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My family has always travelled a lot in the summer. Sometimes we go and visit family in California and Utah. Other times we go to different countries, like Spain and China. Last summer we were in England. It was one of the coolest and greenest places that I have ever visited for summer, which was a welcome respite. Arizona, my home, is brown and scorched in high summer. Anyway, now that summer is laying heavily on Japan, I keep finding myself thinking about "abroad." Since I now live abroad, does any vacation count as a foreign one? Is this somehow one long vacation from my life in America?

I'm not sure, but I do miss my family and I'm longing for an unfamiliar horizon. I can't wait to get out and about during Obon!  

Hello!

This week, I'd like to talk about another special summer event going on right now for the younger students of GEM School: the special Summer Homestay Club and American Schools. These special three hour morning classes are great resources for kids to come and practice their English in a fun and safe environment, and a good way to practice and reinforce new skills and language! If you have a child interesting in learning English, or want to do some really fun extra classes, call your local GEM School office!  

I finally brought myself to buy a new tea kettle. In the photo above, the old one is to the right, the new one to the left. I couldn’t bring myself to buy one earlier, since the tea shop I would pass on Marugame Machi Doori always only had expensive kettles ranging from 2000¥ and up. However, one night I was shopping for food for class in a Marunaka and I came across the kettles section. I never brought myself to shop around for kitchen stuff since my apartment was furnished with leftover kitchen stuff from previous tenants. However, seeing how cheap Marunaka alternatives were I did manage to bring myself to take one home with me. I’m super happy with it, as up to this new purchase I have been mainly sipping in the morning cold brewed tea prepared overnight and coffee whenever I went out for studies or shopping or leisure. Now I can bring myself to enjoy a healthier lifestyle with this healthy caffeinated beverage. Currently I’m enjoying houjicha and sencha.