Volunteer jogging event

I took part in a volunteer jogging event which was held in Shinmaruko.

I like running and I usually run during a lunch time on weekdays.

But,I wondered whether I could finish the course or not?

While I was in China,I didn’t run.

And I was very tired,because I had been in Osaka for 3 days(2 days for business,1 day for perspnal matters).
The day before the event I came back to Tokyo.

However,I decided to take part in this event and it was really good.

I was very surprised that many amateur runners took part in this event.
And the location was very good(near Tama-river).
(but, it was a little cold..)

I usually run 10km within 1 hour,so this time my aim was to run in roughly the same time.

At first,it was very hard,because the road was very muddy and I became tired quickly.

But,many volunteer people cheered us on,so I could finish the course.

I took part in this event with my friends,we were very happy.

Trip to China

I went to Changsha which is the capital of Hunan in China with my friend;Alisa who is a Japanese American.
It’s my second trip to Changsha, and the first time for my friend.

We stayed in China for 11 days.
We worked in the Chinese office for 1 week, and we went sightseeing for the rest of the days.

We enjoyed this trip very much.

Alisa and I stayed at our Chinese coworker’s house by ourselves.

The Chinese coworker and his wife both came back to China at the same time,however they didn’t have enough room to put us up,so they stayed at his parent’s house while we were in China.)

Alisa and I enjoy eating delicious food.

In Changsha,most of the dishes are very hot and spicy.
I like the taste and Alisa did too.

We ate many dishes everyday.

But I was worried about my weight,so I did some stretching and exercise in my room at night.

Is the spicy food good for health?
When I came back to Japan,I weighed myself on the scales.
But,I had only gained 1kg.

In China,Alisa and I talked about many topics every night.
It was a good experience for me.

And I talked with Chinese coworker and exchanged language and culture.
We went to their college,ate together,went to karaoke to sing together,went cycling and so on.

I understood their culture and life style.

This was one of the most precious experiences for me.

In Japan,the problem of China and Tibet increased.
But I think most of the news is one-sided.

I only trust the facts which I can see my own eyes and experience in reality.

Strong patriotism excludes other ways of thinking from our minds.

I want to be liberal and have respect for other opinions.

I am working with many foreigners who come from 7 different counties,and we sometimes argue about our different opinions.

Ultimately,the most important thing is communication.

This time,my coworker’s mother(who can’t speak Japanese) guided us for half a day.

At first,I wondered whether we could communicate well with her?
But,she used body language and expressed herself very well!
So,we could communicate each other!

I felt that the language is only one means of communication.

And There was one surprising for me.

One of the Chinese coworkers likes Japan very much, and he could speak Japanese in short sentences.

While we were in China,he asked us every time”How do you say”___”in Japanese?”.
I admired him and really felt the neck of progress in language is curiosity.

I had many experiences in China.