Does the following sentence sound natural？ I make it a rule to keep researching all day without having lunch when I research a lot of documents in a limited time.

Yesterday was a perfect day for me because I fully enjoyed many thins just in one day. First, I took a refreshing one-hour walk to my favorite place in my town early in the morning. Then I came back home and started to write a draft for my new book, which went fairly successfully. I was able to finish writing one chapter! Also I had as many as three language exchange meetings online, each of which I found pleasant and uplifting. I felt super happy because all of these made me appreciate my well-earned one-year research leave. I hope I will have as many days like today as I can for the rest of my leave.

Yesterday I went out for an 1 hour walk in my neighborhood. After coming back home, I took a shower. Then I made a huge mistake! After taking a shower, I couldn't help but have a glass of beer. I regretted doing this when I checked my weight this morning because my weight hadn't changed a bit despite that 1-hour walk. Alas!! Without that beer, I would have been successful reducing my weight. I will never make the same mistake from now on and will definitely reduce my weight!!!!!

Today I enjoyed a one-day trip by ferry with my eight-year-old daughter. We took a train and got off at a station to change trains, where we found the next train was being out of service due to an accident. I was a bit shocked because we would not be in time for the afternoon ferry we wanted to take. But she was not sad at all. In fact, she said in a happy mood, "Why not take an evening ferry and enjoy it? There's nothing at all that makes us unhappy. Let's enjoy whatever we experience!" I really appreciated her having such a super positive mindset. I agreed to her opinion. So we were soon on our way to the destination by way of another railway line. After reaching the destination, a station about 20 minutes' walk from the ferry port, we enjoyed walking to the port and having tasty dishes at a restaurant there. We took the evening ferry and enjoyed our round trip to the port on the other side of the bay. I was super amazed to see an Italian luxurious ship on our way back. It was full of bright lights and looked like a scene in a fairy tale. I felt super happy and thankful to my daughter because we could not have seen it if we had gone back home the moment we found our train out of service. After enjoying our round trip by ferry, we walked back to the station because the bus from the port looked very crowded. It was very nice to walk around there because it was neither too hot nor too cool and we were able to enjoy comfortable breezes from the sea. On our way to the station, we accidentally got into a shopping arcade, where we found a bunch of flying carps(carp-shaped windsocks celebrating Children's Day in Japan) hanging from the ceiling. She was excited to see them and started jumping and trying to touch them again and again. It made me super happy. I learned that a kid could be the best teacher when it comes to enjoying an unplanned travel.

What do you think of native English teachers who never try to learn the local language(s) of the place where they have long lived? People like that are seen very often in Japan, especially in big cities like Tokyo. They tend to live in an English bubble. It even seems to me that they unfortunately take advantage of Japanese people being very tolerant to people who cannot speak Japanese. When Japanese people meet an English speaker who cannot speak Japanese, it often tends to be the former who apologize, saying "Sorry, I cannot speak English". It might have been OK in the 19th century, when it was generally believed that Western civilization was far more excellent than all the others. However now we are living in the 21st century, when ideas like cultural relativism or cultural diversity are highly valued. Furthermore, when it comes to teaching a foreign language, isn't it very important to experience themselves how hard it is to learn any foreign language? People who have gone through that sort of difficulties can teach their students with great sympathy. It would uplift and motivate foreign language learners if they hear their teacher saying "I've been there." or "We are all in the same boat." referring to their own experiences trying to learn the local language(s). Please do not misunderstand me. I do not intend to criticize anybody. My point is that it would be nice for native English teachers to try to learn the local language because that would work as a spiritual bridge between teachers and students. Thanks for reading. Hope you have a pleasant day.

Is there any difference between the following sentences? Thanks. (A) It gives me a chill. (B) It gives me a shiver.

Today I spent the whole day doing various small tasks, checking a pile of emails or making boring and tiring documents. In the afternoon I joined as many as three online meetings, during all of which I kept doing the stuff above. 　 Though I feel stressed from working busily, I feel lucky when I find myself being in a situation which looks far better than that of most people in current Japan. Since the restrictions regarding COVID-19 have been lifted recently, many workers in Japan are now being forced to commute in crowded trains again, just as they were before the corona pandemic. However, I don't have to go to office every day because I can join meetings online. It's pretty fine as long as I teach classes face to face on campus twice a week. Today I worked hard all day at home, and I felt very happy to be able to have dinner and a pleasant conversation with my family right after finishing today's work, whereas many workers have to get on crowded trains to go back home, some of them unfortunately even arriving home too late to talk to their beloved children. I wish more workers could work at home and spend more time with their family.

One of my language exchange friends has shared this Youtube video. Sooo funny!! It makes my stomach hurt!! This guy is amazing. His pronunciation of Japanese is nearly perfect. Also he understands the way today's Japanese business people who try to show themselves nice and cutting edge speak. They tend to use カタカナ words derived from English too often(笑)　 However there's only one unnatural point in this video. This guy says スターバックス(Starbucks). It's fine but more often we would use the abbreviation スタバ instead. Anyway this video is so interesting and funny. Worth watching for all speakers and leaners of Japanese language. ★Japanese in 10 Years / 10年後の日本語 https://youtu.be/pW4AiEqKGto

One of my language exchange friends has shared this Youtube video. Sooo funny!! It makes my stomach hurt!! This guy is amazing. His pronunciation of Japanese is nearly perfect. Also he understands the way today's Japanese business people who try to show themselves nice and cutting edge speak. However there's only one unnatural point in this video. This guy says スターバックス(Starbucks). It's fine but more often we would use the abbreviation スタバ instead. Anyway this video is so interesting and funny. Worth watching for all speakers and leaners of Japanese language. Japanese in 10 Years / 10年後の日本語 https://youtu.be/pW4AiEqKGto