Now that it’s starting to warm up, I’ve been eating a lot more ice cream to cool down! When it’s super warm on my way home from work I’ll stop by the grocery store or a convenience store and get some ice cream! Chocolate ice cream is my favorite! In Japan there’s a lot of different and interesting flavors, like cola, and calpis! In America you can normally see vanilla chocolate and strawberry. Drink flavors aren’t that common in America, so I’ll try them next time! 

I’ve noticed that ice cream is also very small here in Japan. In America, Ice cream can come in very large sizes! Large enough for you and your whole family to enjoy for an entire week! I don’t mind the smaller sizes here, it makes having ice cream more special. Plus you can try different flavors and don’t have to worry about wasting a lot of ice cream in case you don’t like it.

So when it’s hot, or you just want to have something sweet, eat some ice cream! Of course wash your hands before eating! Stay healthy and stay safe!

Hey y’all! 

 Over the course of this break, all of the Americans got together on Zoom to play the famous role playing game, Dungeons and Dragons. The point of the game is to create an imaginary character, and then play as the character throughout an imaginary world that one person, “The Dungeon Master” has created. Throughout the game, your character will have to overcome an assortment of obstacles with a group of other players. These players are normally played by your friends who each have their own imaginary characters. This time I’m playing as a character named Silaqui Amastacia. She’s an Air Genasi wizard that enjoys spying on people in her free time. 

 This game is quite complex… I really don’t know to explain it. Just know it is an extremely fun game that can be played either in person or through Zoom! It is also a really creative way to practice English, so I highly recommend giving it a try! 

See y’all in Zoom classes! 

P.S!

  This AMAZING PORTRAIT of Silaqui was created by the ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE Emily Oliver! 

She sends her “hellos” to all of y’all! 

Hello! Blair here! I am so surprised at how fast the weather is changing these days. Even though weather in Texas is quite similar in that way, I think the season change in Japan is faster. It seemed like only last week I was wearing a big coat! The good thing about the weather getting warmer is all the plants and flowers that return to life at this time. I love to take flower pictures while taking walks so this is a great time for that. I really like all the Azaleas that you can find in Ogaki. They make for great pictures! 

Hope everyone is enjoying the new weather!

– Blair 

This month, it started to get warmer and we started teaching online classes at Hello!s branches. I started to want to ride my bike again after mostly walking in the winter! The bike I got when I first moved to Japan is very old. It was hard to go up hills or go anywhere fast. I wanted to buy a new bike so I could go to work quickly and easily with my new morning schedule. I bought a pretty normal looking white bike. Even though my old bike is also white, I don’t feel tired of looking at the color. I have had fun riding my bike through Ogaki again!

みなさんこんにちは！

中体連の中止が決定しましたね。部活に打ち込んでいる生徒からしたらすごく悲しいニュースですよね。

僕は学生時代サッカーをしており、中学生のころはクラブに入っていたので、部活で行われる大会とは少し違うものでしたが、それでもその悲しさはわかります。

人生で中学生でいられるのはたった3年だけです。中学生のときに出られる大会も3回だけです。そのうちの1つがなくなってしまうのです。1年生は準備期間と考えると2回しかないチャンスの一つがなくなってしまうなんて…

学生時代がいかに短くて、貴重かということを学生でもない自分がすごく感じました。当人のみなさんは今まさに実感してるのではないでしょうか。失って初めてその大切さがわかりますね。ただみなさんはまだ学校生活が続きますよね。また戻ってこれるのです。普通の生活に戻ったら今まで以上に学校生活の一日一日を大切に過ごせたらいいですね！