About to Leave America... [5days remaining]
Hi, it's Illinois Panda.
Long time no see you guys. That's totally my bad. I have other things to do than this blog and wasn't in the mood to write the blogs. However, it's the 10th of May, and there are only 5 days remaining for me to stay in America, which is why I just thought that I resume the blog that I did write every day last semester. I forget how I wrote blogs because I've come to this site for the first time in four months. Anyway, I'm gonna type as I speak. Let's get started!
I went through a lot of things while I stopped uploading blogs. I took a trip to California, Grand Canyons, and Florida. Also, I visited an amusement park and opera house and watched a baseball game that Ohtani Shohei played in Chicago. I did a variety of things as much as I cannot note all of them. So, I don't write them here. If you see me eye to eye, I'll tell you about funny stories that happened to me. I'm gonna talk about what happened to me these days, not in the past, as usual.
I'll go back to Japan in 5 days, so I've seen you to my friends that I acknowledged here and said goodbye to them. I went to my friend's house and had dinner together with his family and my international friends. He is a priest of a church in Champaign and also a father of three kids. I see him twice a week. He teaches international students, including me, about American cultures and bibles. I have almost no idea about Christianity except the knowledge I've learned in the world history class in high school before this semester. But, on account of him having taught me and answered all of my questions, I get to know about Christianity from scratch. And also, he let us experience American culture; for example, we had Easter dinner at his home. He is very kind, and he invites me to his house sometimes. Last night, he invited other international students and me to his home party and had a farewell dinner. We had homemade American dinners, such as hamburgers. I was glad to have typical American dinner at American house as a last meal with him. I don't feel like thinking that I won't see my friends anymore, but in reality, it's realistic. So, I barely accept that fact and try to say good goodbye to them. Farewell always makes me feel bitter.
あと5日でアメリカを去ります。先週までは日本に帰って早く美味しいものを食べたいと思ってたけど、帰りが近くなると急に寂しくなるものですね。今日は自分の一眼レフで友人の卒業写真をとっていたのですが、撮影をしながら「もうみんなと頻繁に会うことはなくなるんだよな」と、もの悲しい気持ちになってしまいました。そうは言っても別れはいつも訪れるので、残る日々を大事に日本に戻ることとします。
ちなみに今週はちゃんとブログ書きます。じゃあまた明日。Have a good night!
