At first,an American boy student came to my house and stayed in my house for 1 week.
I did my best to take care of him.But at last I gave up.That was my first dissappointment experience.
I couldn't imagine that high school student didn't take care of himself.
I think. "It is necessary for him to know common sense at first before he come to Japan"...
I hope he will realize his faults and he is able to take care of himself.
After he left to another hostfamily,Canadian junior high school student came to my house.
He is "Sansei" His grand parents are all Japanese and he was born in Canada.
He inherites Japanese genes from them,so he is very modesty and polite.
←My hostson and his friends.
They came to my house and eating nodle(ra-men) in my house.
I cooked cold nodle for them.
So I was very worried about guests if they were too exhausted.
We learn by mistakes. I advised some hostmoms not to take care of them too much.I asked them that guests needed some rests.
And also they can't understand and speak English at all. They were very
nervous about communication problem.
In my case, I started learning English after I finished hosted the first Canadian guest from Tabor.Because my English was too bad and I could not communicate with him.If Japanese families want to host foreigners, they need to learn as much as they can,I advise.
Volunteer is very wonderful but at the same time it is very difficult.Some people enjoy volunteer for their own joy.At first I did and I thought.But after that I realize that it is wrong.Our task is to give much happiness to them without asking for rewards .We have to think about thier joy better than my own pleasure.
I was a MC(master of ceremony) in Japanese.I want to try next time in English.That was very good experience for me.
You must have enjoyed a hostmom life.
ReplyDeleteI guess it must be difficult to stay with a foreign student who is teenager.
Sometimes a tolerant view is necessary to spend comfortable.
It is easy to understand in mind, but it is difficult to understand in a real life.
You are a smart person.
I respect your motivation.
Hello,tamae!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.There are many kinds(types?)of teenagers. I guess some of them need to their parents help.
Recently many young Japanese and foreigners have chances to go abroad and live with hostfamily's house as we know.
Before they try, I think they should take care of themselves because their mother can't help them soon.
I learn a lot as a hostmom.