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Yesterday morning we awoke to a long strong shake. It registered 6.7 on the richter scale. We ran outside to our balcony until it subsided. While at work, we were surprised by another strong shake. This one was much shorter. It registered at 5.0. Since January, we have been experiencing mild earthquakes, but they are strengthening in force and the intervals between quakes is shortening. As a result, we packed our emergency bags last night, just in case.

On Tuesday, I cared for a patient in his home. He seemed fine, but after taking he and his wife out for lunch he took a turn for the worst. He ate a grilled cheese sandwich and washed it down with an icy coke.For dessert, his wife gave him two scoops of ice-cream.

She and I decided on smoothies at a local Jamba Juice. But as we walked to the car, my patient began to breathe rapidly and gurgling sounds rumbled from his chest. Suddenly he couldn’t stand and collapsed into our arms. Of course his wife became very anxious and asked if I could take them to a nearby hospital. I was reluctant because I knew that, that hospital wasn’t a good one. On the way, I tried to get fluids in my patient to get the mucus to break up enough so that he could breathe easier. He was now frightened and having significant trouble breathing. After a couple of attempts and weaving in and out of traffic, I got him to swallow a few gulps of water. He began to look and sound fine. So his wife decided, “Why not get the smoothies?”

We went to a different parlor where my patients wife bought him another drink. It didn’t have any milk in it, but it was cold. He walked around until it began to rain and then we went home. He also walked around the yard at home for about twenty minutes before it was time for his dinner.

After sitting him down in his chair for dinner he began to shake violently and his face showed us he was in a great deal of pain. He also had trouble breathing again. Well, we got him to a hospital near his house where we found that he had a slight pneumonia. So an eight hour visit turned into a twelve hour thriller and I was scheduled to work that night at a restaurant starting at 10:00pm. My patient is still in the hospital, but rapidly recovering.

I spent about three and a half hours at the restaurant scrubbing and cleaning floors. I was really tired. After work there, a gentleman that I worked with let me know that he didn’t have a ride home. I thought to myself, “Self, you have worked all day. You’re tired and need to go home and sleep.” But instead, I spent another hour and a half taking my co-worker where he needed to go. I had gotten up at 4:30 the day before and went to bed at 4:00 that morning. My roommate woke me up cleaning at 8:00 and I had to get ready for a fitness training shortly after which was scheduled before my next patient an hour and a half away who I had to see from 4:00pm until midnight. Well, I did what I had to do.

Still tired today, my body wants to rest, but hasn’t had much of a chance yet. Maybe I should find a park like Yukiyo and her friend did and get some rest:)

先日、友人と近くの公園に日向ぼっこしに行きました。
サンドイッチを食べたり、ヨガマットをしいて横になったりしました。

暖かい日差しの元、身も心もリラックスできました。

PM2.5の影響で桜島がかすんでしまいましたが、素晴らしい眺めです。

私にストレスを与えている職場も小さく見えます…

今日はクリスチャンさんがやってきました！

ナコスハワイでのレッスンでは、忍耐強く小話を練習しました。
ドイツなまりを取る練習も忍耐強くしましたね。
蓄積した日本語の宝を、これからも磨いていきましょう。

ちょっぴりおどけて、少しだけ再現して、レッスン情景を撮ってみました。

ドイツのバート・クロイツナハ出身のワグナーさん。。。ナコス湘南を訪問したいと言いつつ、三度とも藤沢は大雪に見舞われ、今日、ようやく、やってきました。これからの日本語クラスのこと、新しいウェッブサイト開発のこと、ドイツ語でのブログのこと、音楽のこと、話はつきず、時間のたつのを忘れてしまいました。

ちなみに、バート・クロイツナハは、ローマ帝国の時代から続く、歴史的な地方都市です。フランクフルトから、急行で、約一時間、マインツから、急行で、２５分位の所にあります。この町は、ワインの産地として有名です。バートは、温泉の出る町を意味します。町を流れる、ナーエ川は、ライン川に注ぎ込む、小さな川の一つです。ドイツの文豪ゲーテの代表作に「ファウスト」と云う戯曲があります。主人公のファウスト博士は、実在の人物で、このバート・クロイツナハに住んでいたそうです。今、ファウスト博士の家は、居酒屋になっているそうです。

People all have their habits and idiosyncrasies. Many people believe in superstition. I think that most people have their own way of celebrating success. For me, I use food. If things go very well at work or in life I like to eat certain favorite foods. These include spaghetti and anything sweet. This is a great reward after a job well done. It also happens to be reminiscent of a slogan in Japan where students that are taking exams can celebrate with Kit Kat candy bars that say “kitto katsu!”