呑気な日・A Carefree Day

今日は！（＾▽＾●） みなさんの夏はどうですか。ここはとても蒸し暑くて、雨の日が多いです。でも、このあいだは晴れだったから、私は近い公園に遠足しました。長い間、バイトしかしていなかったから、あの休みが本当に楽しめました。嫌なこと、とくにしゅくだいをしないことにして、出かけました。公園に着いてから、花畑を見つけて、座って、昔の友達と電話で一時間ぐらい話しました。私より公園に誰もいなかったから最高でした。虫の鳴き声と川の音しかきこえませんでした。Hello! How is everyone's summer going? It's very humid here and there are tons of rainy days. But the other day the weather was pretty nice so I went on a small excursion to a nearby park. For the longest time I've been doing nothing but work so I honestly had such a good time. I decided that I wouldn't do anything unpleasant (especially homework), and off I went. After arriving at the park I sat down in a flower patch and talked with one of my old friends on the phone for about an hour. I was the only one in the park so it was great! I could only hear the sound of the river and the bugs singing.

それから、花やさんに行って、大きくて、黄色いヒマワリを買いました。After that I went to a local florist and bought a big, yellow sunflower.

 シンプルな日だったけど、好きなことをしていたから、爽やかでした。みなさんも仕事を沢山するなら、ときどき楽しいか面白いことをする時間を探して下さい！とても大切だと思います。＾ω＾ It was a simple day, but I was doing the things I love so it was refreshing, too. If you guys also work a lot, please make sure that you find time to do fun or interesting things as well. I think it's very important.

It's been awhile! お久しぶりです！

Hey everyone! It’s been awhile, so of course I have a lot of news. みなさん、こんにちは！お久しぶりだから、もちろんニュースが沢山あります。

First of all, spring semester just ended but I'm going to take 3 summer classes this year. They’re all online, though, so I think they’ll be pretty simple and convenient. 春のがっきがちょうど終わったけど、三つの夏のじゅぎょうがあります。でも、新しいクラスはネットのじゅぎょうだから、かんたんと便利だと思います。　

Next, I just moved into my FIRST APARTMENT! I’m so excited and I still can’t believe I’m here. I’ve wanted to have my own place for about 4 years, so this is like a dream come true. It’s an old, one-bedroom apartment located downtown. You can see mossy trees from the windows and there are some parks and shops nearby, too. I really love it! But what surprises me is how noisy the apartment is. There is a major road right outside the building, so you hear cars going by 24/7. The other places I’ve lived at before were all in very quiet neighborhoods, so I’m still getting used to the noise level here. But that’s city life for you! ^^ I’ve also brought my two kitties, Baby and Vincent, to live with me. While I was in the dorm they were living at my brother’s house, so I’m happy to have them with me again!　つぎのニュースは先週から私の初めてのアパートに住んでいます。まだ信じられません！ドキドキです！私は四年間自分のアパートがほしかったから、夢が叶いました。アパートは古い下町にある１LDKです。まどから古い木が見えます。そして、近くにきれいな公園とかわいい店があります。私は好きです。でも、びっくりしているのはアパートがとてもうるさい場所にあります。ビルの前に忙しい道があるから、朝から晩まで車の音が聞こえます。私は前に住んでいた場所がとてもしずかな近所にありました。でも、まあ、これはダウンタウンの生活ですね！＾＾それに、二匹の子猫のベービーとvincentはやっと私と一緒にくらすしています。私はりょうの部屋に住んでいた時に、子猫がお兄さんの家にいたから、また子猫が私といて、嬉しいです。

My last piece of news is that I’ve finally found a job! Last week, I was hired at a Thai ice cream shop. If you’ve never heard of Thai ice cream, I suggest you YouTube it right now. It’s really cool! The shop also serves some other Asian sweets and drinks. They even sell Ramune, which makes me happy. ^^ Anyways, making the ice cream and other sweets is very fun, but very challenging as well. I’m going to give it my all! 最後のニュースはやっとバイトを見つけました！先週から、タイのアイスの店で働いています。あなたはタイのアイスのことを聞いたことなかったら、ぜひぜひYouTubeでみて下さい。かっこいいです！私の店も他のアジアの甘いものと飲み物をうります。ラムネもうるから、私は嬉しいです。とにかく、アイスクリームと甘いものを作るのは楽しいけど、とても難しいです。頑張ります！

Well, that’s about it. It probably doesn’t sound like a lot, but for some reason I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. New classes, new apartment, new job. I guess I’ve just finally become an adult! I think I’ll get used to everything little by little. えーと、ニュースはこれで終わりです。たぶん少ないけど、何だか、私はちょっとoverwhelmedです。新しいクラス、新しいアパート、新しいバイト。たぶん、やっと大人になったと思います。笑　少しずつ、このライフスタイルが好きになると思います。

Anyways, I’ll talk to you guys again soon! とにかく、またね！

Pray for Kumamoto

In April 2016, a series of large earthquakes hit Kumamoto prefecture in Japan. Many people lost their lives and many more were injured. Lots of buildings, roads, cultural landmarks, and landscapes were destroyed. The residents of Kumamoto are still trying to get back on their feet after this disaster.

Awhile ago, someone I met online decided to make this video to support and encourage the survivors of the Kumamoto earthquakes and their families. I was honored to be apart of the project. Please continue to pray for Kumamoto and send love to anyone you know who was affected by the earthquake. If you'd like, please share this video with other people, too.