6月23日~24日にかけて、富士山の麓を訪れ、西湖の湖畔に滞在しました。
1日目は富士山世界遺産センターで富士山周辺の自然環境について学び、その後蝙蝠の穴を見学、最後に青木ヶ原樹海を散策しました。あいにくの雨模様で、ずぶ濡れになりましたが、多くの学生は温泉で温まりました！夕食は民宿のご家族やご近所の子供たちを交えてBBQを楽しみました。
On June 23rd and 24th, students of the GLFP Fourth Cohort visited the foot of Mt. Fuji, and stayed overnight at the side of Lake Sai.
On day one, they went to the Fujisan World Heritage Center and learned about the natural environment of the Mt. Fuji area, and then visited a bat cave. At the end of the day, they took a walk through Aokigahara-jukai forest. Unfortunately, it was raining and everyone got dripping wet, but many of the students soaked in a spa and warmed up! They enjoyed barbeque for dinner with the family of staff of the Minshuku (Japanese-style inn) and kids from the neighborhood.
2日目は、ボランティア活動に従事しました。河口湖町で特定外来生物（植物）”アレチウリ”の駆除活動を行うことを通じ、グローバリゼーションの影響を学ぶことが目的です。GLFP学生以外にもたくさんの大学生やボランティアの方が集まり、みんなで力を合わせてアレチウリを駆除しました。その後は、現地でコーディネートをしてくださったNPO法人・富士山クラブのスタッフの方々と一緒にほうとう作り。麺から作ったほうとうを、みんなでおいしくいただきました。締めくくりに、GLFPディレクターの篠田先生とラップアップディスカッションを行い、高速バスで一路東京へ。みなさん疲れた様子でしたが充実したショートトリップとなりました。
Day two was a day of volunteer work. The aim was to learn about the effect of globalization through working to eradicate bur cucumbers, a designated invasive foreign species (plant) in Kawaguchiko-machi. There were also many people besides the GLFP students, such as other university students and volunteers, and they all worked together to eradicate the bur cucumbers. Later in the day, the GLFP students made Hoto (thick noodles cooked with seasonal vegetables) with the staff of NPO Fujisan Club. Everyone enjoyed the tasty Hoto, which they made from scratch. As closure, they had a wrap-up session with GLFP Director Prof. Shinoda, and then went back to Tokyo on an express bus. Everyone seemed a bit tired, but the short trip was quite fruitful.
