２年ほど前に中古のランキングマシーン、英語では「treadmill」を購入しましたがたいていは部屋に置いてあるだけでした。重い腰を上げて、今日まで連続４日間走りました。３０分ほどのランニングですが、汗だくになります。天気に左右されずに走れるのでこのまま続けられたらと思っています。

みなさんこんにちは。

この地域もとうとう梅雨入りしましたね。

僕は雨が好きではないので、もちろん梅雨の時期も好きではありません。

そんな梅雨の時期でも、真夏のように暑い日がありますよね。

今日もそんな天気だったので、久しぶりにバイクで校舎まで移動しました。

普段は車を使って校舎まで移動をしているのですが、いつもと同じ道、いつもと同じ景色が

バイクを運転していると全く違う場所を走っているように感じます。

風、におい、太陽の熱を体全体で感じることができることで、そのような感覚になっているのかと思います。

10年以上前に友人から譲り受けたボロボロのバイクを２年ぶりに動かしたのですが、問題なく走ってくれました。

これからも天気がいい日はバイクに乗って校舎まで移動しようと思いました。

もちろん、安全運転を心がけて運転しています！

This past weekend Blair and I went on an adventure! We were determined to go to Don Q! Whether it was rainy or sunny we were ready to go. 

As we were walking, it was raining pretty hard. We came across a beautiful park. All the flowers and plants looked green and healthy from all the rain. I was so excited to see this, I asked Blair to take a picture of me! 

You can always find a way to have fun! Rain should not stop you from going on an adventure and seeing new things. But if it is raining please go on your adventure prepared! Bring an umbrella and wear rain boots!

Hey y’all!

  So I have this neighbor… Ted. Homie Ted to be exact. He is a cat. He doesn’t really like me much though… He mostly runs away from me when I come over, but sometimes he likes to receive some pets from me. My favorite thing to do with Homie Ted is take pictures of him into memes to send to my friends. If you don’t know what a meme is, it’s typically a funny picture with words on it that people can relate to. Most of the time memes are very funny. Here are some Homie Ted memes that can you send to your friends! 

  See y’all in class! 

Hello Everyone! Today was excellent because I finally was able to go to Don Quijote, a store that I have heard so much about before coming to Japan. It might sound like a small event, but for me, it was really exciting! Nikki joined me as we traveled through continuous rain to Gifu City and then on to Don Q. Outside the store, we were greeted by the adorable Donpen who you all know is the blue penguin mascot of Don Quijote. When seeing this character, I suddenly had many questions: Why is he wearing a Santa hat? How did he start this large business? Which floor of the this store can I buy the biggest stuffed animal of this guy?

My questions have not been answered yet, but Nikki and I did have a great time exploring every floor of the store. I was able to buy some new makeup, decorations, and a few snacks I had been missing from Korea. Safe to say, I will be returning back to Don Quijote soon to see what else I can find! Until then, I will continue searching for that Donpen plushie . . .

**Update: After doing some research, I have found out that there is a 2nd Don Quijote mascot that I didn’t see – Donko. On the official Don Quijote website, the only statement about this character is, “Donko is mostly shrouded by a veil of mystery.” Hmm . . . very mysterious indeed.