Hello everyone! Have you felt the change in the weather recently? I am SO excited for it to be fall! Even though I have my birthday in the summer, I really don’t like that season. It’s way too hot for me. You’d think I’d be use to it because I am from Texas, where it’s hot for a lot of the year. I get really grumpy if I feel hot for too long. Plus, it’s easy to waste money trying to cool your house down. I’d rather wrap up in a million blankets with a nice cup of coffee and enjoy some chilly weather. But it is getting cooler, so I am thankful. I can wear my hair down again, hahaha!

Are you enjoying the cooler weather or are you going to miss summer? Either way, hope you are having a good day! See you in class!

先日SNS上で、イタリアのおいしそうな食べ物を紹介している記事を読みました。

ブルスケッタ、生ハム、ぷるっぷるのモッツァレラチーズ、ジェラート、エスプレッソ…

ほかにもたくさんあったはずなのに、自分が食べたいものしか思い出せません(‘ω’)ノ

また旅行ができるようになる日を楽しみにしながら、計画を練っています！！

生徒の皆さんにはぜひ、サマースクールやスプリングブレイク（高校生）への参加を

検討してみてほしいと思っています。

私自身が初めて海外に出たときに感じたことや気持ちを忘れずに、

皆さんがアメリカで素晴らしい夏を過ごすためのお手伝いができたらいいなと思います。

今月上旬に1回目のワクチン接種を受けました。

そして今月末に2回目を受けます。

ワクチンによる副反応があるので

ワクチン接種を受ける人、受けない人、それぞれいると思います。

学校や会社が接種を義務付けることもよく問題となり報道されましたよね。

まだ元の生活ができるようになるには時間がかかりそうですね。

こんにちは。講師の鷲見でございます。

現在、台風が近づいてきていますね。

英語で台風は Typhoon と言います。英語と日本語の発音が酷似していますね。

語源は諸説あるそうです。ギリシャ神話テュポン・アラビア語で嵐を意味するtufan・はたまた中国で生まれた、、、などなど。

どれかは分かりませんが、日本語と似ていることは覚えやすいため、とてもありがたいです。

ちなみに、津波は英語で ‘tsunami’ です。これは完全に日本語からとっていますね。

面白いのは、’tsunami’ の発音です。アメリカ人は、’tsu’ 「つ」の発音が苦手です。「ツ」と言うより、「ス」に近い発音になります。

そのため、「ツナミ」よりも、「スナミ」に聞こえます。

その他にも、アメリカ英語ではあまり ‘t’ の発音が強くされません。

ぜひ英語を聞くときはその点にも着目して聞いてみると、新たな発見があるかと思います。

本日は以上です。お読み頂き、ありがとうございました。

鷲見

My phone likes to share slide shows with me of pictures I took a year ago or two years ago and so-on. Since it’s September, my phone’s been bashing me over the head with pictures I took in September 2019, back in the before times.

That year, I went on a trip to Shikoku with my fellow Hello!s teachers. It had been a really hot and humid summer, and Seattle girl that I was it was absolutely destroying me. The thought of spending hours at a time on a bus and having to do touristy things in the baking heat was not appealing. At all. However, that’s not what happened. While it was still hot and humid in Ogaki, the bus ride to Shikoku was scenic, cloudy, and noticeably cool. There were forests and mountains and rivers and good weather–a very appealing combination. I still got carsick, like I always do, but the bus ride was quite pleasant otherwise. Then we reached Shikoku, and the weather got even better. It was windy and a little rainy, but not pouring, just a light sprinkle. This is my favorite kind of rain. We went sightseeing on this rocky outcropping of an island, saw some whirlpools, and generally enjoyed the sea breeze. Then we continued on some more to an onsen. I greatly dislike being submerged in water, so I didn’t partake of the onsen, but I did enjoy the trek up the nearby mountain for even more sightseeing and good weather. Drank Ramune. Took lots of pictures. The trip back was equally great. We made a brief stop in a village famous for their indigo dye, and I got a cool fedora, among other things. Took lots of pictures of the koi fish.

Honestly, I’d been quite apprehensive about going on that trip to Shikoku. I’d been on school trips before, of course, but I’d never taken a trip somewhere with coworkers before. However, the weather was perfect, the food was delicious, and the sightseeing was fantastic, so I had a really great time. Scrolling through my pictures from that trip brings a smile to my face.

Due to, y’know, the plague and all, travel has been significantly curtailed for obvious and understandable safety reasons. I do miss travelling, though. It’s been a big part of my life since forever. For now, I’ll tide myself over with pictures of old and dreams for the future.