Since I was born, having a Christmas tree in the house during December has always been one of my traditions. Me and my family would go buy a tree and decorate it together. It would usually stand as tall as the ceiling. There was always a strong smell through the house, a sign that Christmas was almost here.
Coming to Japan, this tradition had to change a little. In my first few years I never had a tree and it felt like something was missing every year. I eventually bought a cheap, reusable one. But when I moved to Okayama City, I decided to not bring it with me, only to realize that year it felt like something was missing at Christmas time once again.
So, recently I decided to order myself a new tree online and it finally came. And now that I have one, it once again feels like Christmas is on its way. I think the traditions we have for holidays are important to maintain, or else the spirit of those holidays can fade away.
How have you all been doing recently?
It's been getting colder and colder and I'm freezing in the cold..
Please stay warm and healthy！
I played Othello for the first time in a while.
I can't remember when I played it last.
I was very excited to see an Othello set at a store, so I felt like playing it.
We had a lot of free time at home and I just wanted to try something else that we hadn't done before and we decided to play it.
I thought I would win but opposite to my expectations, he had good strategies to win...so he won.
I felt that the rules were very simple but actually they weren't.
I hoped to win and it made me frustrated！
Next time, I will win against him!
週末にオセロを何年ぶりかにしました！
オセロゲームのセットを見つけて懐かしい気持ちになり、勝負を挑んだもののぼろ負けしてしまいとても悔しかったですが、非常に楽しかったです！
Do you like board games?
Have you played one?
If you have, please share your experience with me！
Dave-sensei was on "Let's Enjoy English!" on Radio MOMO (79.0 FM) . Dave and D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu talk in English and Japanese about Thanksgiving and Dave’s new house. Click the button below to listen.
Dave-sensei will be on Radio MOMO (79.0FM) with D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu on Thursday, November 25th (today!), at about 5:40 pm. They will talk in English and Japanese about Thanksgiving and Dave’s new house.
11月25日（木）5時40分ごろにDave先生がRadio MOMO (79.0FM) に出演します（DJは上別府千晶さん）。英語と日本語の両方で感謝祭とDave先生の家について話します。
It's been two months since I wrote my last blog post here.. and it's already November!
I can't believe that there is only one month left until 2022..
How have you all been doing recently?
I have been thinking about how to stay warm this winter these past few months...
前のブログを書いて早2か月が経ちました！
皆さんはいかがお過ごしでしょうか？
わたしは寒さに弱い(すぎる)ので、この冬をどう乗り切ろうかひたすら考えています・・
The thing that I’ve been getting crazy about recently is watching movies！
I watched a movie called "Trial by fire" last week.
The movie was very shocking for me, so if you are interested in what kind of movie it is or want more details, please look it up on the Internet!
If you have watched the movie, please share your opinions about it with me！
When I was little, I wasn't as interested as I am now in watching movies based on true stories.
But, I started getting into those kinds of movies recently and asked some of my friends if they had any recommendations.
One of them recommended me a movie called " Catch me if you can”.
Honestly, I already started watching that movie but haven’t finished watching it yet…
I hope to make some time off for the movie soon.
There are some movies I want to watch such as "A cry in the dark", so I’m looking forward to watching a lot of movies during my winter break！
以前は実話をもとに作られた映画にあまり興味がありませんでしたが、最近「非常に面白い！」ということに気付き、ひたすら面白そうな映画を探して観ています。
Do you like watching movies?
If so, what kind of movies do you like?
How often do you watch them?
If you know good movies, please let me know！
１０月初旬、私はずっと行きたかった御在所という山にやっとハイキングに行けました。三重県と滋賀県の間にある「湯の山温泉」というところで名古屋からの友達に会って、ロープウェイの下から御在所岳を目指して歩き始めました。
うねうねとした長い川に沿って、時々渡りながら登りました。天気も良く、緑も綺麗で、巨大な岩も多くて、ますます気分が盛り上がりました。山頂に着いたら、名古屋の街の絶景が一望できました。
そこから尾根を歩いて、鎌ヶ岳に行く予定でしたが、途中で会った人たちに「遠いですよね！」や「そこまで行くの？」と言われました。ですから、日の入までに無事に着くためには、そのコースをやめて、御在所から下りることを少し考えました。でも実は、バカな私たちは安全かどうか考えずに最後までこのまま進みました。
鎌ヶ岳の頂上への道は一番急なところでした。楽しく挑戦できましたが、思ったより尾根を上り下りするのはかなり時間がかかりました。いつの間にか夕方の４時半ごろになって、どんどん暗くなってきて、私たちは急いで山を下りました。最後の30分は、携帯のフラッシュライトで登山道の目印のテープを必死に探したり、暗い川を慎重に渡ったりしていました。
６時過ぎに、湯の山温泉にどうにかたどり着きました。しかし、まだ終わりではありません。町でちょっと休んだら、服の下に隠れていたヒルを見つけたんです！慌てて指でヒルを弾いて、やっと電車で帰れました。
全部で７時間で２３キロを歩きました。まさに一日が冒険でした！
