012波士頓艾曼紐學院遊學分享 領隊篇

國中部 林秀芳老師

        6月30日感覺還正忙著期末考改考卷及處於寫評語的混亂中，我和實中高國中部26位參加2012波士頓艾曼紐學院(Emmanuel College)英語研習遊學團的學生搭乘傍晚七點的長榮客機，歷經約十五小時的飛行，彷彿穿越時空般，於當地時間晚上十點抵達紐約Newark機場，夜宿紐澤西的旅館，隔日搭乘旅遊巴士北上波士頓──這個在1995年夏我離開之後，睽違了17年的美東最含蓄美麗的城市。當巴士在95號州際公路上要轉入此行學校所在地Brookline區之際，竟有一股近鄉情怯的感覺油然生起，畢竟波士頓有我四年半年輕時光的足印在此。這一次我和每位參加的學員一樣的興奮，期盼尋著地圖踩著回憶的腳蹤，再訪這座蘊藏豐富美國開國歷史古蹟之城。
        學生此行的目的主要是美國語言文化的交流與學習。到校隔日，進行分班測驗，接著就依程度編入各班，和來自世界各國同齡的學生一起進行每日三小時的語文學習。此次的外籍學生大多來自歐洲各國，有法國、德國、希臘、西班牙、俄羅斯、義大利……等，學生不僅課堂上一起學習，也一起用餐及PK球藝，隨時有許多交流學習的機會，全看同學是否能鼓起勇氣開放自我，進行課後的聯誼。在剛抵達的第一週，本校學生還在調整時差的一個下午，用過餐，大家慵懶的或坐或躺在草皮上欣賞著歐洲學生赤著胳膊在踢橄欖球，一會兒，對方一位隊長竟走上前來邀請本校的學生一起比賽，原先還在猶豫著對此項運動不擅長及對規則不熟悉的國三男生們，在女同學們大聲的呼叫「報效國家就在此時」的激勵之下，激發出「愛國心」，也顧不了先天體格及訓練的差異，就在對方的隊長比手畫腳臨場解說規則之後，男生們捲起褲管「撩落去」了。只見同學在場上衝刺、踢球、擒抱、防守……竟在暑假奧運會正式上場之前就先開打了「中華vs.歐洲聯隊」的大賽。果真是不負眾望，為國爭光，看得場邊同學大呼過癮。此場比賽也打開了同學與異國學生間相互的隔閡，開展了彼此的友誼。
        在波士頓遊學兩週的課餘期間，同學走訪了古蹟自由之路(Freedom Trail)、甘迺迪博物館(JFK Library)，了解這位出生在麻州的美國超人氣總統的一生、參觀全美收藏量第二大的波士頓美術館(Museum of Fine Arts)、登上普天壽大樓(Prudential Tower)360度的玻璃帷幕、在黃昏的昆西市場(Quincy Market)觀察熙來攘往的遊客，最值得一提的是參觀麻省理工博物館(MIT Museum)及哈佛大學的自然史博物館(Harvard Museum of Natural History)，其中舉世聞名的玻璃花展示，其雕工之精美，維妙維肖叫人嘆為觀止。晚上學生特別拜訪波士頓紅襪隊主場「芬威球場」(Fenway Park)親身感受正在進行的紅襪及洋基隊比賽的場內外瘋狂熱度。
        第三週週日上午結束波士頓的遊學活動，搭巴士南下紐約。途中參觀孕育美國五位總統的長春藤名校耶魯大學(Yale University)，欣賞著校園宏偉的建築並聽取該校學生Lincoln幽默風趣又詳盡的導覽解說，聽完導覽，同學們的臉上似乎寫著I shall be back.展露我將再來的自信。抵達紐約之後就展開三天緊湊的紐約大蘋果行程。包含收藏美國早期移民血淚的艾利斯島移民博物館(Immigration Museum)、自由精神堡壘自由女神雕像、收藏品世界第一的大都會博物館(The Metropolitan Museum of Art)、紐約的動脈中央車站、紐約的心臟中央公園、建築雕琢華麗且美得像博物館的公共圖書館、世貿遺址、華爾街、時代廣場。特別是參觀聯合國總部(UN)，聽取解說員說明聯合國的宗旨及運作，參訪聯合國大會及安理會的議事殿堂，強烈感受到二次世界大戰之後，攸關戰爭與和平的許多世界大事都在這此空間定奪的神聖與關鍵。最後一天，行程安排到紐約最大的購物商場Woodbury Outlet供同學購物血拼。此處有220家的品牌進駐，商品多得令人眼花撩亂，有幾位同學似乎是做足功課有備而來，選購了幾雙價格不到台灣二分一的名牌球鞋，令同學羨慕不已。
        這一趟的美東之行，舊地重遊，波士頓美麗如昔，我暗喜十多年來她一直保留原有的風貌。我也抽空拜訪了昔日老友，由衷為他們的美國夢成真而感到欣慰，完成了訪友的心願。回程的機上，看著座位前的飛行顯示，班機由美東飛向美西並跨越了太平洋來到東亞的上空，我撥開闔了一整晚的窗戶，看見機身在雲層當中背著初生的旭日，於黎明晨曦中即將返回台灣，過不久飛機就要著陸了，我期勉同學，返台後帶著這三週學習遊歷滿滿的收穫，懷著感恩的心，在充滿希望的晨曦中出發，就此展開不同視野的生活。
　　

以下由同學來敘述遊學的趣事及體驗，遊學中所擁有的回憶與收穫，意味著下一階段的成長。

Memory of the summer 2012 in Boston and New York
　

Part I. 王可昕
仰望，藍天為底，卷雲為襯，清朗明鏡的蒼穹。
平視，枝葉間，樹叢裡，松鼠躍下，野兔奔馳。
環顧四周，紅磚色牆身，四面明鏡的窗，似乎包覆著異國文化的質量，圍繞成各國語言文化交會的悠悠清潭。
啟程前，我們只不過是蒼天裡的一抹雲，飄飄渺渺，若隱若現，獨守各自的領地、各自的故鄉。然而，這趟波士頓之旅如一陣大風，將有緣的我們聚於此地，投影於這片潭水——Emmanuel college，創造了來自寰宇各端，原本不可能的交會。
猶記我們高矮錯落、黑白交雜的身影，在校園裡遊逛閒談；猶記我們以烏黑的瞳對望著他們雙眼的湛藍，專注地互相討論老師拋下的種種問題；猶記告別時，我們相擁欲泣，一頭東方人的青絲半摻著陽光下閃耀的那西方人的金髮，恍如黑夜裡數縷金光灑下。原來，那些是色彩界最契合的配對，異國靈魂間偶然而幸運的交會與靈犀。

Part II. 朱紹瑜 吳培如 孟妍
Emmanuel College的校園是那麼的酷炫又美麗，廣闊的草地、壯觀的建築，和台灣的校園截然不同。而那些美籍的輔導老師，又是那麼的親切和善，或許，這兩個禮拜的相遇，也算是一種緣份吧！緊接著，我們進了宿舍，長廊兩旁，是一間又一間的學生宿舍，樓下更是讓我們能放輕鬆的的好地方，有公用的桌球檯、手足球和Air Hockey，還有和家人連絡用的四台蘋果電腦，設備超完備的。快速的結束了校園導覽和當天的晚餐，回到了房間，行李隨意的整理就差不多該睡了，但心裡頭仍在緊張隔天的分班考，那可是實力的表現，小小的失誤影響的是兩週的課程啊！
在歷經分班考後，我們一行人依程度編排到不同的班級，也接觸了來自世界各地的同學，展開了許多有趣的生活，尤其是他們非常熱情的想認識來自台灣的我們，並且殷切的詢問台灣的地理位置、風俗習慣和文化，有一位法國人還問我們會不會吃海豚肉？真有趣！由於同學大部分都來自歐洲俄、德、法、義、西班牙，我們會在課堂的討論上介紹自己的國家，分享許多的生活點滴，了解中西文化的不同，這讓我們透過不同的相處方式認識對方，拉近彼此的距離。
到了晚上，享用了學校的晚餐之後，我們就準備參加精彩的校內活動了，學校舉辦的活動都十分有趣，我們與許多外國學生共度了愉快的時光。在艾曼紐學院的兩個星期我真的學到了很多，認識了熱情活潑的老師和來自世界各地的同學，讓我留下了美好的回憶。

Part III. 翁憶如 曾柏諺 洪渝婷
　　經過12小時的長途飛行，到達目的地已是當地的深夜,但大家看起來都還是神采奕奕，看來都已經準備好要享受這趟旅程了!
在波士頓的第二天，隨著緊湊的行程，我們首先來到Prudential Center，登上第五十層樓，就是聞名全美的Skywalk Observatory。從這裡鳥瞰下去能夠將波士頓美麗的景致一覽無遺，尤其是矗立在前的John Hancock Tower更是特別引人注目。它是一座外觀由玻璃製成的大廈，因此能反射陽光及投射夜景，在早晨與夜晚更顯風采迷人。
接著，我們來到大家最期待的地方Six Flags 六旗遊樂園。進到樂園裡，大家都很興奮，五花八門的設施令人目不暇給，我們一開始都不知道要玩什麼，拿著園區地圖研究了一下，大家決定先玩類似急流泛舟的設施，結果我們全都成了落湯雞。玩了好多好刺激的設施之後,我們合買了一杯14.99美金的飲料，因為可以一直續杯呢！
在波士頓的觀光行程跟紐約比起來是截然不同的，雖然無法一一描述，但絕對在我們的記憶中留下永遠美麗的回憶。

Part IV. 陳證凱 詹禮仲
　　這次紐約行就從美國名校耶魯大學展開。在耶魯校園導覽中令我印象最深刻的是藏書無限的圖書館，還有許多看起來有幾百年的歷史建築，那是因為學校刻意用復古的方式讓他們看起來很老舊。真希望有一天能進耶魯，與世界各地的優秀學生競爭。接著我們搭輪船來到了艾利斯島博物館，裡面有許多早期美國移民的物品，在裡面我們可以看到當時移民的心酸及痛苦，回程時，我們看到美國民主的象徵「自由女神像」，這是法國送給美國的禮物，代表對美國新移民的祝福，可惜因為時間不夠，所以沒有上去參觀。回到紐約，我們直奔金融重鎮「華爾街」、「紐約證?交易所」。講到華爾街大家一定會想到「銅牛」，銅牛的眼睛一定向上看，因為這代表股票向上漲。希望有一天我也可以來這裡工作。在紐約，我感受到全民都為棒球賽瘋狂，為地主紐約洋基隊加油。所以，有一天我們就像紐約客一般，戴著洋基球帽，穿著洋基球衣，隨著興奮的心，看了場球賽。球賽很精采，雖然我不是棒球迷，也從不觀看棒球賽，可是當我坐在球場的看台上，隨著週遭的人因為好球、壞球或安打而歡呼和緊張，我不禁也感到熱血沸騰唱起「Let's go Yankees！」。
穿梭在紐約的街道，彷彿置身於繁忙的公務中，路人和車子塞滿了建築的縫隙，處處都是高聳直達雲端的大樓，在這競爭激烈的熱鬧地方，自立成了唯一的問題，看到人來人往的情景，心裡浮現一種莫名卻積極的感覺，想要自由奔放的，靠著自己的能力，闖出一片天！

Part V. Wei-wei
　　As I opened my eyes, the bus had already arrived at Emmanuel College. I was really surprised at the brick-made buildings and the lawn. All the things that appeared before my eyes seemed bright and a little dreamily. St. Joseph Hall, where we stayed for two weeks, was a small building which had an amazing area with facilities like air hockey, table tennis, etc. We stayed there every evening and even every short break.
　　We had lessons in the morning, and waking up soon became the hardest thing of the day. Most of us stayed up late chatting, and struggled to make ourselves stay awake the next day. After the placement test, we talked and played games with foreign students, using body language. It was quite challenging to let other people know what I tried to convey in English; therefore, the discussing between us was a bit tiring and extremely slow. I decided to study English much harder because I found that others couldn’t understand what I was trying to explain.
　　We had short trips outside the campus in the afternoon, yet the activities in the evening were more exciting, including the water balloon fight, the dating game, and the fashion show. In the show, every group had 20minutes to prepare for the performance, and that’s when I found that some classmates had great talents and leadership. After the graduating ceremony, we discoed for the rest of the evening, which left us a great memory!
　　Two weeks in Emmanuel College soon ended, and then we headed New York for another week of vacation. Thirty hours of language courses in the program helped improve my English, but the most important thing was that I had tried to use the language for real. Though, for me, there’s still room for improvement, it’s still a special experience worth remembering.

Part VI Sydney Huang
　　After staying in Boston for two weeks, we moved on to our next stop, New York. During the three days in New York City, we were awed by the tall buildings and great mansions, and gained a lot of memorable experiences.
The visit to UN headquarters left a deep impression to me. UN is a leading organization in the world society. Getting a chance to visit its headquarters seemed exciting and unbelievable to me. The tour guides introduced different assembly halls to us. It was astonishing to see the places we had only seen in text books in person. While mostly having fun during the tour, we actually gained much knowledge in UN.
Of all the places we visited, many of us enjoyed the night at the Yankees stadium the most. The size of the stadium was marvelous, and everything there seemed to have a power to attract our sights. We rushed to our seats eagerly during the countdown of the game. From our seats, we could see the game clearly. The drinks and food in the stadium were really expensive, however, none of us minded. The moods of the fans went up and down as the game carried on. During the seventh-inning stretch of the game, everyone in the stadium sang the song ”take me out to the ball game” together. We felt just fabulous whether we knew each other or not. Everyone was singing together and every heart was connected at the moment.
Although we only stayed in New York for three days, we fell in love with the city, and filled the days with laughter. There was one thing for sure – as time passes by, the great memories of the trip in our hearts will never fade.

Part VII. Sean Wang
　　Finally, the day I had long anticipated arrived. Ever since my arrival in the United States, I was looking forward to seeing the game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays—my first time watching a live Major League baseball game. We took the Metro to the Yankees stadium, walked a long way to the entrance, and waited in line. When I took my first step into the arena, I was shocked, as all I could hear was the roar of fans cheering for their respective teams. I sat down at my seat, and through my binoculars I could see the players clearly. After a while, I saw a homerun; the feeling of witnessing the pitcher threw the ball was so intense. The scene was just breathtaking when the batter hit the ball and it flew out to the fans. We saw two homeruns, one from each team; everything was so thrilling. A few rounds later, it was already very late, so we had to go back to the hotel even though the game was not over yet. Nobody wanted to leave, but the teacher insisted, so we got on the bus and headed to our rooms. We were following the game with our electronics, which is how I learned that we had missed a four-run homerun. Although it was an absolute pity, I was just grateful that I got a chance to go on a trip and watch such an exciting baseball game.
　

　
哈佛大學自然史博物館玻璃花展示

參訪聯合國

大聯盟棒球賽

參訪聯合國大會

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參訪耶魯大學

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