こんにちは。白山麓高専事務室の間加田 侑里です。夏が終わり秋の涼しさを感じる季節となりました。今回は9月に行われた様々な課外活動について紹介します。
 Hello, this is Yuri Makada from Hakusanroku office. Summer is over and it is now time to enjoy the coolness of autumn. At this time, I would like to write about various extracurricular activities held in September.

【水風船投げ】

　9月13日（火）の放課後、水風船投げが行われました。この日のために、ラーニングメンターのアン・イソベル・タン先生、アピラク・サンゲンチャイ先生、ジョムキット・ジュジャロエン先生は400個以上の水風船を用意しました。
　まずは水風船に慣れるため、２人ペアで水風船キャッチボールが行われました。水風船をキャッチしたら一歩ずつ後ろに下がります。普通のボールとは感触が違い、簡単に割れてしまうため、水風船を優しくキャッチしなければなりませんでした。距離が延びるごとにキャッチをすることが困難で、割れてしまい悲鳴が響きました。次に、西部劇の決闘ゲームという、３歩歩いて振り向きざまに相手に水風船を当てるゲームが行われました。そして最後に、中庭全体を使い水風船を当て合いました。学生たちは笑ったり、悲鳴を上げたりしながら、走り回って水風船を投げ合いました。暑い夏が続いていたので、思いっきり水風船で遊ぶことが出来、楽しい時間となったのではないでしょうか。

【Water Balloon Toss】

 A water balloon toss was held after school on Tuesday, September 13th. Learning Mentors, Anne Isobel Tan sensei, Apirak Sang-ngenchai sensei, and Jomkit Jujaroen sensei, prepared over 400 water balloons for the event.
 First, to familiarize themselves with the water balloons, the students played water balloon catch in pairs. After catching a water balloon, they stepped back. The water balloon feels different from a regular ball and breaks easily, so the students had to catch the water balloons carefully. As the distance increased, it became more difficult to catch the water balloon without breaking it - causing loud screams. Next, students dueled like cowboys with the students walking three steps, turning around, and trying to hit their opponent with a water balloon. Finally, the entire courtyard was used for a water balloon fight. Students laughed and screamed as they ran around throwing water balloons at each other. It had been a hot summer, so the students had a great time playing with water balloons.

 

【ブックレビュー発表会】

　9月14日（水）、1年生によるブックレビュー発表会が開催されました。学生たちは夏季休暇中に読んだ英語の本（本のジャンルは自由）、STEMやデザインに関する本、好きな本（本のジャンル、言語は自由）の中から１冊選び、英語と日本語を交えて３分間のプレゼンテーションを行いました。学生たちは、自分が好きな恋愛小説や強い影響を受けた啓発本など様々な分野の本を取り上げ、印象に残っているセリフや新しく学んだことを紹介しました。
　発表後、学生と教職員による投票が行われ、「ベストブックレビュー」が選ばれました。結果は以下の通りです。

【Book Review Presentation】

 On Wednesday, September 14th, a book review presentation by 1st-year students was held. Students chose one of the following books they had read during the summer break: an English book (any genre of book), a book on STEM or design, or their favorite book (any genre and language of book), and gave a 3-minute presentation in English and Japanese. The students chose books from a variety of fields, including their favorite romance novels and enlightening books that have strongly influenced them. They introduced memorable quotes and new things they learned from their books.
After the presentations, students and faculty voted for their top three Book Reviews. The results are as follows:

１位：出口 天仁
1st place: Tenzing Deguchi

２位：矢追 拓穂
2nd place: Takuho Yaoi

3位：白石 春翔
3rd place: Haruto Shiraishi

【バレーボール大会】

　9月20日（火）、バレーボール大会が開催されました。本来、天気が晴れていれば駅伝大会となる予定でしたが、この日は生憎の雨となりました
　まず、１・２年生混合チームで試合を開始し、その後、１年生対２年生の試合が始まりました。1年生は団結力を発揮し、先輩たちに挑戦しました。2年生は1年生よりも人数が少ないため交代がほとんどなかったのですが、全く疲れを見せずによく頑張っていました。その後、教職員対学年別対決が行われました。教職員の中でも、ブランドン先生は高身長でバレーボールの経験も豊富ですが、学生たちはブランドン先生が打つスパイクやサーブ、ブロックに挑んでいました。教職員との対戦後、学生たちはもっと試合をしたかったようで、1、2年生合同チーム対教職員チームで試合をしました。教職員たちは、若いパワーに勝つことが出来ませんでしたが、学生と教職員の距離を縮める良い時間となりました。

【Volleyball Tournament】

 A volleyball tournament was held on Tuesday, September 20th. Originally, if the weather had been fine, there was supposed to be a long-distance road relay, but unfortunately it rained that day.
 First, 1st and 2nd grade mixed teams played, and then the 1st grade vs. 2nd grade games started. The 1st year students showed solidarity and challenged the seniors. The 2nd year students, who were fewer in number than the 1st year students, had no chances to rest but still did a great job without showing any fatigue at all. This was followed by matches between faculty and staff and the 1^{st and 2nd grade teams. Among the faculty members,  Brandon Wohlfarth sensei (Prof.) is tall and experienced in volleyball, and the students were challenged by his spikes, serves, and blocks. After playing against the faculty and staff, the students wanted to play more matches, so they formed a joint team of 1st and 2nd year students to play against a team of faculty and staff, although the faculty and staff members could not match the energy of the combined 1st and 2nd graders. It was a good time to} bring the students, faculty and staff closer together.

【コーヒー豆の焙煎体験】

　9月21日（水）、希望する参加者を対象に白山麓キャンパス向いにある「蕎麦山猫とキジトラコーヒー研究所」にて、オーナーの田口さんの指導のもと、、2グループに分かれてコーヒー豆の焙煎体験が行われました。
　まず、コーヒーの起源であるエチオピアの「1杯のコーヒーができるまで」の動画を鑑賞しました。そこでは、どのようにコーヒーが栽培され、収穫～出荷されるか解説されました。その後、白く薄緑色したエチオピア豆とパプアニューギニアの2種類が用意され、手回し焙煎機か片手鍋焙煎機のどちらかを使って焙煎を行いました。焙煎時間は約20分、焙煎が進むにつれ豆が茶褐色から黒褐色へと変化し、ポップコーンが弾けるようなパチパチした音が鳴り始めました。焙煎後、外に出てうちわを使いながら乾燥冷却が行いました。その後、割れや変色がある質の悪い豆を取り除いてから電動ミルで挽き、時間を計りながらお湯を淹れました。
　出来上がったコーヒーを飲んだ学生たちは「焙煎によって香りや味が全然違った！」や「両親が微糖を好む理由が分かった！」、「めっちゃ苦い！！」といった様々な声が上がりました。
　学生たちは、普段目にするコーヒー豆がどのように栽培～出荷されているのか知る良い機会となりました。また、初めて焙煎したての豆で入れた珈琲の味わうことができ、とても良い経験となりました。

【Coffee Bean Roasting Experience】

 On Wednesday, September 21st, two groups of students participated in a coffee bean roasting experience. This was done under the guidance of Mr. Taguchi, owner of "Soba Yamaneko and Kijitora Coffee Laboratory" located across the road from the Hakusanroku Campus. 
 First, the students watched a video called "How a cup of coffee is made". This video was made in Ethiopia where coffee originally comes from. It explained how coffee is cultivated, harvested, and shipped. After that, two types of coffee beans, the first white and light green Ethiopian and the second Papua New Guinean, were prepared and roasted using either a hand roasting machine or a one-handed roasting pot. The roasting time was about 20 minutes. As the roasting progressed, the beans changed to brown to blackish brown and began to crackle like popping popcorn. After roasting, the beans were taken outside for drying and cooling using fans. Then, after removing poor quality beans with cracks or discoloration, the coffee was ground with an electric mill and brewed with boiling water over a measured period of time.
 Students who drank the finished coffee said, "The smell and taste were totally different depending on the roasting!", "Now I understand why my parents prefer less sugar in their coffee!" and "It's so bitter!".
 It was a good opportunity for the students to learn how coffee beans are grown and shipped. It was also a great experience for them to taste coffee made from freshly roasted beans for the first time.

【グループ１】

【グループ２】

間加田 侑里
Yuri Makada

　こんにちは。白山麓高専事務室の間加田 侑里です。7月27日（水）に行われたベアード・ポーリン先生の授業「English Reading and Writing ⅠA」で、4名の学生たちがジャーナルを作成しました。どうぞ、ご覧ください。
 Hello, this is Yuri Makada from the Hakusanroku office. On Wednesday, July 27, 4 students created a journal in English Reading and Writing IA class by Baird Paulin sensei (Prof.). I hope you enjoy it.

 Hi. It's me, Haruki Ohta. 
 On the weekend, Ayuri and I had a WRO robot competition. In the competition, there were a lot of people, and I was surprised. We entered two rounds. In the first round, we had mechanical trouble with the color sensor and the gyro sensor because it was different from the conditions at the ICT field and the real field. I had a hard time, but we made some adjustments and tried a second round. I was happy to succeed in the second round. I got first place at the award ceremony. What a surprise! I never thought I would win an award. I can now go to the national championships, and I will do my best.
(This journal was written before the WRO Japan 2022 finals took place on August 29.)

【TOPICS】WRO Japan 2022 Finals
【TOPICS】WROJapan 2022 Ishikawa Regional Qualifier

 

 My name is Hitoshi Terai. I'm going to tell you about my weekend.
 This weekend I enjoyed the BBQ at ICT Hakusanroku campus. I ate many foods. For example, I ate sausages, hot dogs, beef, and Coca-Cola. These were very delicious! I recommend these foods to you. I think hot dogs were the most delicious of these foods and I want to eat them again.  
 I also enjoyed some sports such as baseball, basketball, and an unknown sport. The unknown sport was very fun. This sport involved throwing a cloth sac into a hole. This move was very fun because I used my brain. For example, I had to think about which angle is the best and how to throw the sac, etc. This game is called corn home. My score was seven. Very bad! The max is 21 points, but I want to play this game again. By the way, I think the barbeque was fun and I want to enjoy that again. 

 

 

 

 Hello. It’s me, Ryona Natsuki.   
 This school held a barbecue party three days ago. There were several kinds of meat. I ate hot dogs and steak, these were SO good! After eating, I played some sports. One of them was basketball. I scored some points, so I felt very excited. In my team, there were no teachers, however, the enemy's team had Mr. B. In my usual life, I don't often get to play with teachers. Therefore, this time was so fun! I think that holding an exchange like this was good. It was so good to communicate between students and teachers! Next time the party is held, I want to join it. 

 

 

 Hey! It’s me, Haruto Shiraishi.
 Last weekend, we enjoyed a barbeque. ICT students and ICT teachers ate meat, ice cream, and drank cola. That was fun. After that, we played games. For example, we played basketball and baseball.   
 My favorite game was corn hole. That was my first time playing the game. Brandon taught me the rules. He's a good cornhole player. It was difficult for me at first because that sack flew in strange places, but I got used to it. Then I could easily put it in the hole. Brandon said this game is made in America.  
 At the end of the event, I returned to reality. The reason for this is that I had a lot of homework, and I should have studied for a test, so I felt very sad. I had to work hard. It was a tough day. 

 

【Hakusanroku Journal】BBQ Party wrritten by Edward Basquill sensei (Prof.).

 Hello, this is Edward Basquill.  
 On Sunday, July 24^th, we had our second annual Hakusan Campus BBQ. Just like last year, there was food, fun, and sun! Most importantly, it was a great time for students and teachers to come together and relax. 

 The day started around noon, when I arrived to start the fire for BBQ. We almost had a disaster because I forgot the grill tops and some other important supplies! Luckily, my wife jumped into action and drove to get the grill tops. I am lucky a man, I have a wife that can save me from myself! While my wife went to fix my mistake, I started the fire. Last year, it was difficult to start the fire but this year Apirak saved the day! He brought a mini fan that we used to make the fire grow quickly. Not only that, but Jomkit also started a second grill. ICT is fortunate to have so many helpful teachers.
 As we worked to get the coals ready to cook the food, Apirak and Brandon set up yard games for the students to play. They brought bats and baseballs, basketballs and some other games. There was also the triumphant return of Brandon’s cornhole game, which is a famous American yard game. Please see some of the pictures!
 Right at 2:00pm, my wife arrived with the grill tops and we started cooking! The students were able to enjoy hotdogs and cola. Some students…mostly Sansar…had a lot of food. I’ve never seen a student eat so much. I was very impressed. Maybe we should have an eating contest! After the hotdogs, we made some beef ribs and they were delicious! A little garlic salt was the only seasoning they needed.
 After finishing cooking for the students, the teachers brought out some steak. Brandon mastefuly cooked up the steaks and the teachers were kind enough to share with the students. The teachers and students gathered together and did cheers using their steak. Please notice that Apirak had much more steak than everyone else.
 The students and teachers played a lot of games togethertoo. I played a little basketball, Apirak and Brandon played cornhole, and the students found creative ways to use the baseball bats. Even Kushima sensei played some yard games. Other students took it easy. For example, Eiki slept in his chair and I must admit, I was very jealous! He looked so comfortable even though he wa

s in a lawn chair. He must be a master of sleeping. Maybe I should ask him to teach me.
 For desert, we made icecream sodas and the students loved it. I was very lucky because Jomkit was kind enough to roast a marshmallow for me. It was perfect…I even dreamt about it that night. I also saw Jomkit and Ema roast marshmallows too. I was happy to see all the students and teachers having fun together.

  I want to end by focusing on the last sentence of the previous paragraph. Seeing our teachers and students together doing fun activities reminded me of why I love working at ICT. Seeing our little community getting together and enjoying a lovely Sunday is something worth writing about. It is something worth remembering, and it something that makes us look forward to more events in the future.

Edward Basquill

　こんにちは、エドワード・バスクェルです。
　7月24日（日）、白山麓キャンパスで2回目のBBQを開催しました。昨年同様、食べ物あり、楽しみあり、そして太陽がありました! そして何より、学生と教員が一緒になってリラックスできる素晴らしい時間でした。

　当日の昼頃、私はBBQの火を起こすために学校に到着しました。しかし、グリルの蓋やその他の重要な備品を忘れてしまい、危うく大惨事になるところでした。幸い、私の妻がグリルの蓋を取りに帰ってくれました。私は幸運な男です、私を救ってくれる妻がいるのですから。妻が取りに帰ってくれている間、私は火を起こし始めました。去年はなかなか火が付かなかったのですが、今年はアピラク先生が助けてくれました！アピラク先生がミニ扇風機を持ってきてくれたので、それを使って一気に火を起こしました。それだけでなく、ジョムキット先生も2つ目のグリルの火起こしを始めてくれました。ICTは親切な教員が多くて助かります。
　食材を焼くために炭火の準備をしている間に、アピラク先生とブランドン先生は学生たちが中庭で遊べるゲームを用意してくれました。バットや野球ボール、バスケットボール、その他のゲームも持ってきてくれました。また、ブランドン先生はアメリカの有名な庭遊び「コーンホールゲーム」を持ってきてくれました。写真をご覧ください。
　午後2時、妻がグリルの天板を持ってきたので、調理開始です！学生たちはホットドックを食べ、コーラを飲みました。何人かの学生...主にサンサル君は、たくさん食べていました。こんなに食べる学生を見たのは初めてです。とても感動しました。いつか大食いコンテストを開催したらいいかもしれません！ホットドッグを食べた後、ビーフリブを作ったのですが、とても美味しかったです！ 味付けはガーリックソルトのみです。
　学生の分の調理が終わると、今度は教員たちがステーキを持ってきてくれました。ブランドン先生が手際よく調理し、先生方が学生たちに分けてくれました。教員と学生が一緒になって、ステーキで乾杯しました。アピラク先生は、みんなよりたくさんステーキを食べていました。
　また、教員と学生が一緒にたくさんのゲームをしました。私はバスケットボールを少し、アピラク先生とブランドン先生はコーンホール、そして学生たちはバットの使い方を工夫して遊んでいました。久島先生も中庭でゲームをしました。他の学生たちは、のんびりと過ごしていました。例えば、瑛貴君は自分の椅子で寝ていて、正直、羨ましい限りでした！折り畳み式の椅子に座っているのに、とても気持ちよさそうでした。瑛貴君はきっと寝相がいいのでしょうね。瑛貴君に寝方を教えてもらおうかな。
　デザートにアイスクリーム・ソーダを作ったら、学生たちに大好評でした。ジョムキット先生が親切にも、私のためにマシュマロを焼いてくれて、とてもラッキーでした。本当に完璧でした。この日の夜、夢にまで見たほどです。また、ジョムキット先生と恵万ちゃんもマシュマロを焼いているのを見かけました。学生と教員が一緒になって楽しんでいる姿を見て、私は幸せでした。

　最後に、前項の最後の一文に注目して終わりたいと思います。教員と学生が一緒になって楽しんでいる姿をみて、私はなぜICTで働くのが好きなのかを思い出したのです。私たちの小さなコミュニティーが一つになって、素敵な日曜日を楽しむ姿を見ることをジャーナルに書くことは、価値があります。そして、今後もこのようなイベントが開催されることを楽しみにしています。

エドワード・バスクェル

 

 Hello this is Philip Cadzow, one of the Physical Education teachers.
 13 students from the Nature & Adventure club climbed HAKUSAN (Mt. Hakusan, below, Hakusan) on Saturday (2nd of July) with beautiful weather. The group departed Hakusan Campus at 5am and arrived at Ichinose at 6am, from Ichinose there is a small road that winds its way up the mountain to the hiking start point of Bettodeai, there is a shuttle bus that runs between Ichinose and Bettodeai but that service would start from the following week, and as there was a high number of people hoping to climb Hakusan that day, cars overflowed the small parking space at the top and flowed halfway down the already narrow road. This created a chance to nervously watch our expert bus driver thread his way around tight corners and small gaps; an interesting start to the day! 

 We started hiking from 6:30 and were split into two groups to make passing people easier, which they made full use of by sprint hiking the first 2 and a half hours. We paused only for small breaks at the two huts along the way and reached some snow and the big boulder by roughly 9am where the pace of the morning started to take it's toll. From the big boulder up the the top the pace slowed dramatically, although even then there were some of the students who wished they weren't constrained by the groups pace and wished they could run the whole way up and down. Even with some long resting breaks we managed to reach the top by 11am, which was wonderful to beat the clouds and have a beautiful view. Lunch was extra delicious - having walked all morning for it, and the sun was hot when it peaked out from the clouds. The way down was fairly uneventful and we reached the exit bridge by around 3pm. Within 15minutes all but one student was asleep. It was a good hike. 

Philip Cadzow

　こんにちは、保健体育を担当しているフィリップ・ケザウです。　
　天候に恵まれた7月2日（土）、ネイチャー＆アドベンチャークラブの13名が白山登山に出かけました。午前5時に白山麓キャンパスを出発し、6時に市ノ瀬に到着しました。市ノ瀬から登山道入口の別当出合までは小さな山道があります。市ノ瀬から別当出合までシャトルバスが運行されますが、そのサービスは翌週からで、この日は白山登山をする人が多かったからか、別当出合の小さな駐車場は車が溢れ、狭い道路の半分くらいまで流れ出ていました。そのため、私たちの送迎バスの熟練運転手が狭いコーナーや隙間を通り抜けて走るのを緊張しながら見ることになり、面白い一日の始まりとなりました。
　
　午前6時30分に別当出合から登山を開始しました。通行人とすれ違いやすいように2つのグループに分かれ、最初の2時間半はスプリントハイクのように進みました。途中、2つの小屋で休憩を少し取りながらも、午前9時頃には雪渓と大岩に到着しました。午前中に勢いよく登ったことにより、大岩から頂上まではペースが大幅に落ちました。それでも中にはグループのペースにとらわれず、登りも下りもずっと走っていたいと思う学生もいたようです。長い休憩を取りながらも、午前11時には山頂に到着し、雲がかかる前に美しい景色を眺めることができました。朝から歩いていたので、昼食は格別に美味しく、雲間から顔を出した太陽は暑かったです。下りは特に問題なく、午後3時ごろには出口の橋に到着しました。帰りのバスの中では15分もしないうちに、一人を除いた全員が眠ってしまいました。いいハイキングでした。

フィリップ・ケザウ

　こんにちは。白山麓高専事務室の間加田 侑里です。今回はネイチャー＆アドベンチャークラブで行われた校内キャンプについて紹介します。

　6月18日（土）の午後から6月19日（日）の朝にかけて、白山麓キャンパス内の中庭でネイチャー＆アドベンチャークラブの学生によるバーベキューとキャンプが行われました。これは、計画、準備、実施、片付けというイベントの一連をクラブ員の手によって成立させることを目的としたものです。イベント当日の午後から、学生たちは夕食の買い出し組とテント設営組に分かれて行動しました。買い出し組は自転車で最寄りのスーパーへ出かけました。近くといっても、白山麓キャンパスから最寄りのスーパーまで自転車で往復2時間程度掛かります。体力が有り余っている学生たちはそんなことお構いなし！自転車でスーパーまで出かけていきました。しかし、帰り道は荷物が重くて大変だったようです。テント設営組は、テント設営経験者の学生が、初心者の学生にレクチャーしながら、テントを４つ組み立てました。

　買い出し組が戻ってきて調理を開始するまで、中庭でフリスビーやバレーボール、サッカーなどをして汗を流したり、持参したハンモックやヨガマットを並べてのんびりしたりしていました。その後、調理が始まり、大量に購入したお肉を焼き、「おいしい～！幸せ！」「最高～！」との声がたくさん上がりました。また、顧問の潟辺先生が用意した特製のタンドリーチキンも学生たちに振舞われ、美味しすぎると大好評でした！食事を終えた学生たちは、再びスポーツを始めたり、お菓子を焼いて食べてみたりするなど、それぞれの時間を楽しんでいました。
　日が暮れ、学生たちは比咩の湯へ温泉に入りに行き、気付けば就寝の時間となりました。テントで就寝についた学生や、中庭に布団を並べて就寝についた学生、朝方まで語り合っていた学生など、夜中の楽しみ方は様々でした。
　テントの外で寝ていた学生達は、早朝雨に見舞われ、慌ててテントの中へ駈け込むことになったという笑い話があったそうです。

 Hello, this is Yuri Makada from the Hakusanroku Office. Today, I would like to introduce an on-campus camp held by the Nature & Adventure Club.

 From the afternoon of Saturday, June 18th to the morning of Sunday, June 19th, the Nature & Adventure Club students held a BBQ and went camping in the courtyard on the Hakusanroku campus. The purpose of this was to have club members plan, prepare, execute, and cleanup the event. In the afternoon of the 18th, the students were divided into two groups: one to buy dinner and the other to set up tents. The shopping group went to the nearest supermarket by bicycle. It is two hours roundtrip by bicycle from the Hakusanroku Campus to the nearest supermarket. The students, who had more than enough energy, did not care about that! They cycled to the supermarket. However, they had a hard time on the return trip because of the heavy shopping bags. The tent group set up four tents, with experienced campers showing the students how to assemble a tent. 

 Until the shopping group returned and started cooking, students worked up a sweat playing Frisbee, volleyball, and soccer in the courtyard, or relaxed on the hammocks and yoga mats they had brought with them. Then the BBQ began, and they grilled the meat and ate their meal. Student were very happy and said, "It's so delicious!!" and "This is so great!" The students were also treated to a special tandoori chicken dish prepared by their advisor, Katabe sensei (Prof.). The chicken was a big hit with the students, who said it was too good to be true! After finishing their meal, the students enjoyed their free time by playing sports again or cooking and eating sweets.
 After the sun went down, the students went to Hime no Yu for a hot spring bath, and before they knew it, it was time to go to bed. Some students slept in tents, some went to bed on futons laid out in the courtyard and some stayed up until the midnight talking and enjoying each other’s company before going to sleep.
 There was a funny story about the students who slept outside their tents. It began to rain early in the morning and those students had to rush back inside quickly.

 

　そしてこの日はもう一つイベントがありました。それは潟辺先生が企画した「蛍ウォッチングツアー」です。これは白山麓キャンパスの学生全員を対象としたイベントです。白山麓キャンパスから徒歩３０分ほど先にある瀬戸丸山公園は、かつて蛍スポットとして有名な公園でしたが、2015年に白山源流域で発生した地滑りによる手取川への土砂流失で蛍は絶滅したと考えられていました。それでも潟辺先生は前々日と前日に現地へ尋ねてみたところ、５、６匹の蛍を確認することができたそうです！
　この時は学生９名と教員３名が集まり、19:30に蛍ウォッチングツアーへ出発しました。瀬戸丸山公園では２、３匹、さらに白山麓キャンパスまでの帰り道で一番光を放っていた蛍を観察することができたそうです！学生たちに蛍ウォッチングツアーの感想を聞いてみると、ほとんど全員が帰り道で蛍を見つけたと満面の笑みを浮かべていました。それほど嬉しかった瞬間だったことが分かります。風情があり、初夏を感じられたのではないでしょうか。

　白山麓に広がる大自然、そして寮生活だからこそ楽しめる活動が詰まった日だったと思います。天候にも恵まれ心地よい気温の中、思う存分楽しみ、日々のストレスも発散することができたことでしょう。

 There was one more event that day. This was the Firefly Watching Tour, organized by Katabe sensei. This event was open to all students at the Hakusanroku campus. Setomaruyama Park, a 30-minute walk from the Hakusanroku Campus, was once a famous spot for fireflies. However due to a landslide that occurred in 2015 in the Hakusan headwaters area, the landslide sediment went into the Tedori River, so the fireflies were thought to have become extinct. Nevertheless, Katabe sensei had visited the park for two days before the event, and was able to confirm that there were at least five or six fireflies! 
 On this occasion, 9 students and 3 faculty members gathered and left for the firefly watching tour at 7:30 pm. They were able to see 2 or 3 of fireflies at Setomaruyama Park, and then they could see the brightest glowing firefly on the way back to the Hakusanroku campus! When I asked the students how the firefly watching tour was, almost all of them had big smiles on their faces when they talked about the fireflies they had seen on their way to the Hakusanroku campus. It was such a joyful moment for them. It was a memorable experience, and I think they felt that summer had really begun,

 It was a day filled with the natural beauty that is found in HAKUSANROKU (foothills of Mt. Hakusan) and activities that can be enjoyed only on campus. The weather was nice and the temperature was comfortable, so the students were able to enjoy themselves to the fullest and release stress from their daily lives. 

 

間加田 侑里
Yuri Makada