今年は子年（ねずみ年）！

英語で言うと、year of the rat　ですね。

日本人がねずみを英語にするとき、マウス（mouse）が最初に出てきそうですが、

ねずみ年というときは、ラット（rat）を使うのが多いようです。

ラットはマウスよりも大きく、マウスは小さく可愛らしい見た目といった区別を

しているらしいですが、ぱっと見では区別がつかないこともあるそう。

ハローズの通常授業は1月6日（月）から始まります！！

またみなさんと英語を勉強できるのを楽しみにしています♪

Hey Y’all! Luis here, and today I will continue my world tour diaries! Today we will talk a little about my home land, Mexico city! Mexico is such an amazing country with beautiful history and amazing food! I went last year to visit family after not going to Mexico for over 6 years because of life in America, and it was even more beautiful than I remember! I got to visit Teotihuacan, which is what the Aztecs built…and it’s so crazy to me how they built such beautifully designed contraptions with math and the stars and astrology and they have stood the test of time over the last couple of centuries. 

みなさんあけましておめでとうございます！！

2020年です！もう令和2年です！

オリンピックの年ですね！！新年の抱負は決めましたか？

僕は決めました！授業内で発表したいと思います！

それでは今年もよろしくお願いします！

I went home to Seattle for the holidays, and my sister, father, and I had a wonderful time tromping through the snow on Mt. Rainier. It was chilly, but not as cold as we expected. The weather was so clear, not a cloud in sight, the sun bathing the summit in light. It was a great day for pictures– my favorite! Then on the drive home, fog moved into the valley, making for a very scenic drive.

As lovely as it was to be home, though, it was a little concerning for the future. While the snow was piled several feet high at Paradise (the highest point you can drive to on Mt. Rainier), the snow pack on the summit was much less than it really ought to be, so we worry a drought will plague the region this upcoming summer. Even though the glaciers are thinner than I’d like, I really can’t complain about the mountain’s beauty. Seeing Rainier in any condition makes me feel at home, and I really enjoyed spending time tromping around in the snow, taking pictures, and spending time with my family. It’s been a good vacation.