In July 1986, I attended the TESOL Summer Institute at the East-West Center (the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus) for the first time. I had never been to Hawaii since my undergraduate days when I stayed for a month to study English in Hawaii sponsored by Nihon Ryoko, a travel agent, and also stayed for a few days to reunite with my father who was on a group tour to Hawai when I was in a semester break while studying in a postgraduate program at the University of Kansas. The reason why I attended such a Summer Institute was that there were prominent scholars in the field of TESOL education and research and I thought it worthwhile for my own research in the field. I attended it at my own expense, accompanied by my partner and her younger sister, staying at a hotel in Waikiki. It was a meaningful training program with much to learn.

1986年7-8月にハワイ大学マノアキャンパスで開催された「TESOL夏季インステイチュート」（6週間）に訪問研究員として初めて参加した。大学生時代に日本旅行のハワイ英語学習のために1ヶ月間滞在し、カンサス大学大学院留学中の学期間休みに旅行できていた父と再会するため数日間ほど滞在した以後、一度もハワイには行っていなかったが、TESOL教育と研究の分野で著名な研究・教育者が講師陣としていて、参加する意義を見いだし、パートナーと彼女の妹を伴い、ワイキキのホテルに滞在しながら、自費で参加した。その後の研究に学ぶことも多く、有意義な研修であった。

I also enjoyed sightseeing by visiting many places of interest on Oahu Island.

研修後の滞在ではレンタカーを借りて、同伴者たちとオアフ島の名所をあちこち回って観光も楽しんだ。