京都府立鳥羽高等学校

Fitrianna Puspita Dewi さん(Indonesia)より

First, I am very grateful to Toba High School who have given opportunity to foreign students like me to get to know Japanese culture and literature better. Although in University I learned a bit about Waka, but this is my first time to experience "Hikou". Through the Waka Recitation I can feel the coldness of the water or the wind breeze. I can imagine walking in the mountain, enjoying the greeneries, feeling calm and found my peace. For a moment I feel I am at Kibune or Takao. I came from a tropical country where summer is all around the years but I cannot find the beauty of summer. Summer for me is always identic with the sunburn, hot and humid weather, sweat and dark skin. But today, I`ve found the beauty of summer or Tranquility and peace in simple natural things like "dew drops on the leaves", "Crystal-Clear Water scooped with my hands", "Moonlight through the leaves" .And I also find more reason to preserve our nature, our water, our forest and mountain so we can always enjoy this beauty of nature. Lastly I really appreciate the spirit of Toba high school students to preserving traditional Japanese culture in the modern era as now, I hope this spirit is never disappear in Toba High School.