So, the bike as a form of daily transportation is something I haven't experienced for awhile, but I am feeling stronger and more balanced, and have been riding my bike quite a bit. Last night after dark, my friend and I rode our bikes to a restaurant that she knows. As we went through the tunnels under the highway, and crossed unlit and typically chaotic intersections, I thought of my many night skates in Tokyo over the years. It had been both exciting and terrifying to move so quickly at night, almost feeling your way along in some places, hurtling into the darkness on the path next to the river, trusting. This was not quite so bad, we rode the bikes slowly. (For my sake, I'm sure.) The autumn festival lanterns above, hang in the entrance of our compound. The rest of the twenty minute ride was much darker. 最近、よく元気になったので、もっと自転車に乗ります。昨日晩に暗がりで中国人の友達と自転車でレストランに行きました。乗りながら、昔の東京のナイトスケートを思い出しました。ちょっと危ないから、少しい怖かったです。でも、あのナイトスケートの追走は懐かしいので、面白いです。上の写真のたくさんランプは秋の祭りで近所の門にかけました。レストランは２０分でかいて、もっと暗いです。
Jessie and I had a great time eating Hot Pot, at a restaurant I would have never gone into by myself. She made sure that I understood the ordering process and even translated all of the pertinent items on a sheet, so next time I can take Jonah there, and we can enjoy Hot Pot again. It's great to have a Chinese friend like Jessie. 中国人の友達と言うジェシー一緒にホットポットを 食べに行きました。あのレストランは一人で無理ので、ジェシーとやさしくて、美味しかったです。もう、ジェシーは注文をする方を説明をしたので、メンユーを訳しました。そうすると、次の時に、ジョナと一緒に行って、楽しむと思います。とてもやさしい友達です。
