Akito Oishi（2023年度OAS参加）
UPEIは多様性にあふれた大学です。
カナダにあるこの大学は、カナダ人が多いかというと決してその通りではありません。世界各国から留学生が集まります。そして、その多くが大学付属の寮や近くのアパートに住んでいます。
住まいが近いので、親密な友人関係を作ることも容易です。実際に誕生日サプライズを行ったり、映画を見たり、自国の料理をお互いに作って、異国料理を食べたりしました。また大学の学生組織がほぼ毎日イベントを開催するため、友達作りに苦戦することもありません。ハロウィンパーティーや、カラオケ大会、クッキーデコレーションなどを行いました。
世界各国の友達は留学を終えてからも大きな影響を与えます。友達に会いに旅行しに行く、ワーキングホリデーに行くなど、世界をただ旅行するだけでは決して得られないような機会を確実に得ることができます。実際にUPEIで出会った友達は日本への旅行を計画中であり、近いうち会う予定です。中には、日本語の勉強を始めた方、日本への留学を決めた友達もいます。
もちろん自分も、友達に会いに行こうと考えています。
UPEI is a university filled with diversity. You might think that the students are predominantly Canadian as UPEI is located in Canada, but this is not true. In fact, there are a lot of international students from all around the world.
Many of these students reside in university dormitories or nearby apartments. This proximity makes it easier for UPEI students to form close friendships. Indeed, I made friends and we celebrated each other’s birthdays, watched movies, and even cooked and tasted each other’s national dishes. Moreover, the university’s student organizations host events for students almost every day. This makes it easier for students to make friends. These organizations host Halloween parties, karaoke parties, and cookie decoration events.
I think that having international friends that I made through the OAS program has continued to have an impact on me, even after the program ended. Studying overseas, rather than just traveling around the world, gives unique opportunities. I think that experiencing the OAS program provides motivation for visiting the international friends you make as you will want to travel or work abroad. In fact, some of the friends I made plan to travel to Japan to meet me. Some of them even have plans to study in Japan as exchange students. I also plan to travel to meet them.
Riko Takikawa（2023年度OAS参加）
サンホゼ留学はとても楽しかったです！
大学ではイベントがたくさんあり、日本ではできない貴重な体験ができました。
留学生や現地の学生とコミュニケーションをとることで、彼らの文化や専攻について知ることができとてもいい機会ができました。留学に行ったことによって私の視野は広がり、素晴らしい思い出ができました。
My stay in San Jose was amazing! The university holds many events which are a precious experience that we cannot join in Japan.
Meeting both international and local students was a valuable opportunity to learn about their cultures and the majors they are studying. Studying abroad has really opened up my perspective, and I made truly wonderful memories in San Jose.
Yukan Omura（2022年度OAS参加）
My name is Yukan, and I'm currently enrolled in the OAS programme at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.
My stay in New Zealand has been both incredibly enjoyable and difficult at the same time. The opportunity to meet with individuals from diverse ethnic origins is one of Wellington's biggest attractions, a city with a vibrant creative culture.
Finding a new apartment, joining a new football team, and most importantly, getting to know now people and socialising with them are things I would never have had the opportunity to experience back in Japan.
Kazane Sano（2022年度OAS参加）
大自然の中で育まれる多様な学生との関わり/Experiences with diverse peers in the great nature
UPEIへの留学には、主に2つの魅力があります。
まず1つ目は、美しい自然です。PEIは海に囲まれた小さな島なので、美しい夕日や朝日を見たり、美味しいロ地元の食べ物を食べたりすることができます。
2つ目は、大学の多様性です。各国の学生がこの大学に集まり、さまざまな科目を学んでいるので、どの科目を専攻していても、多様なバックグラウンドを持つ人たちとコミュニケーションをとることができます。そのため、専攻する分野に対する視野を広げることができます。
During my study abroad in PEI, I found there to be mainly two attractive points.
The first one was beautiful nature. Because PEI is a small island surrounded by the sea, I could see beautiful sunsets and sunrises and eat delicious local food.
The second one is the diversity of the university. Students from all around the world come to PEI to study many kinds of subjects, I could talk with people who have diverse backgrounds on all kinds of subjects that we were all majoring in. I think studying abroad offers a great opportunity for students to widen their perspective on their major and more.