Hello everyone! Have you SEEN all the cherry blossoms yet ??

Thankfully, I have as well, but I almost missed them! I love walking through the cherry blossom trees here in town but, there aren’t took many Sakura trees on my normal walks. I didn’t even realize that the season had come To go see these gorgeous trees, until it rained! I was so worried that I had missed them, but luckily, over the break, I had my chance. Photographing flowers is a great hobby of mine so Sakura trees do not disappoint.

Where is your favorite place to see all the cherry blossoms?

See you all soon in class! Welcome back!

4月に入り、新しい学年になりましたね。

学生の皆さんはクラス替え等の時期だと思います。

気分新たに新学年を過ごしていきましょう。

今日３月２８日は、シルクロードの日だそうです。

シルクロードと言えば・・・

２０００年前中国の敦煌から砂漠を進んだ楼蘭という

オアシスがありました。楼蘭は、荒れ果て、砂漠の中に消えてしまうのですが、

１９００年のこの日に探検家スウェン・ヘディンによって発見されたそうです。

中国と西洋を結ぶ交易路ですが、中国の絹がこの道を通ってきたことからこう

呼ばれるようです。「胡」が付くものはシルクロードが由来なのは、古代中国の

人たちが、北方や、西方の異民族を「胡」と呼んでいたためです。

胡椒、胡瓜、胡桃、胡麻など

（こしょう、きゅうり、くるみ、ごま）

どれも私の好きなものばかりなので、シルクロードに感謝！！です。

シルクロード、エキゾチックですね。

One of my favorite things about a lot of social networking sites is that they recall posts from years past.  I really enjoy the opportunity to look back on memories, and this past week I was reminded of my favorite vacation of all time!  I got married in 2014, and in 2015, my wife and I went on our honeymoon to Bora Bora.  

The trip from Nagoya was long and exhausting.  We flew to Tokyo, had an 8-hour layover, then flew to Tahiti.  After a long wait, we had to transfer to a small plane (which was actually a little scary!), which took us to one of the islands in Bora Bora.  From there, though, everything was beautiful.  The sky was blue, the water was so clear, and we had already forgotten the long trip that brought us here.  We spent a week in the most beautiful place I have ever seen in my life. We spent every day on the beach or swimming in the lagoon, we took a private boat tour around the islands and got to swim with sharks and stingrays, and we ate some amazing food.  Our 10-year anniversary will be in 2024, and we are planning on going back to Bora Bora to celebrate.  Traveling is something that we can’t do right now, but it is nice to be able to look back on previous trips.  I can’t wait to be able to do it again!