homestay 5

They are the cutiest kids I have met in NZ. They were not only like angels but also like aliens. At that time, it was still difficult to catch native English but theirs were more and more... They called me "Ga-ttu" (Gaku). They were so lively and powerful, never let me alone. Older bro. (5 years old) was little uthority-resisting age and younger boy (2 years old) did not know anything scared. I (had to?) enjoyed professional wrestling a lot with them.
But sometime, when I read them picture books on my knees, they became quiet and listened to me. Yonger boy gave me a kiss with full of slaver everynihgt. I loved them very much. If they were not with me at that time, I could feel more lonly cos I did not have so many friends who gave me sincere kindness with pure and warm heart like them. They have become 8 years and 5 years now and I am looking forward to seeing how they have grown up. If they wanna come and study Japan in the future, please please stay with me in my home!

ステイ先の兄弟。かわいいでしょ。見た目はかわいいが、宇宙人でした。当時ただでさえ聞き取りづらかった英語、彼らの英語はさらに難解なものだった。僕のことは「ガットゥー（GAKUをうまく発音できません。）」と呼んでくれます。悪戯盛りのお二人は、まー元気のいいこと。兄ちゃんはは後期の5歳、弟さんは怖いもの知らずの2歳、気がついたら常にプロレスごっこが始まってた。
でも、僕が絵本を読んでやるとひざの上で大人しく聞いてくれたね。上の子は照れてあんまりなかったけど、下の子は毎晩寝る前にキスをしてくれる。よだれでべとべとのかわいいお口で。今では8歳と５歳になってるんでしょうけど、下の子は反抗期を迎えさらに元気いっぱいだろうし、お兄ちゃんはどんな少年になっているのか。。。いつかこの子達が大きくなって日本でホームステイしたい！と言い出したら、絶対家においで。