はじめまして

はじめまして、グレッグと申します。アメリカのボストン出身、日本は2回目の来日です。1回目に来たときは大学を卒業したばかりで、日本で英会話の教師をしました。今回は英語を教える傍ら、日本文化や日本語への理解を深めたいと思っています。

2010年5月に、杉並区交流協会主催の「外国人のウェルカムパーティー」に参加しました。ここでネパール人のサントスさんやその他、色々な国の方々に出会い、皆で一緒に杉並を探検しようというアイディアが出ました。それ以来、杉並にいる他の外国人にも会って、区内の散歩に興味がある方と連絡をとって意見を交換してきました。

そしてやっと外国人の杉並散歩が実現し、記事にすることができました。今回のこの経験は私にとって、とても有意義で面白いものとなりました。
また、今後もこのような活動したい方を募集し、ここで発表できればと思います。これからも、よろしくお願いします。

Hello Suginami.

The purpose of this section is to present Suginami residents and visitors with English information regarding interesting places to visit, often times off the beaten path. Another intention to is share views of Japan from a variety of different foreigners in Japanese and English.

Hey everyone! I'm Greg, from Boston, U.S.A. This is my second time in Japan. My first stay here I had come right after I graduated college to teach English. I'm teaching English this time as well, but I also really want to focus on deepening my understanding of Japanese language and culture.

When I came in May I participated in the Foreigners' Welcome Party set up by the Suginami Association For Cultural Exchange. There I met a young exchange student named Santosh, from Nepal, and people from many other countries. I thought it would be great to see more of Suginami with such people and share our views of our new home. I also continued to meet other foreigners in Suginami and we began to exchange ideas.

So eventually we organized some walks to see more of Suginami from a foreigner's perspective, and decided to write about such events here. So far these events have been very meaningful and quite interesting. I'm hoping to continue such activities, so please stay tuned! (Better yet, if you are a foreigner in Suginami and you'd like to participate please don't hesitate to contact me at greg@npo-tff.org)