4月19日（土）ESS部員11名が奈良の東大寺で観光ガイドをしました。あらかじめ準備していた英語のガイド文を読みながら大仏殿を一周したあと 小さなグループに分かれてガイドをしました。外国人観光客の方々は、初対面にもかかわらず、私達の呼びかけに気さくに応えてくださり、自分達の語学力を確認することができました。今回の経験から、ガイドの能力はまだまだ未熟で、ガイド文ももっと掘り下げる必要があると感じ、今後の課題となりました。
下記はグローバルビジネス学部1年生、及び、GBICの学生の感想です。

G14100 Kouki Yoshinaga

On April 19th we went to Nara and helped foreign people who are travelling and guided them. Nara park is big and there are many deer and ancient Japanese culture there.I thought of it with Japanese pride.

I can't speak English very well but I enjoyed it because even if I could express myself in English but I could use gestures to communicate with them. For me it was a very precious experience. After this experience I feel that I want to learn more to be able to speak good English well enough to clearly express how I really feel.

G14027 Kaori Kitajima

Last Saturday, I went to Nara with the ESS club. It was the second time that I have been there. The first time I went there was for sightseeing , when I was in junior high school. This time, I went as a guide.

It was my first time to guide someone, so I was very nervous. I guided a woman that came from Switzerland and a group of Brazilians. They listened to me very carefully and all of them was kind to me! I thought that they would not listen to me, so I was very happy to have their attention!

With that experience I realized how difficult it is to explain something to others clearly. I want to improve my English speaking skill and communicate more actively with foreigners! In my opinion, to be success in speaking you have to keep in mind the word "don't be shy"! I learned that after working as a guide. Because I think the most important thing is to express yourself even you don't know English like you do your native language.

G14068 Ryo Nanba

Last Saturday, we went to Nara by train. At first, we went to Ichy's favorite ramen shop, and the ramen was very delicious.

After that, we went to Nara park where there are a lot of deer. And we saw a musician who is a member of TOKIO, Taichi Kokubun. We were surprised to see him.

After that we went to Todaiji temple to guide foreign guests. Tan and Kaori climbed through a hole in a pillar in the temple. The hole represents the nose of Buddha There were many foreigners. I and Kouki guided about around Todaiji 30 foreigners.

It was a good chance to talk with foreigners We had a good time in Nara.