Hey y’all!

  So today I wanted to share a little bit of my childhood with all of you. Growing up my Japanese grandmother, Toshiko, use to read me the story of Momotaro or the Peach Boy. It used to be one of my favorite bedtime stories, and I hold the story very close to my heart. Over this past September break, I took a trip to Okayama in Okayama Prefecture with my friends to see the sights. Little did I know that this was where the story originated. I was so overwhelmed with excitement that I immediately called my family to tell them of my discovery. Walking through the town and seeing the connection to Momotaro made so happy, and it brought back a lot of wonderful childhood memories.

今年から来年にかけて、日本各地で魅力的な美術展が多く予定されています。

クリムト、シーレ、バスキア、ゴッホといった画家の名前を冠した美術展の他に、

コートールド美術館展、ハプスブルク展なども開催されます *。ヾ(｡>ｖ<｡)ﾉﾞ*。

毎年”食欲の秋”を満喫している私ですが、今年は”読書の秋”だけでなく

とても素敵な”芸術の秋”も楽しめそうでワクワクしています！

I always enjoy reading a lot of books in autumn, but this year I’m really really looking

forward to all of these art exhibitions!!!!!!

One of my favorite ways to beat the heat is enjoying a delicious snow cone. The snow cones here in Japan are a bit different in there own way, but still very delicious. One thing I miss about the snow-cones from back home( Austin, Texas) is the amount of flavors I had available to me, and one flavor that I unexpectedly miss the most is Piccadilly. Now you’re probably wondering “What the heck is a Piccadilly?” but it’s nothing too special. A Piccadilly is just a certain type of snow-cone that involves mixing pickle juice,  cut-up pickles, and Chamoy (is a Mexican  into your snow-cone. The flavor of the snow cone does not matter you just pick your usual snow cone flavor. Every person I’ve mentioned this too gives me a funny look, but It’s actually good and you should try it sometime. It’s fairly easy to get the ingredients and simple to make at home. If you like trying new things this should be one of them!

As always, till next time!

                              -Jeramine

大垣本部校の下駄箱の上に、不思議なボードが出現しました！

先々週は Thank you.と書いてありましたが、先週はなぜか yo-yos。

そして今週は want ～がほしい(^^) …。

なにかの暗号でしょうか！来週もお楽しみに！

Last weekend I went to Inuyama. There are actually lots of things to see there like the castle, Meijimura, the monkey park, Little World or the Sweets Castle! This time I went to “Momotaro’s birthplace.” There were lots of cute and funny statues of Momotaro and his animal friends, and a nice shrine with a PINK GATE! Inuyama is famous for Fall leaf scenery so I will go back soon to check it out.