夏時間が今朝の２時に終わったので、時差に変更がでたため、お知らせします。
日本（＋８時間）－スイス（チューリヒ）（－８時間）
日本（＋１５時間）－シカゴ（－１５時間）
スイス（＋７時間）－シカゴ（－７時間）
some changes in the time differece occurred due to the end of daylight saving time this morning;
Japan(+8hrs)-Zürich(-8hrs)
Japan(+15hrs)-Chicago(-15hrs)
Zürich(+7hrs)-Chicago(-7hrs)
I've read "Nowhere Man" by Pico Lyer in my English class.
I am turing into what he calls of Transit Loungers. So many hours having spent time at airports, waiting. Us, the transcontinental tribe of wanderers, forever heading to the departure gate. Most of the Transit Loungers pass through countries as though revolving doors, resident aliens of the world, impermanent residents of nowhere. A new nationality of nowadays. Nothing is seemed strange, and nowhere is too foreign. We are visitors even in our own homes.
This kind of life offers an unprecedented sense of freedom and mobility: tied down nowhere, we can pick and choose among locations. Becoming of proffesional observers, seasoned experts at dispassion, we are less good at involvement, or suspension of disbelief...
We are no exile nor refugee...
How do tranit loungers feel? What are the issues that we would die for? What are the passions that we sould live for?
Airports are among the only sites in public life where emotions are hugely sanctioned. We see people weep, shout, kiss in airports; we see them at the furthest edges of excitement and exhaustion. Airports are privileged spaces where we can see the primal states writ large - fear, recognition, hope. Seeing both feelings for something that is left behind and something that is going to be discovered...
今日で、シカゴに来てから60日目になりますっ！2ヶ月かぁ。まだ産まれたてってとこですなあ。
来週は中間試験があるので、今週末は忙しいけど、まっ、こなすぞ！
シカゴはまた本格的に寒くなってきたので少し不安だけど、なんとかなるでしょう♪
さて、前向きなうちにやる気あげて、やらなきゃいけないこと片付けますっ。
I miss you so much.
I remember I was crying hard staying at your place when I was little. I didn't know who you were and why I was there with you. I can't forget that for the first time I was smiling while I was blushing my teeth with you after you taught me how.
I wasn't exactly allowed to see you until a few months ago. I couldn't even greet you on New Year's day, but You've always given us brothers some money every year. My mother hesitated to tell me who you were, but whatever you are...sincerely I regard you as my Aunt.
Sasaki-san, you have to fight for yourself. We all back up for you. I can't do much, but I think of you.
Today, I received email from my mother telling me the alopecia(fall of hair) and jaundice(partially yellow skin) started. Never give up.
I'm afraid. I know you're afraid. Everybody's afraid. I can't say it aloud what we're afraid of... because it's hard to accept what we're all facing and we all have to face it without any choice.
I'm crying right now as I was crying at your house back about 16 years ago. Your ring on my hand, your red ruby necklace on my neck. You're with me. I'm so sorry that I can't be with you right at this moment. But please remember that you're not alone. We're all with you.
Never give up. Fight for youself.Give her strength, and courage.
Love and warm regards,
hope and peace.
I am with you.
A Crying Rabbit
.........
Feel like what a heck am I doing here? Why can't I be a help??? Can't I do something? Something!!!! Please!
＝元日の出小の人、要注意＝
美咲の大学に週末中、お邪魔してます。そうっ、みさきだよっ★☆まさこの大学のあるシカゴから車で3時間。美咲がイリノイ州にいることを知ったのは、さかのぼること1ヶ月前、大学が始まったばかりのころ。知った経緯というと、だいこんが一時帰国してた美咲にたまたま歩いてて会って、Ｅメールアドレスを教えてくれたとこから始まるっ♪で、メールとかメッセンジャーとかのやり取りをしだしてすぐ、お互い結構近くにいること発覚・・・てなわけ(^o^)／
さらには、
6年間会ってなかった分の埋め合わせおしゃべりをした結果・・・うちらには共通点が出てくる、出てくる＼(◎o◎)／！おどろきすぎたので、リストにしておきます。
★日本国内☆
１．日の出小（でも、あまり学校では話をしなかったなーっ）
２．日能研（親が交替で車を運転してた）
３．頌栄（まさこも行ったし、美咲のお姉ちゃんも行った）
４．慶應（まさこのお兄ちゃんも行ってるし、美咲のお姉ちゃんも行ってる）
５．プリペイド携帯 J-Phone Enjorno
☆6年後アメリカで再会して発見★
１．同じアメリカ州内の大学に行ってる（Illinoi state)
２．塾のときふざけて覚えた円周率小数点以下30桁をいまだに覚えてる。
3.141592653589793238462643383279
３．全く同じノートブックパソコン（DELL Inspiron 500m)
４．同じ携帯（Samsung T-Mobile)
５．大型テスト前詰め込み勉強（まさこはAP examで美咲はSAT)
６．太った（ダイエットの目標体重が一緒）
７．視力が急変して落ちた（コンピューター）
などなど。
(笑)
な～んて話をしたり久しぶりにあほなことして楽しんでるうちに、気づいたら朝の5時になってました・・・(~_~)。あ～楽しかったな～～。で、すぐ9時半に起きて、ジムへ・・・・ＧＯ！！！結局、卓球やらフィットネスやらバスケットやら～～～っってしてるうちに5時間もジムにいてました。で、その後は美咲のお友達の誕生日パーティ！！！!(^^)! ホント楽しかったです。体力勝負もいいところ。筋肉痛はあるものの、まだまだいけると感じた。 (笑)