My son was born on October 1, 2016.  It was one of the happiest days of my life.  In early 2019, when we found out my wife was pregnant again, the doctor expected our second baby to be born on October 3.  In the end, she came a little early, arriving on September 27, 2019.  We’re about to celebrate her first birthday, and since her brother’s birthday is just a few days later, we’ve decided to go on a short weekend trip to celebrate their birthdays together.  Due to coronavirus, we obviously want to avoid any crowded places or popular tourist destinations.  So what better way to get a light vacation in while also socially distancing than a weekend at an onsen hotel?

Our plan is to head down to Toba and Ise, where we will stay at a ‘ryokan’ with a bath on the balcony.  There is a lot to do in the area that doesn’t involve interacting with other people, and staying at a ryokan is one of my favorite things to do in Japan!  We’ve ordered cakes and balloons in advance, so hopefully it will be a nice, relaxing weekend spent celebrating the births of my two favorite kids in the world.  

高校生のみなさんは試験の真っ最中ですね。作業じゃなくて勉強していますか？ずっと同じ席に座っているとある時間までは効率がいいですが、体が疲れてくると非効率ですよね。立って勉強したり、ドリンクを飲んだり、外に行って新鮮な空気を吸ったりしたほうが効率は良くなるはず。長時間自習をしている人は、ぜひ勉強の場所を変えてテスト勉強して見てはどうですか？

みなさんこんにちは。

先日夜ご飯の時に茹でた枝豆食べていたのですが、

その時にこんな変わった豆を見つけました。

房の中から出てきたのですが、ひょろひょろっと長い芽が出ていました！

珍しいと思って写真を撮ってから食べようとしたのですが、

少し気持ち悪く見えてきたのでそのまま食べずに捨ててしまいました。

みなさんも枝豆を食べるときに、変わった豆がないか探してみてください！

Last week, was my birthday !! My birthday is September 17th, so it was on Thursday. I turned 26 years old! 

Since my birthday is one month before Halloween, decorations and other goods show up in stores. This always gets me excited for Halloween because it’s my favorite holiday. 

Sam was kind enough to throw me a birthday party! It was so much fun because this year because Sam had a great idea of ​​making it a costume party too! It’s so much fun to dress up! It’s also a lot of fun to see other people get creative with costume ideas! 

I had such a wonderful birthday! Thank you everyone who wished me a happy birthday!

Hey y’all! 

  After talking with Ryan about things to do in Gifu Prefecture, he recommended a trip to Gifu Machu Picchu, or Tengu no Chabatake. The real Machu Picchu is in Peru, so I thought it was really interesting that Gifu seemed to have something that resembled the ancient Incan ruins. Unlike the one in Peru, Gifu’s Machu Picchu is made up of rows and rows of tea fields. Unfortunately though, the area surrounding it was closed due to COVID… Only those that lived within the area were permitted to enter. With that said, the drive there was absolutely breath taking, so I highly recommend y’all taking the trip out there! 

See y’all in class!