、２日本校で文化祭が開催されました！本校留学生も１日目の県劇でのステージ発表のために、１ヶ月間密かに猛特訓していました。
Although there’s a time difference, the school’s cultural festival was held on the 1st and 2nd of last week! Our exchange students also secretly underwent intense training for a month in preparation for their stage performance at the prefectural theater on the first day.
本番のために３曲！１曲目はチャーリー、マーリー、アレックスによるロックミュージック、２曲目はマーリーによるピアノ弾き語り、３曲目「Feeling Good」ではマーリーと本校吹奏楽部がコラボしました！下はリハーサルの様子です✨
Three songs for the performance! The first song was a rock music piece by Charlie, Marley, and Alex. The second was a piano and vocal performance by Marley. In the third song, ‘Feeling Good,’ Marley collaborated with the school’s brass band! Below is a glimpse of the rehearsal.✨
マーリーとアレックスは日本に来てわずか２ヶ月で日本語にもまだ慣れていない中、日本の生活の中で一生懸命練習をしていました！チャーリーは日本での生活も６ヶ月経ち、２人をリードしてくれていました！
Marley and Alex had only been in Japan for two months and were still getting used to the Japanese language, yet they practiced hard within their daily lives here! Charlie, who had been living in Japan for six months, was leading the two of them!
本番ではスペシャルMCとしてジョバの日本語でのスピーチもあり、３年間培われてきたジョバの日本語力に私たちも感動しました！実はリハもできておらず、ぶっつけ本番でした！！
During the performance, there was also a special speech in Japanese by Ndiova as the MC, and we were all deeply moved by Ndiova’s Japanese skills, which have been developed over the past three years! In fact, there was no rehearsal beforehand—it was all improvised on the spot!
本番では、予想通り全校生徒盛り上がり、マーリーの歌声に生徒職員、来賓の方々全員が魅了されていました！さすが母国で音楽学校に在籍していただけありますね！この１ヶ月で曲の変更もあったりと、大変なことも多々ありましたが、３人とも一生懸命頑張った分きっと素敵な日本の思い出の１つになったでしょう！１０ヶ月という短い期間でこれからもたくさん思い出を作ってほしいと願っています。
As expected, the entire school was energized during the performance, and everyone—students, staff, and guests—was captivated by Marley’s singing! It’s no surprise, considering Marley was enrolled in a music school back in their home country! Over the past month, there were many challenges, including changes to the songs, but all three of them worked hard, and I’m sure this became one of their cherished memories of Japan. Despite being here for only 10 months, I hope they continue to create many more wonderful memories!
