１泊２日で別府に修学旅行に行きました。
大きな別府の温泉にクラスの皆と入るのが不安でした。
私の下腹には左右に大きなヘルニアの手術の跡があるからです。
でも５年生の１月から生理が始まっていた私は
運悪くか運良くか丁度旅行に合わせて生理になり
お風呂は皆が入った後に一人で入れました。
実はうちの学校は修学旅行に父兄が同伴してもよくて
すぐ乗り物酔いする私を心配して祖母がついてきました。
その日母は仕事を休めなくて祖母が代理で・・・
バスの中でマイクが回ってきてみんな何か１曲歌わないといけませんでした。
私は小さい頃から声がハスキーでちっとも可愛い声じゃなくて
人前で歌うのは本当にいやでした。
ぐずぐずしてると祖母が｢赤とんぼを一緒に歌おう｣と言って
一人で歌い始めました。
ちっとも上手じゃないのに
祖母の歌を聞いていて涙が出そうになりました。
優しい歌でした。
星陵中学では３年生で３泊４日(はっきり覚えていない）で
京都・大阪を観光する修学旅行でした。
同じく生理が始まりずっと大変な旅行でした。
京都でも大阪でも本当にたくさんの外国人がいて
しかもその人たちとペラペラと英語で話してる日本人を見て
ある種のカルチャーショックを受けました。
自分がとても小さな人間に思えたことを覚えています。
このブログは年を追って順に話を書いていますが
今回は修学旅行なので
一気に飛んで高校の話をします。
私は若松商業高校に行きました。
２年生の秋、５泊６日で
東京、長野の善光寺、富山の黒部ダム、愛知の明治村に行きました。
私は覚えてる限りすべての旅行で生理でした。
はじめて見る東京には本当に圧倒されました。
人の多さと車の多さと建物の高さに・・・
私たちは東京についた夜に自由行動でした。
８人でいつもつるんでいた私たちは
一緒に山手線に乗りましたが
夜の東京はやはり怖くて
新宿で降りて駅のそばのデパートで買い物するのがやっとでした。
早々に買い物を終わらせて
来た道を反対に戻って無事にホテルに着いたときは
本当にホッとしました。
東京のキラキラした夜に
「世界は大きい。
そして小さな自分はこの世界で
いったい何が出来るのだろう」と思いました。
まあ、何もしないまま５３歳の現在に至っていますが・・・
１枚目の写真は小学６年生の修学旅行のものです。
私は後列左から６番目(めがねをかけた上野先生の左隣）
祖母は 後列右から５番目です。
２枚目は中学の時、大阪城前で。
私は前から２番目の列の左から４番目の髪を２つに結んでいる子。
担任は仲道先生で山形校長先生も一緒に写っています。
３枚目は高校の時、明治村で。
私は真ん中の列の右から６番目。
担任の多田先生の斜め後ろです。
Hamamachi Elementary School, which I went through 2nd grader to 6th grader,
had a 1 night 2 days field trip to Beppu, famous for its hot springs when I was a 6th grader.
I was afraid of taking a hot spring bath with my class mates.
I have big scars on both sides of my lower stomach, because of the Hernia surgeries.
Well, I started period when I was 5th grader, and I got it during those days.
So I had to wait for everybody take the bath, and then I could take it by myself.
We could bring our parents on the trip too.
My family worried about me because I get motion sickness so easily.
But my mother couldn't take days off from her work, so my grandmother came with me.
In a bus, everybody had to sing a song when the microphone came to you.
I had a husky voice, and didn't sound like a young girl.
So I was so embarrassed to sing a song.
I was hesitating for a while, then my grandmother said,
"why don't we sing 'Akatonbo ( means red dragonfly, famous children's song)"
She started to sing it by herself.
She was not good singer at all.
But her song made me almost cry.
It was soft and kind voice.
When I was a 9th grader at Seiryo Junior High School,
we went on a 3 night 4day trip to Kyoto and Osaka.
Again, I got period,and had a miserable trip.
There were so many tourists from foreign countries in both Kyoto and Osaka.
And some Japanese people were talking to them in English.
It was amazing.
It was like a cultural shock to me that so many people could speak English.
I felt like I was so small.
Well I am writing this blog in sequence by year.
But I am talking about the field trip,
so I will skip to the era of High School, and talk about the trip.
I went to Wakamatsu Commercial High School.
We went on a 5 night 6 day trip to Tokyo, Nagano, Toyama and Aichi.
As far as I remember, I always got a period when I went on a trip.
It was my first trip to Tokyo.
I was overwhemed by so many people, so many cars, and so many tall buildings in Tokyo.
I had 7 close friends in my class, who always did everything together.
So 8 of those 17 year old girls got their courage together and got on the train on Yamanote Line.
We went to Shinjuku. But we were too scared to explore Tokyo in the night.
So we stayed the area by the train station, and went to the department store there.
When we finished the shopping, which we didn't enjoy much,
we took the path back to the Hotel.
What a relief! We made it through the first night in Tokyo.
The night in Tokyo was like a brighte light to me.
I thought "the world is so huge, and I am so small.
What can I do in this world?"
Oh, well. I am 53 years old now, and didn't do anything to the world.
The first picture is when I was a 6th grader.
I was 6th from the left in the back row.
( I was next to Mr Ueno who wore the glasses)
My grandmother was 5th from the right in back row.
The second picture is when I was a 9th grader.
In front of Osaka Castle.
I was 4th from left in 2nd row wearing pigtails.
My class room teacher was Mr Nakamichi.
My principle Mr Yamagata was in this picture, too.
The third picture is when I was 11th grader.
In front of Meiji Village.
I was 6th from right in 2nd row.
My class room teacher was Mr Tada.
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