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姉妹都市交流：岐阜県高山市・市民海外派遣団参加者からのお便り
今年8月に，デンバー市との姉妹都市交流の一環として当地を訪問した高山市市民海外派遣団の参加者の皆さんから嬉しいお便りが届きました。
参加者の皆さんが，今回の当地訪問で刺激を受け，一層海外や英語学習に関心を高めた様子が伺えました。姉妹都市交流は，若い世代の方々が国際感覚を養う非常に良いきっかけを提供してくれています。今後も，両市民の交流を通じて，高山市とデンバー市の素晴らしい友好関係が続くよう期待します。
参加者のお便りを一部御紹介します。
“ Thank you for welcoming us when we visited your office this summer. I was a little nervous at first, but I became relaxed soon because you talked to me with friendly smile. What I was most impressed during my stay is that people I met in Denver, including my host family, were very kind, friendly and welcomed us with hospitality. I’ll study English more because I want to be able to communicate with people in I want to be able to communicate with people in English. I hope to see you and people in Denver again.”
“ Thank you for meeting me on August 11th. I was very proud to have been able to meet you at your office in Denver. When I listened to your explanation of the Consul General’s job, I thought it must be difficult. Even so, in the future, I want to work overseas like you, Mr. Consul General. I am very happy and feel very lucky that I had the chance to meet you.”
“ I thank you very much for inviting us to the Consulate. What you talked to us impressed me very much. I have a dream now. I want to be a nurse in the future. You taught me that it is important to cherish every moment and try hard towards my dream. I will keep it in mind. I really enjoy my stay in Denver. I would like to come back to Denver someday and also to invite people in Denver to my place.”