Thanks to my Mom this time (Ref to #31)

As I wrote in #31, I believe "Shorter the distance, better the quality." in cooking material.
This time, fresh banana came from my mother. Thanks to not only to our mother earth, but to my own mother!! I love you, Mom!

#31にも書きましたが、「畑と台所の距離は短いほどいい」と思います。
先日、母から採りたてのバナナをもらいました。祖父の頃からの畑で、伯父が育てたバナナです。もちろん完全無農薬！私の母と、母なる大地にも感謝していただきまーす！

Trip out after two years. 2年ぶりの出張

During last week, I went out for the Observation Trip to mainland Japan with my overseas trainees.
In the aircraft from Okinawa to Osaka

Simon from Eritorea and myself

Our accomodation in Osaka

With my friends at dinner

My room in Osaka. Nice and cozy.

Emma from Peru playing "Sudoku", math game, and myself learning German

National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, one of our visiting organizations

White rose, my most favorite flower in Expo partk in Osaka

In the museum

Lunch at a restaurant in the museum. Indonesian dish

Mark from Kenya, in Seattle's Best

Kyoro International Culture Fundation

Foncho from El Salvador, interviewed by a TV crew

At Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto

Shinkansen, or bullet train at Kyoto Sta.

Our accomodation in Tokyo

InterBEE 2006, International Broadcasting Equipments Exhibition 2006

Emma from Peru(left) and Nid from Thailand, in front of NHK, Nippon Hoso Kyokai

Bryan from the Philippines, reading a news as a caster

Shooting studio in NHK

From the window of the aircraft from Tokyo to Okinawa

Lunch these days この頃のおひるごはん

Where do you have your lunch?
During weekdays, I mainly eat lunch in the office, just in front of my PC. These days, I bring lunch from home.
どこでお昼ご飯を食べますか？　私はほとんどオフィスでパソコンに向かって昼食をとります。この頃はお弁当持参が多いです。

It is the time for the private e-mails, preparation for the afternoon session, or mere browsing the Internet.
パソコンに向かって個人的なメールをチェックしたり、午後の講義の準備をしたり、ネットサーフィンをしたりします。

Sometimes I eat out with friends, or eat at the dining hall of the Institute I work. Today I had lunch there with my trainees.
時には同僚や友だちと外食したり、職場にある食堂で研修生と食べることもあります。今日はそういう日でした。