Kotaro Murakami
村上幸太郎

機械工学専攻・1 年・駒崎研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （6 ⽉ 23 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 8 ⽇：11 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (June 23 - Sept. 8 ; 11weeks)
⽇付Date

6 ⽉ 25 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 3 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(6 週間・6 weeks)

8 ⽉ 6 ⽇〜 17 ⽇
Aug. 6 – 17
(2 週間・2 weeks)

8 ⽉ 18 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 7 ⽇
Aug. 18 – Sept. 7(3 週間・3 weeks)

研修
案内Program

速成英語
コミュニケーション B
Intensive English forCommunication B

未来技術研修Future Technology Study
Program

地域貢献活動 Independent
Regional Study

研修先
Supporting
Institution

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学
附属語学学校 ALI
San Diego State University
American Language Instituteサンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部研究推進機構
San Diego State University
Faculty of Engineering
Research Foundation

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部ムーン研究室San Diego State University
Lab experiment experience

感想文
When I was in Japan, I thought that if I went to America I would improve my English skills. Spending time in
San Diego has changed my mind and I realized that the most important thing is communication skills. In thefirst place, I tried to think about why my English skills improve in America. The answer is simple, because I
use English in all the scenes of life. I think this is the same in every language. We use words as a means to
output what we are thinking and to communicate with another person. In other words, we need tocommunicate in order to use English. In Japan, it was too common for me to use Japanese, so I did not feelthe use of language as a means of communication, so I had a new way of thinking about languages in
America.
In addition, my idea of communication itself has changed. When I observed people with highcommunication skills, I thought there were some common points. First of all, the opportunity of
conversation comes from oneself, and I must speak with confidence. I think it is amazing is that people try
to talk even if they don't speak English. Also, my change of thinking about communication has changed theway I think about Japanese. When I was trying to convey things in detail and can’t think of the words in
English, I was often interrupted during the conversation. I felt it was important to rephrase it to otherwords, and to use words that convey the discrepancy of words less accurately than when thinking inJapanese.
The most unusual idea is that I need to think for myself. I think that my personality became more prominent
because it is a different environment. This change is difficult to put into words, but I think that it isnecessary in my future life, and I imitate the part that I think is good in others, and connect it to my own
growth. I spent three months in San Diego, and I learned many things. I had no choice but to converse withpeople that I had never met before, and to change my thinking in terms of my first situation or the first timethat I couldn't communicate using words. It was good to know that I can still change myself even if I getolder. I will continue to absorb more.

5Mie Mori
森 美詠

化学生命・化学工学専攻・2 年・上田研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （6 ⽉ 23 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 8 ⽇：11 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (June 23 - Sept. 8 ; 11weeks)
⽇付Date

6 ⽉ 25 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 3 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(6 週間・6 weeks)

8 ⽉ 6 ⽇〜 17 ⽇
Aug. 6 – 17
(2 週間・2 weeks)

8 ⽉ 18 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 7 ⽇
Aug. 18 – Sept. 7(3 週間・3 weeks)

研修
案内Program

速成英語
コミュニケーション B
Intensive English forCommunication B

未来技術研修Future Technology Study
Program

地域貢献活動 Independent
Regional Study

研修先
Supporting
Institution

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学
附属語学学校 ALI
San Diego State University
American Language Instituteサンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部
研究推進機構San Diego State University
Faculty of Engineering Research
Foundation

RH Fleet 科学館
ボランティアRH Fleet Science Museum
Volunteer

感想文
I think there are many differences between ALI lessons and English lessons in Japan. Japanese English
lessons are not good for daily life. Although I have studied English for over 10 years, I can’t listen and speak
English. Thus, I’m spending much money to study English in America. For the next generation, I would liketo find an effective study method in Japan. First, in Japan, teachers tell students something one-sidedly.
This style is very passive and boring.
ALI lessons have discussions not only in oral classes but also Grammar, Reading, Writing and Listeningclasses. This style is very active and fun, because students can speak a lot. And many teachers ask students
questions. If my answer is wrong, I don’t get an uncomfortable feeling. Second is atmosphere. In Japan, if
students stop the lessons, the teacher gets angry. But in ALI, when the students stop the class and ask
something, teachers answer their questions kindly. Third is about class composition. In Japan, there areabout 40 students in one class, and class levels are usually high, middle or low. ALI has many levels ofclasses. General class (Grammar, Reading, Writing and Listening) has 101 to 106 level. Oral communication
class has 101 to 107 level. Based on tests on the first day, our classes were decided. My first general classlevel was 105. But I changed my class level to 104, because students in 105 could speak and understandEnglish well. So, I could not understand what they said. Before I would hate English, I changed my class.
Although the teacher of Grammar and Reading is very strict, I enjoy my classes. If I had this situation in
Japan, I could not change my class level. If I change to a class level below, that lesson is too easy for me. As
ALI has many levels of class, they can provide fit lessons for students. In addition to this, we can get many
chances to talk with teachers. In ALI, the number of students in a class is smaller than Japanese one. One
class has only 12 or 13 students. All students talk with their teachers everyday about daily life. Like baseballgames, the amount of sugar in juice and weekend plans. That is a good opportunity for teachers tounderstand students’ listening and speaking skills and is also good for students. I want to work in America,
but I would have difficulty if I only study English in Japan.

6Toru Shirahama
白濱

透

物理宇宙専攻・1 年・伊藤研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （6 ⽉ 23 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 8 ⽇：11 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (June 23 - Sept. 8 ; 11weeks)
⽇付
Date
研修
案内
Program
研修先
Supporting
Institution

6 ⽉ 25 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 3 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(6 週間・6 weeks)
速成英語
コミュニケーション B
Intensive English forCommunication B
サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学
附属語学学校 ALI
San Diego State University
American Language Institute

8 ⽉ 6 ⽇〜 17 ⽇
Aug. 6 – 17
(2 週間・2 weeks)

8 ⽉ 18 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 7 ⽇
Aug. 18 – Sept. 7(3 週間・3 weeks)

未来技術研修Future Technology Study
Program

地域貢献活動 Independent
Regional Study

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部研究推進機構
San Diego State University
Faculty of Engineering Research
Foundation

サンディエゴ
ゆうゆう
コミュニティマガジン
San Diego Yuyu Community
Magazine, Volunteer

感想文

My best experience in San Diego is living at Vantaggio. It changed my world because I met a lot of people fromdifferent countries. This experience is precious. I was shy when I came here because I am not good at speaking
English. However I got a fearless heart there. I always cook dinner in the kitchen. I look forward to dinner time
because I can meet my friends and new people. A wide range of people come the kitchen, so I talk with them. I
was nervous because it is first meeting and I have to speak English. At first, it is hard for me but I have done
this every day. I feel like I’m not nearly as nervous as I was. I realized that grammar is not important and I canlearn English naturally. I really like this time.
I have eaten Italian and Saudi Arabian traditional food, such as Kabasa, lasagna, and pizza. My friend Rami isfrom Saudi Arabia. He is a chef. He has stayed in America for 4 years so he can speak English very well. I usually
eat dinner with Rami and another chef, Nino, in the communal kitchen. They always give me some food. I was
moved by their giving. Although I know giving is important in my life, I had not been doing it. I have been living
by myself since I was 16 years old. Therefore I had to save my money and it has become a habit. I was only
thinking about short term profit. However my mind changed by their giving. They never request a repayment.
They always say that you are my friend, never mind. I could grow my spirit and humanity. I think I want to givesomething to other people from now. I think it is a good way for communication.
While living at Vantaggio, I volunteered at a newspaper publishing company, Yu Yu San Diego. There are sevenregular staff at Yu Yu. All of them are women. When I started to work at there, I felt out of place. However,they are so kind, smart and funny. Yu Yu is always quite lively. I really like the ambiance of the office. They
have a lot of topics to talk about. However, they engage in work seriously when working has started. I’mlooking forward to lunch time every day. It is very fun. We talk about family, life, a joke. Their talking is so
funny I couldn’t stop laughing. I have spent great days at Yu Yu. I wish I could stay more days. I miss them. The
most difficult thing is thinking about recommendation articles for the guidebook of San Diego. I have todescribe with reference to reviews and pictures. Also there is a character limit. I need to write place, time,budget, and recommended dish. I spent four hours but I only finished two articles. It is very hard work. It isnecessary to keep a strong mind. The most interesting work is putting the San Diego guide book at front ofJapanese shops. I met many people with different jobs. Connection and corporation are important when we
work at a company. We have to cooperate with each other. I had a good experience at YuYu San Diego.

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Koji Wada
和田晃司

物理宇宙専攻・1 年・半田研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （6 ⽉ 23 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 8 ⽇：11 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (June 23 - Sept. 8 ; 11weeks)
⽇付
Date
研修
案内
Program
研修先
Supporting
Institution

6 ⽉ 25 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 3 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(6 週間・6 weeks)
速成英語
コミュニケーション B
Intensive English forCommunication B
サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学
附属語学学校 ALI
San Diego State University
American Language Institute

8 ⽉ 6 ⽇〜 17 ⽇
Aug. 6 – 17
(2 週間・2 weeks)

8 ⽉ 18 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 7 ⽇
Aug. 18 – Sept. 7(3 週間・3 weeks)

未来技術研修Future Technology Study
Program

地域貢献活動 Independent
Regional Study

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部研究推進機構
San Diego State University
Faculty of Engineering Research
Foundation

RH Fleet 科学館
ボランティアRH Fleet Science Museum
Volunteer

感想文

I volunteered at RH Fleet Science Center, Studio X. There are many educational toys in Studio X and children
play with them and make things too. On the first day, our boss told us what we should do, and we toured RH
Fleet Science Center. American schools were on summer vacation so many children visited, and there werelots of opportunities to talk with children and their parents. Before coming to San Diego, I planned tocompare about astronomy education events between Kagoshima and San Diego. In Kagoshima, there aremany space-related facilities. I belong to astronomy laboratory in Kagoshima university which holds twoevents in July and August every year. Also there are two JAXA rocket bases in Kagoshima. There are many
exhibits at both rocket bases and many people come there when the rocket is launched. So, Kagoshima has a
deep connection with astronomy.
In San Diego, there are two space-related facilities which are the Palomar Observatory and San Diego Air &Space Museum. I went to Palomar observatory, which has three telescopes. It is an active research center andvisitors can only go into limited areas. There is a gift shop and small museum. Next I went to San Diego Air &Space Museum which is in Balboa Park. There are about 66 collections and 7 areas in the museum.
Unfortunately most collections were planes and there were only 3 collections about space. Also, there is a 3D4D Theater in the museum. All movies are about space, for example gravity and about Apollo, and spacefighter planes. Finally I went to Griffith observatory. It took about 20 minutes from Hollywood by car. It is afamous tourist spot in Los Angeles, so there were a lot of people in Griffith observatory, and I found it was abuilding for sightseeing, like a museum, not a building for research because there were no telescopes forresearch though there are optic telescopes for visitors. There were three domes. Two of those were theexhibits areas, and, as for the other, it was a planetarium. There were history of Griffith observatory and
Structure of the telescopes and kind of the telescopes and a chemical formula exhibit in the exhibit areas.
Furthermore, I was surprised that there were a café and gift shop which sell many things.
Through volunteering and visiting various astronomy education sites I came to know the difference between
American and Japanese astronomy education. Japanese astronomy education is closely related to realresearch. American astronomy education seems to be more entertainment. A good point of the American
way is that many people can enjoy and feel fun about astronomy, even if they are not interested in research.
But a weak point is they can’t feel the excitement of research. I think we can learn from both ways.

8Masayuki Yada
矢田雅之

化学生命・化学工学専攻・1 年・隅田研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （6 ⽉ 23 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 8 ⽇：11 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (June 23 - Sept. 8 ; 11weeks)
⽇付
Date
研修
案内
Program
研修先
Supporting
Institution

6 ⽉ 25 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 3 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(6 週間・6 weeks)
速成英語
コミュニケーション B
Intensive English forCommunication B
サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学
附属語学学校 ALI
San Diego State University
American Language Institute

8 ⽉ 6 ⽇〜 17 ⽇
Aug. 6 – 17
(2 週間・2 weeks)

8 ⽉ 18 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 7 ⽇
Aug. 18 – Sept. 7(3 週間・3 weeks)

未来技術研修Future Technology Study
Program

地域貢献活動 Independent
Regional Study

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学⼯学部研究推進機構
San Diego State University
Faculty of Engineering
Research Foundation

サンディエゴ州⽴⼤学理学部サスマン研究室
San Diego State University
Lab administration
shadowing experience

感想文
In Dr. Moon’s program, I learned about the three latest technologies. These technologies are far apartfrom my research field and I thought that I had no chance to learn them without participating in thisprogram. Although it was a short period of two weeks, it was a good opportunity to think about the
future.
First, I learned about robotics technology. I made coins using a 3D printer. It was completed in a shortertime than I expected and I felt the progress of technology. Also, the design drawing for 3D printers ismade public on the web, and I thought that there will be nothing that cannot be made with 3D printers in
the future. Second, I learned about wireless technology. We could move a wheelchair with just a few
hand movements. For people with physical disabilities, I thought it was quite a breakthrough. I wasconvinced that this technology would make the world more comfortable for people to live in. Third, I
learned about neural technology. We played games with BCI (brain computer interface). Before, I thoughtthat understanding someone’s thinking just by reading brain waves is horrible. However, now I think that
it is very wonderful technology because it has the potential for us to be able to do anything just by
thinking.
In addition, in the culture class, it was particularly impressive to go to Midway Ship Museum. The
submarines and ships had all been actually used, and it was very impressive. All of them aggregated thetechnologies of that era, and I thought that this technology could be used for military purposes. However,I did not feel comfortable with life on board. The submarines and Sea Shepherd had emphasis on
efficiency, and there was not enough space. Especially I thought that the space to sleep was insufficient.
However, Midway was a huge ship, and the interior design was too amazing. There were a lot of fighter
aircraft on the ship, and when I actually sat in a fighter aircraft, I felt amazing again.

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Yuri Uno宇野友理

物理宇宙専攻・1 年・今井研究室
30 年度 GOES サンディエゴ海外研修 （7 ⽉ 12 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 26 ⽇：10 週間）
2018 GOES San Diego Program (July 12 - Sept. 26 ; 10 weeks)
⽇付Date

7 ⽉ 16 ⽇〜 8 ⽉ 17 ⽇
June 25 - Aug. 3(5 週間・5 weeks)

7 ⽉ 16 ⽇〜 9 ⽉ 21 ⽇
July 16 – Sept. 21(10 週間・10 weeks)

研修案内
Program

アカデミック英語
Academic English

研修先
Supporting
Institution

⻄オーストラリア⼤学
附属語学学校 CELT
University of Western Australia
Centre for English Language Training (CELT)

地域研究活動
Local Research Study⻄オーストラリア⼤学
ICRAR 研究推進機構
University of Western Australia
International Center for Radio Astronomy Research(ICRAR)

感想文
If I could go back in time to give myself advice on the first day I arrived in Perth, there are lots of things I
would tell myself. The very first thing is work hard. Even though I was determined to work hard back in
Kagoshima, and brought 4 textbooks related to my internship, they were all left clean (or, not really clean,because they are covered in a slight layer of dust…). I regret that I did not make a plan to get things done.
One of the ICRAR PhD students had three times as many grants as the other PhD students. I heard this isbecause he has a long time schedule with precise time tables for finishing all his tasks. I think I should alsoplan neatly if I really want to get things done.
The second thing I would say is that if you feel strange even slightly, believe in yourself and act
courageously to make things right. If I trusted myself more and could be more courageous, my first few
weeks in Perth would have been more favourable. To be honest, when I first arrived in Perth, I was scaredto talk to anyone. Especially, I did not like to go to the supermarket where I often felt discriminated against.
I did not know why I suddenly became extremely pessimistic in this situation, but after thinking, I
discovered that what makes your English worse is feeling afraid of speaking English. I realized that when I
spoke to the cashier my voice was too soft to hear and my heart was shaking timidly, which probably
offended the air like a tsunami. The next moment, I almost heard the sound of a click and saw the flash of abulb covered in dust for years. The one who discriminated against me the most was ME! Since then I had nofear to go to the shop and even enjoyed small talk with the service staff.
The final advice I would give myself is to make yourself more comfortable. Although I love talking withpeople when I travel, I kept thinking it was better to spend my time with friends and interacting withpeople, and I didn’t realize I was always putting myself in a stressful situation. Finally I had my own time,
relaxing alone. It made me realize the importance of being happy just spending time by yourself. All in all, a
lot of things in UWA were different from Kagoshima University, but what I liked most was the environment
dedicated to researchers from all over the world, and aspirational students.

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