Timmy Time
Blog|更新日:2020年7月10日/金曜日
Blog|更新日:2020年7月10日/金曜日
Blog|更新日:2020年7月9日/木曜日
This year the rainy season feels especially long and annoying! I checked the weather yesterday and it said it would rain every day for at least two more weeks… oh no.
I like rain if I can stay inside all day, but of course I go to work every day so walking or biking in the rain can be hard. My cats stay inside all the time so they are fine. I want to be born again as an indoor cat like Nick or Teddy!
Blog|更新日:2020年7月7日/火曜日
みなさんこんにちは!
みなさんは短冊にお願いごとを書きましたか?僕が行くMIRAI KIDS COLLEGEという校舎にも短冊があり、願い事がいくつか書いてありました。
こっそり読まさせてもらったのですが、その中で少し驚いたのが、コロナのことについて書いている子が何人もいたことです。
「コロナが収まりますように」や「マスクが必要なくなりますように」といったものです。自分のためという部分もあるかもしれませんが、それでもそういったことが書けるなんて素晴らしいなと思いました。自分の願いを書くときに世界の平和を祈ることって、正直あまりないと思います。少なくとも自分は無かったです…。そういうことを小さい子たちが素直に書けるって素晴らしいなと思う反面、そういった素直な子たちがこういうことを一番に思ってしまう状況、時代なんだと感じました。
この願いを叶えるためにも自分でできることは精一杯やっていきたいと思います!
Blog|更新日:2020年7月6日/月曜日
It’s rainy season in Ogaki! And I am loving it.
Heavy rain is kind of a novelty for me. For all that it rains year round in Seattle, it doesn’t generally rain particularly hard. It’s usually just a persistent shower. Ogaki is a lot more all or nothing!
Consequently, while on some days it’s sunny and humid (and I’m absolutely miserable), on other days it just rains and rains and rains. On the rainy days, the temperature and the humidity drop, and my skin is safe from the Sun’s blinding rays. Plus, I get to enjoy the music of the pounding rain! It’s not fun to walk through, I have to be honest. Walking in the rain in Seattle is easy and relaxing; I basically never have to use an umbrella, instead living my life in a raincoat year round. Walking in a torrential downpour dumping water on the pavement so quickly that it can’t begin to hope to drain…well. That’s something else. I’ve developed a respect for Japan’s love of umbrellas. In those kinds of downpours, an umbrella really is an essential accessory, much more so than a raincoat.
On the day that I’m writing this blog post (not necessarily the day it’s posted, mind), it’s been raining cats and dogs all day. Except for the times it’s not. Sometimes, there’s no rain at all, just a cool breeze and cloudy skies. But then, suddenly, the heavens open up and drench everything in sight – myself included if I’m not quick enough to pull out my umbrella. The weather is very all or nothing. Either it’s not raining at all, or it’s a torrential downpour heralding what’s surely a flood of biblical proportions or something. With a safe, dry viewpoint indoors, I can properly appreciate how heavy the rains get without taking and impromptu cold shower. I can also listen to the percussive music it produces, and that’s quite soothing.
My only complaint is the lack of lightning. Ogaki gets significantly more thunderstorms than Seattle, and I really enjoy them. Not only do I get cooler temperatures and lots of rain, but I also get a light show! However, there isn’t a lot of lightning during the rainy season.
All in all, I’m definitely enjoying the rainy season this year. I’ll be sad when it ends but excited for the coming light show.
Ogaki has something to appreciate in every season, after all.
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