23 hours! It was decided that I went on a trip to Spain with my uncle in December. Though we don’t make travel plans in detail yet, we probably stay a week in Madrid and a week in Barcelona. I reserved flight tickets to Spain. We live in Tokyo. There is a direct flight from Tokyo to Spain, but it costs high. Therefore I booked a connecting flight via Dubai. It takes 23 hours including three-hour layover time. It is the longest flight I have ever had. I would surely feel tired…... Anyway I want to enjoy this trip. And this trip is good opportunity to start learning Spanish which I have always wanted to learn.

Spain or Australia I called on my uncle in this evening. We talked about a trip. We were planning to make a overseas trip in November. There are many countries we want to visit. One of them is Spain. My uncle has been there before, and he has always wanted to go there once again. Another is Australia. My brother and his family live in Australia now for his business. It is wonderful to spend time with them in Australia, especially five years old lovely nephew of mine. This travel is mainly for my uncle. I arrange a flight, book hotels and restaurants, and accompany him to carry his luggage. So It is up to him which country we go to. He said he needed another days to decide it. Whichever country he choose I am looking forward to the travel.

A night after a typhoon has passed After a typhoon has passed, It was a hot night. It was not only hot but also muggy too much. I went shopping at a supermarket on my way home. Certainly, the air conditioner was working very well in the store. I was in the supermarket about ten minutes for buying some foods. And I went out. At the moment I went out from automatic door, my glasses fogged up because of high humidity. I took a glance at a woman wearing glasses, who happened to walk next to me. Her glasses fogged up too. Are we in a steam sauna room? Or are we eating a freshly ramen now? She looked at me too. So we stared at each other one second through fogged glasses, and we laughed together in spite of ourselves. Tonight was too hot and muggy, but tonight was not bad night.

A last night’s event in Sinjuku,Tokyo Hello everyone. I have started to learn English recently. Last night, when I walked around Shinjuku which is one of biggest town in Tokyo, Japan, foreign tourists called to me. “Would you take our picture?” I see ,I see, I understood completely what you said, because I am learning English! And I thought that this is a great opportunity for me to speak English with natives. I held his camera, and took some pictures of them. While taking pictures, I was thinking about what should I talk to them in English, "Have you come to Japan on vacation? Where you from? Are you enjoying staying here? What you want to do in japan? Hey guys, I can tell you good tourist attractions, fun places, nice restaurants and bars locals like. Or do you want to enjoy Japanese traditional culture? OK, i know it well. come on! Let’s enjoy Tokyo, Japan together! Don’t worry, I speak English! ha ha!!” After taking pictures, they said to me, ”Thanks #$&&’$)(‘#&&%”%=~’$#&+*}’” WTH! I couldn't understand what they were saying at all. They speak too fast. I could recognize only “thanks” the first word he speak. I reply just, ”ah…..ah….yyyyou are welcome.” And I went away in silence. It is very hard to acquire English. Thank you.