Category Archives: Daily Sketch

For my mothers 87th birthday present, my brother and sisters and I decided all met in Myrtle beach South Carolina.  My 2 sisters and brother all live close to my mother in Canton, Ohio.  My two sisters, my brothers wife, and my mother flew from Ohio to South Carolina.  My Brother and my sisters boy friend drove.  After all the storms in Florida we were all a little reluctant to go.  We were all pleasantly surprised that the weather was very nice.  The days were warm and the nights cool.  My family likes to eat.  When they are not eating they are talking about cooking or buying food.  We all had a very good time.  Myrtle beach is famous for golf courses.  For the first time my wife, Patricia and I palyed golf together. We both really en Continue reading →

 Things to do while I’m in Japan in the future

When I go to Japan, the first thing I want to do is to look at Mount Fuji and then climb it.  Next, I would like to eat Japanese food, such as sushi or tempura.  After that I would like to meet some people and try to talk to them in Japanese, and I would like to tour as many castles as I can and see where the emperor and his wife and child lives. If I have time left after all that, I would hope that I would be lucky  enough to go to Iwo Jima and see the beach and the caves.  Also, I would like to see the black sand. While in Japan I would also like to go to Nagasaki and to Hiroshima to see the Peace Museum and to Fukuoka to see the statue ofAdmiral Yamamoto. I would also like to see Geiko so I can see how they look up close. I don’t want to drive in Japan because the cars drive on the left side of the road. I would also like to go to onsen; I hope it is not too hot.  And last but not least, I would like to stay in a Japanese inn for one night. Continue reading →

 Snow in Florida

When I was a little boy growing up in Florida, something very unexpected happend-it snowed. The snowflakes were nice to look at and my little brothers and I loved it. It didn’t snow enough for us to make a snowman but I did make everything very slippery, so my little brothers and I would slide up and down the road when there were no cars coming. It was lots of fun. It has not snowed since I was a little kid, but I wish that it would snow so this time my brothers and I can make a snowman. Continue reading →

　最近、失語症患者さんと接して思ったんだけど、患者さんに対して私達が行うべきことは、「治す、話せるようにする」 ことではなく、「持っている能力すべてを使って、相手に言いたいことを伝えられるよう、その手段を見つけ、伸ばす」 という事なんだと、感じました。

　人間として自分を伝えられず、相手と心が通い合わないという事ほど孤独を感じることはないと思います。　ナコスで体験したこと、そのまんまです。「言語聴覚士学科」ではなく、「コミュニケーション障害学科」 とした教授達の思いが解った気がしました。

　このことが解ったのも、ハワイで３週間、全力でいろんな人に私をぶつけてきた (？) 結果かな・・・　とも思います。改めて、ありがとうございました。真摯に相手にぶつかっていく、しかし、どちらかと言えば、「一方通行のコミュニケーション」 から 「双方向のコミュニケーション」 へ、大きく舵を切り換えた！そんな感じがしました。 Continue reading →

 
I started playing the piano when I was six years old. Because of that, I thought I would pursue music as a career from the time I was little. In order to have many opportunities to realize my goal, I participated in competitions many times. However, when I was a sophomore in high school, my mother said to me, "Wouldn’t it be better if you changed your chosen path?" When she said that, I didn’t know what to do. When my mother saw this, she went on to say, "Your engine won’t start, huh. Well, it won’t do to go and force yourself." Around the same time, my piano teacher told me, "You need to increase the amount of time you spend practicing the piano." However, I didn’t want to cut back on my studies. I was checking to see if there were any music-related jobs besides being a music or piano teacher. Continue reading →

 
According to my mother, when I go out in public, I am a proper young woman, but at home I am irresponsible. However, this is because my mother is too proper, and I think I shouldn’t be too hasty. When I am thinking seriously about something, to my mother’s eyes, it must look as if I’m not doing anything. Continue reading →

 
When I was a child, I lived in Chiba. In recent years, there isn’t much greenery, but we would play in the mud every day and come home in the evening. At that time, my mother wasn’t very strict. I would always tag along with my older brother and go out and play. During summer vacation, we had fun going into the irrigation channels clogged with sludge and digging holes and pulling out crayfish. Those were the best times. I did this until I was nine years old and in the third grade. Continue reading →

 
We have a beagle named Fan at our house. Our house is a dog-centered house. She heals the souls of my family members. When we arrived at Honolulu International Airport, a beagle was checking the luggage. I had imagined that guard dogs would be big, powerful dogs, so I was very surprised. Continue reading →

My close friend from elementary school passed away due to illness when we were juniors in high school. The illness was an inflamed lymph node. At that time, I wondered, "When the body is gone, what happens? Where does the spirit go?" His time of death drew near right before my eyes and, when even just standing was difficult, he would try to stand and walk on his own two feet. The image of my close friend trying to live like a human being to the very end is burned into my mind. Continue reading →

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