Climate change I went to see my friend who lives in the north-east area by car yesterday. On the way, I encountered a heavy shower which made me afraid to drive. However, it stopped within only 10 minutes. These days, the weather in Japan has been changing dramatically, compared to my childhood, heavy showers were really rare. The highest temperature in Osaka in summer has been also increasing. It's like around 35° nowadays but it was only about 32° when I was a child as long as I remember. Global warming is a controversial issue in the world. We need to take responsibility for saving the earth!

My first notebook Hello! I am Takayo, from Osaka, Japan. I've just started using italki today in order to improve my English, especially speaking skill so this is my first time to use notebook. I'm going to update as much as possible by writing diary. I'll write about myself this time. I'm a physiotherapist at a hospital and also pre-natal and post-natal yoga teacher. I've been to Melbourne, Australia for 1.5 years to learn general, academic, and medical English. I had great time there with my friends and host family. What I enjoyed most is walking or running along the beach! Actually, everything I did was fun :) I love the life in Melbourne. Thank you for reading my writing! See you soon :) Takayo