夏休みになり、小学1年生を迎える子どもさんたちは人によってお祖父母の方たちにランドセルを買ってもらうタイミングでもあるようです。

斯くして私もランドセルを購入することになったのですが、なんとまた高いこと。

We ended up buying the one that cost 56,000 before discount!!!! Holy cow!!!

地域によっては勉強道具を入れるカバンであるというだけで、ランドセルでないといけないことはないようですが、昔から制服王国である岡山県ではランドセル以外で通学することは許されているのでしょうか。

例えば北アメリカであれば、これが最もスタンダードな通学カバンです。

そう、Jansport。誰でも持っています。汚れたり古くなったら新しく買い替えるのみ。$30程度のものです。

買い替えが難しいランドセルですが、私の友人で北米へ赴任している人がいます。小学生3人。

帰国したらランドセルを3人に購入するだけで恐ろしい金額になります！

I personally think that students should be able to make a choice if they want to buy a Randoseru or some other kind of bag. I was totally tired of wearing the same Randoseru by the time I was a 6th grader.

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One of our students brought this picture to class the other day, and it really made me laugh.

Usa is an area of Tosa, a town in Kochi Prefecture.  If I saw this sign while I was driving, I guess I’d be a little confused!

Apparently you can go whale-watching from Usa, which seems like a fun reason to go. And the Yosakoi festival is right around the corner. Maybe I should plan a trip to Kochi!

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Summer Sonic 2016

Hi everyone! What are your summer plans this year? I know some people have already started traveling, and some people are going somewhere in August. Are you doing anything fun?

I have a few plans during our summer vacation, but I’m most excited for Summer Sonic. Summer Sonic is a 2-day music festival that takes place every year in Osaka and Tokyo. A lot of bands from Japan and overseas come to perform in front of a huge audience. The festival is so big, there are four separate stages!

This year, there are over 60 bands and musicians performing in total. I’m only going for one of the two days, but there are still plenty of bands for choose from. I’m most interested in Fergie, Pentatonix, 星野 源, The Offspring, and Weezer.

There is a down side, unfortunately. The concert is held during the hottest part of summer, and I’m not looking forward to the hot, sweaty crowd. You can buy food and drinks inside, but it’s pretty expensive. My plan is to bring a lot of water with me in my backpack, along with plenty of sunscreen. Finally, the tickets are not cheap - around 15,000 yen.

But I’m ready for the heat and the crowds. In the end, it’s all worth it - I’ll get to see some of my favorite bands on stage for the first time!

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デジタル化した昨今、手書きのはがきは嬉しいものです。
2年前まで一緒にNEOで教えてくれていたMakoto先生からの暑中見舞いが届きました。
関東へ出て、今は東京だそうです。試行錯誤してご自分の居場所を見つけていっているご様子。
Simply contacting her on any kind of social networking is easy, but I'm thinking of replying back to her with a postcard.
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