ChanomiTalk

今朝の堺は快晴でした。
玄関のドアを開けると、雲ひとつない青空が広がっていました。
深呼吸をして冷たい空気を吸い込むと、すごく気分が良くなりました。
病院の裏のイチョウも、黄色く色づいてきています。

I graduated from the Prefectural University of Hiroshima in 2008. At first I thought I would want to work in Hiroshima. I had already gone to college there for four years and had a lot of friends and acquaintances, which would make it easy to stay. However, I couldn’t find the type of work I wanted. I began to think that it might also be a great idea to move to a new area and start fresh.

I talked it over with my mother, and she suggested moving to Osaka, where I had family. Of all places, I thought Osaka would be terrible to work in. I had the impression that it was hectic and never settled down, and I didn’t think it would suit me at all. However, I spent some time thinking about my options. Incredible though it may be, I started to think that Osaka wouldn’t be so bad after all.

Then, one day, something happened that convinced me Osaka was the place I was meant to go. I was on my way to visit a graveyard in Osaka, and I had to switch trains at Okayama station. I caught a glimpse of someone there on the platform that I never expected to see. I couldn’t believe my eyes. By chance, I　had bumped into my brother. I had thought he was in Tokyo, but instead he was on his way to Hiroshima on a business trip. We decided to go together to Osaka. The chances of that happening were so low that for me, it was a miracle. I took it as a sign. Today, I am happily employed in Osaka.

今日はものすごく寒くて、凍えそうでした。

タンスの奥にしまっていた手袋が、すぐに出てきたのでラッキーでした(*^_^*)

I have noticed that Japanese people really like to follow rules. Sometimes, it almost seems to be excessive. For example, today while walking down the street, I found myself at a four way intersection. I had to wait for the light to change before crossing the road. When the light changed, I started to cross. However, it was very strange because no one else was crossing with me. Suddenly, I thought maybe I made a mistake! As it turned out, all of the other people waiting to cross at that time were Japanese except for me. I realized that although the traffic light changed they were all waiting for the red hand to change to a white walking symbol. So, just because no one had hit the pedestrian button to make the sign change, everyone was refusing, or afraid, to cross the street, despite the fact that it was entirely legal. I hope that no one was in a hurry! In any case, I made it across and now have an interesting story to tell about the Japanese way of thinking.

I loved to play baseball as a kid and even played for a little league team. Problem is, during those games I was never any good at it. I couldn’t hit a ball to save my life. So, the one time I did hit a ball, it was a line drive to the third baseman for an out. My father still prepared a celebration for me at home, a special lunch congratulating me on the fact that I at least made contact with the ball. Sounds mean, but I was very grateful.

Welcome to my new blog!!! I should be updating every 2-3 days on what’s happening in my life on the island of Florianopolis (where I live in southern Brasil). Interesting things always happen around here so I think that it would be a good idea to share my experiences and such.

I love film making, and the sad thing about my obsession for this hobby is that I’ve kind of procrastinated and haven’t actually made any films or short videos. So what I have decided to do is to make my own movie. This will be a really good thing to do while I’m here because it should be interesting to make a film here in Brazil. I can just imagine it; a cool action movie with everyone speaking Portuguese and having a main character who spews out cheesy one liners. It’ll be hilarious.

So that’s what I’ll be doing for my blog, but it won’t just be that, I’ll also be updating everyone on what’s happening in my life (school, etc.). But the film making will be one of the main parts of my blog. OK, I’ll see you at the next blog.