日本のおじいちゃんとおばあちゃんのうちにお世話になり、家族から離れてひとり小学校へ通っている娘から電話があり、「ママに会いたいよお。パパに会いたいよお。」とかなりホームシックなご様子。ズルズルと鼻をすする音。私も随分とさみしいので、まだ小学生の娘はもっとさみしいだろうと胸が痛む。さっそく、彼女の好きそうな動物系のおもちゃを買ってカードを書き、今日送りました。もうすぐ届くからね～。I received a call from my daughter who is now in Japan, going to the local school there under the care of her grandparents. It seemed she was really homesick. Hearing her crying for me over the phone broke my heart. I miss her so much too, so she, being only an eight year old, must miss me like Mt. Fuji. I ran to the mall and got her some animal toys she would like. I mailed it, so it will be there in 5, 6 days.
とはいっても、普段はそんなにショゲているわけではないとのおばあちゃんの話なので、少しは安心。学校も楽しいと通っているらしい。親がいないぶん、気張っているのでしょう。あと13日で会えるので、会ったらいっぱい抱きしめてあげましょう。According to her grandmother, she is not as miserable as I might imagine from talking to her on the phone. She eats OK, she sleeps OK, and she goes to school OK. She must be trying her best to be OK, since she does not have her parents with her. I will give her a BIG and LOOOOOONG hug when I get there in 13 days!
