札幌、大阪などから中原区に転居してきた人達もいました。 「子供にいろんな国を知って欲しい！ 国を超えて友達を作って欲しい！ 差別をしない子に育って欲しい！」など入会の理由は色々ありました。
１２時にお弁当を食べました。 皆と一緒に屋外で食べると一段と美味しいです。 子供もママも楽しい時間です。 おかず、サラダ、パン、お菓子などが回ってきました。 人の作った料理はおいしいですね。 お腹いっぱいになると子供達は走り回ります。 遊べる公園へ移動しました。 自由解散。
【ゲストの感想】
＊ こんな素晴らしい会を２０年も続けているのですか！！ 凄いですね。 もっと多くの外国人に知って欲しいですね。
＊ 皆さん、前からの知り合いかと思いました。 すんなりとコアラに溶け込んでいますね。
＊ 家庭的な雰囲気。 英語が話せる会員も多く、外国人とも日本語と英語で自由にコミュニケーションが取れている。
＊ 研修で色んなグループを見せてもらった。 一日のスケジュールに沿って行動しているグループもあったが、コアラは自由でゆるい感じ。 リラックス出来ていいですね。
It is fine today. This is an ideal day for a picnic. Get together at 11:00am in front of Heiwa Museum.
Move to Heiwa Park with 23 adults. After we spread our plastic sheets, introduced one by one. Half of participants were newcomers. More than half of members have an experience living in China, France, India, Ireland, America, Australia, Philippine and Vietnam. As might be expected, Koala is the International. Some of them moved to Nakahara ku from Sapporo, Osaka and others. There were various reason to enroll Koala, Mamas hope their children to know various countries and make international friends and not be discriminate.
Guests were Toda san and Maeda san who are studying nursing at Keio University. They came to see Koala activity and wanted to know how foreigners are living in Japan. They want to be Health visitor at the health centre. They talked with Belen san and Oanh san in English. Leaders were Health visitor, Hatano san and Ootani san.
We had lunch at noon. It is more delicious to eat lunch outdoor and altogether. It is fun time not only children but also adults. Cooked food, Salad, Bread and Sweets were passing around. Hand made foods were delicious. Children started to running after a feeling of fullness after eating. They moved to another park to play with playground equipment. Dismiss!!
{Feedback from Guests}
* Amazing!! This wonderful group, Koala kas been kept running for 20 years! Should be informed to foreigners more and more.
* I thought all of them were known each other before. They marge into Koala.
*A peaceful atmosphere! There are many members who speak English and foreigners can communicate with English and Japanese.
* We visited many groups as our study tour. Some group moved along by their schedule but Koala is not.
Koala is very free and give members relax.
