It’s been years since I’ve flown a kite, but recently my son made one at school.  It’s been a bit cold lately, so we haven’t had a good opportunity to try it out.  This past weekend, though, it was pretty warm in Nagoya so we decided to head to the park and give it a try.  He had a lot of fun (and my daughter had a lot of fun chasing him around).  It wasn’t the windiest day, but the kite worked great.  I was impressed that he was able to make it work so well.  

Being creative and making things is fun, but seeing those things work as you hoped they would is very satisfying.  An activity as simple as flying a kite motivated me to try and do more creative things myself.  

パリからモンサンミッシェルは片道360キロもあります。片道5時間のバス。それでもやはり日本人観光客はたくさんいました。モンサンミッシェルのお城の中は、ちょっとした街。ハリーポッターに出てくるような狭い路地に、お土産屋さんやレストランがびっしりと立ち並ぶ。城壁は歴史を感じさせ、頂上の修道院には入りたかったけれど、大行列で時間切れ。レストランで食事。有名なオムレツは写真の通りのパンケーキ風の巨大な食べ物。中にフライドポテトがたんまり。味がない。・・・・おいしくなかったですね。

私の車は、エンジンをかけるとその日がなんの日か教えてくれます。

1月27日は国旗制定記念日らしいですよ。

日本の国旗は日の丸と呼ばれていますが、正しくは日章旗と言います。

国旗を見て国の名前がすぐに言える人はすごいと思います。小学生の頃は頑張って覚えようとしたことがありますが、多すぎて諦めました。

日本の国旗は覚えやすくて描きやすいので、素敵ですよね。

Hey y’all! 

New Years in Texas was HOT. Like actually hot. I left the house in full heat tech and ended up ditching it quickly. Anyways, I went downtown San Antonio to see the fireworks at the Tower of Americas. It was truly a magical San Antonio experience. What did y’all do for New Years? 

See y’all in class! 

Kia Ora and hello everyone!

During the winter break, I went back to New Zealand to see my family and hopefully enjoy the warm NZ summer!

However, when I got there, it decided to rain for almost my entire trip!

Despite this, I still enjoyed going to the beach on a rainy day with my dogs – as it was still really warm (28 degrees!)

Are you excited for summer in Japan?