Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
I've been in Vietnam (Hanoi) for a few days now, and man, it's just so hot...
40 degrees...
That said, it’s actually a pretty dry kind of heat.
The heat here isn't much different from that of a Japanese summer, but compared to Japan during the rainy season, it's more comfortable here.
I'm flying to Vietnam on Vietnam Airlines from Chubu Centrair International Airport.
There seem to be about two flights a day to Vietnam, and the flight from Nagoya takes about 4 hours and 50 minutes.
There's quite a bit of it. I'll have to drink some alcohol or go to sleep—otherwise, I won't be able to kill time. lol
It's fine if you have physical books, but since they take up space, I recommend e-books.
So, I went to the Japanese language school that was the main focus of this trip.
I hear he'll be studying Japanese here for about half a year.
The discipline here is incredibly strict—and this is just my personal opinion, but it has that same weird vibe as the old Kagoshima Commercial High School, lol.
That’s because at Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School—which is also my alma mater—every time I see a teacher or a visitor, I say “Hello!” and bow.
That was common knowledge. (I don't know about now, though.)
It was a discipline that brought that to mind.
And so earnest!! So pure!!!
Their innocence, smiles, and earnestness were so touching that I found myself wondering, “Am I just a jaded adult?”
It was one of those moments when I thought, "Wow, this is really great!"
The class had such a vibrant, lively atmosphere! Everyone was really giving it their all!!
It was a situation that doesn't exist in Japan today.
It seems they’ll study basic Japanese, but dialects are completely out of the question.
Therefore, if you are considering the Technical Intern Training Program for Foreign Nationals, please use Standard Japanese as your reference as much as possible.
If we believe that foreigners will become the mainstay of the Japanese economy in the future, we can’t afford to look down on them.
It seems to me that we Japanese need to reach out to people from other countries.
This is the dormitory. I hear that men and women sleep in separate areas here.
Apparently, this is how he sleeps.
In Japan, the typical living arrangement is for about two people to share a 6-tatami-mat room.
Apparently, if there are any more people than that, complaints about the environment will arise, so please respect a minimum level of privacy.
I hear they're all going to eat together here.
It really feels like dorm life. I think this is probably the most fun time of their lives.
When I think about how they’ve come to Japan to work under such harsh conditions, I just feel like being kind to them.
For example, when you travel abroad alone, wouldn't you be happy if a stranger treated you kindly?
It almost made me feel that way. I guess I’m just a softie, lol.
It seems that, generally speaking, Vietnamese is not allowed at school.
It seems they're studying everything using kanji and hiragana.
I hear they offer training in semi-automatic welding and TIG welding.
I have an interview tomorrow.
We will interview the candidates selected by the union. It seems the union has a certain threshold, and only the top candidates who meet that standard will advance to the final round of selection.
For now, I can take the interviews and practical tests required for the job, so I'm going to give them a try.
This report is getting long, so I'll continue in the next issue.
See you later.
