福島 二本松到着 Arrive at Nihonmatsu in at Fukushima

昨日ここ福島二本松に到着した。
美しい雪景色、日の光の溢れる整った気持ちの良い施設。
おいしいご飯、１人部屋。
２ヶ月間の派遣前訓練合宿。

毎日過密なスケジュール。

ああ、昨日よりも今日、今日よりも明日。
私は公用パスポートを受け取る事になり、これから２年以上国の税金でご飯を食べる。
それらの事実が私に公人となり国の代表として海外でデザインの仕事をする実感をじわじわ湧かせる。

ただ、感謝の気持ち。
誰に？何に？
国民の皆様と、この組織と、新しい仲間と、家族と、友達と、今までの自分に。
ここまできたんだな。少しづつ、少しづつ。前に進んでる。

明日から〈朝の集い〉（ラジオ体操）があるので早く寝ないと。
英語の授業も始まるかな？楽しみ。
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Arrive at Nihonmatsu in at Fukushima

10^th Jan

I arrived in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima yesterday.  The snow covered landscape and  the facilities from where you can see the sunlight from every direction, looked beautiful. 

They provide good meals 3 times per day and there are the own private rooms for each person.  There are 2 months of  training left, before going to do volunteer work. 

 I have a busy schedule, almost every day. 

Oh, I understand more than yesterday and more, tomorrow, than today as well, I guess.  I'm going to get an 'official passport' and the food, which I'll eat for more than 2 years, is on covered by national tax. 

 They made me understand that I'll do a design job at abroad FOR Japan and that I am representing the Japanese people.

My heart was full of gratitude and I felt thankful. Thankful for what or to who?

To all Japanese people, this organization (JICA, JOCA), my family, my friends and everything what that I’ve done in my life so far. 

 I have with got over  and gone through many things. 

Little by little, I am moving forward towards realizing  my own dream. 

I’d better go to sleep now. We have “radio gymnastic exercises”, so I have to get up at 5:40am.

I wonder if the English class will start tomorrow? I’m looking forward to it.