The Earthquake & My cultural experiences in Turkey

Feb 08, 2023

็•ฐๆ–‡ๅŒ–็†่งฃ่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’็ฃจใใŸใ‚ใ€ไปŠๅนดใฎ1ๆœˆๆœซใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใ“ใ‚คใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ–ใƒผใƒซใซๆปžๅœจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚3ๆœˆใซใฏใ‚ทใƒชใ‚ขๅ›ฝๅขƒใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ใ‚ขใƒ€ใƒŠใจใ„ใ†็”บใซใ‚‚ๆปžๅœจไบˆๅฎšใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆง˜ใ€…ใชๅ›ฝใซ็”Ÿๅพ’ใŒใงใใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžๆ•™ๅธซใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใฃใจๅ›ฝ้š›ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚’็ฃจใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ็—›ๆ„Ÿใ—ใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใจใƒจใƒผใƒญใƒƒใƒ‘ใฎๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใŒๆททใ–ใ‚ŠๅˆใฃใŸใƒˆใƒซใ‚ณใงใฎๆ–ฐ็”ŸๆดปใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅใŒๆ„Ÿๅ‹•ใฎ้€ฃ็ถšใงใ™ใ€‚

I have been in Istanbul since the end of January 2023 in order to improve my cross-cultural understanding skills. I also had a plan to stay in Adana near Syria in March. This is because I strongly felt the importance of inter-cultural skills since I have got more students worldwide. Turkey has amazing mixed cultures from both Asia and Europe and it has been impressing me in my new life!

ใƒˆใƒซใ‚ณไบบใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใฏๅฎฟๆŽขใ—ใ‹ใ‚‰ใŠใ™ใ™ใ‚ใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ€็ฉบๆธฏใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฎฟใพใงใ€ใƒˆใƒซใ‚ณๆ–™็†ใ‚„ใ‚นใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใงใฎ่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใชใฉใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹้ขใงๆ‰‹ไผใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ€ใ™ใใซ็”Ÿๆดปใซๆ…ฃใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฉใฎๅบ—ๅ“กใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚่จ€่‘‰ใŒ้€šใ˜ใชใใฆใ‚‚ไฝ•ใจใ‹ไผš่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใฎใ‚‰็Œซใ‚„ใฎใ‚‰็ŠฌใฎใŸใ‚ใฎ้คŒใ‚„ๆฐดใ‚‚้€šใ‚Šใฎใ‚ใกใ“ใกใซใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ•ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™ใ€‚

My Turkish student kindly helped me with my accommodation, the cultural to do list, pick-up service, treating Turkish food and food shopping etc and I was able to settle here easily. The staff at shops always try to communicate with me without a common language and cat food and water for stray cats are everywhere on the streets. I feel the warmth of the people here.

ใใ‚“ใชไธญ็ช็„ถใ€ๅคงๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒ็™บ็”Ÿใ—ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใ‚ฏใงใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ๅญฆ็”Ÿใ•ใ‚“ใ‚‚ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚ฝใƒณใ‚‚่ขซ็ฝ่€…ใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใซใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ็œŸใฃๅ…ˆใซ่€ƒใˆใฆ่กŒๅ‹•ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅงฟใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆๆ„Ÿๅ‹•ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็งใ‚‚ใ‚ขใƒ€ใƒŠใซ่กŒใฃใฆใƒœใƒฉใƒณใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚ขๆดปๅ‹•ใงใ‚‚ๅ‚ๅŠ ใงใใŸใ‚‰ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใƒ—ใƒญใฎๆ•‘ๅŠฉ้šŠใ—ใ‹ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ„ใใ†ใงใ€ใ‚ขใƒ€ใƒŠใธใฎๆปžๅœจใ‚‚่ซฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

I was shocked about the massive earthquake while I am here. However, the people impressed me again because busy students and business people focused on what they can do for help and took the actions immediately. I wanted to do volunteering work in Adana but I had to give up when I heard that only those professionals are allowed to enter the area.

ไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซ็งใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒˆใƒซใ‚ณใงไฟก็”จใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹AHBAPใจใ„ใ†ๆ…ˆๅ–„ๅ›ฃไฝ“ใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใ€ๅฏ„ไป˜ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ้›ชใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๆ—ฉ้€Ÿ็พๅœฐใงใ‚ทใ‚งใƒซใ‚ฟใƒผใŒไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่žใ„ใฆๅฌ‰ใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚คใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ–ใƒผใƒซใซไบ‹ๅ‹™ๆ‰€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๆ…ˆๅ–„ๅ›ฃไฝ“AAR Japanใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใŸใฎใงใ€่ฟ‘ใ„ใ†ใกใซๅฐ‹ใญใฆใฟใ‚ˆใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Instead, I asked my student about the most trustworthy charity association in Turkey and donated. It’s been snowing here but I am happy to hear that some shelters have been already built for the survivors. I also found Japanese charity association called AAR Japan. It has an office in Instanbul and I want to visit there soon.

็งใŸใกไธ€ไบบไธ€ไบบใฏๅพฎๅŠ›ใงใ‚‚ใใ‚ŒใŒ้›†ใพใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅคงใใชใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใซใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใœใฒ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Our individual power is tiny but I believe that we can create a massive power when each of us put our energy together as one. Let’s try our best!

 

AAR Japan

https://aarjapan.gr.jp/report/8750/

 

ABHAP

https://ahbap.org/

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