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2019/08/27
Hello~ Senga here!Everyone, the wait is over.Now then, I would like to start the first step of my medical hair removal process.I’m nervous.For now, there’s a proper order to things.The delicate areas will be last,Today I think I want to start with facial hair and legs.It’s a fight against the pain.Well then, I’m off![Picture of Senga from the waist down lying on the exam table in a robe with his feet covered with a blanket] -
2019/08/26
Hello~ Senga here!I kind of shared my memories from my trip with all of you.It was the best “input” time.*This time, for the first half of my trip I traveled alone and met up with my acquaintance for the second half.I was excited and nervous to be traveling alone. It was fun.More than anything, just by being in an unknown place, I was focusing more on things I don’t usually think about in Japan, so the amount of “input” I was getting was different.It was an amazing trip.There’s a question I frequently get asked.Why do you go abroad alone?There are a lot of people who travel alone like me, and I think everyone has their own reasons.There are people who just want to go for no particular reason.I have clear reasons for going.I think I’ll talk about one of those reasons.We speak Japanese on a daily basis,But are we really thinking about what we’re saying to the person talking to us?Don’t words just come out unconsciously?The simpler the conversation is, the more words just seem to come out automatically.Your emotions in that kind of conversation are close to nonexistent.I feel like the basic feelings of enjoyment, happiness, and sadness that we should be having in conversations like that are greatly weakening and we’re just exchanging words.Of course, that means that the amount of emotion we put in a conversation has something to do with how important that person is to us.I thought that I wanted to know what it feels like to not just listen to a person, but really understand what they say, and put together an answer in my own words again.In a language that I’m not fluent in, I could feel the importance of communication and the happiness I felt when I was able to listen to what the other person said and properly converse with them.There are times when words come out of my mouth without thinking, and I’m not the type of person who is good at conversing in Japanese to begin with.That’s why even more so I shouldn’t speak without thinking. There’s also vocabulary and tempo to think about.I think it’s important to think about what I’m saying, for myself as well as the person I’m talking to.I often think too much and the conversation ends, and then I answer at weird times, and get told I’m not listening though. Lol.But it’s important to work on increasing my speed while thinking about my words when speaking.I think I still have a long way to go,But I thought the fastest way to get there would be for me to go to America alone and learn by communicating with people from another country.That’s why I go abroad by myself.This is one of the reasons why I travel abroad by myself.Surprisingly, it’s not because it’s kind of fun.I like people.That’s why, I want to keep returning to America from now on as well.Next time, I want to go with an even wider vocabulary than this time.It turned into a long post, but thank you for reading to the end.This is my “Another sky”.Well then.
[Senga selfie in a lounge on a sofa in what I assume is the airport. He’s wearing a simple black t-shirt and has sunglasses on his head.] -
2019/08/25
Hello~ Senga here!
Something unexpected happened at the airport in Los Angeles [LAX].
I called a taxi and had it come to the meeting point,
but I couldn’t find it at all.
Ehhh? Where is it?
Even when I looked at my phone, it said that both of us were at the meeting spot…
Now, <Let’s challenge English!>
Even though I was nervous, I called the taxi driver.
<Where is this?>
What?
Panicking, I immediately made a mistake.
<I’m sorry, I made a mistake.>
*a swift reply*
<Where are you?>
This is the right question.
Then,
<I’m at the ¥?!&:/;(¥&@“!;..,&->
I have no idea what they’re saying.
I give up.
For now, just <please wait>.
I hung up the phone and looked for 15 minutes…
I couldn’t find it at all.
I thought that I had no choice but to ask someone.
There was a man nearby wearing an airport uniform and cool sunglasses,
so I asked him.
<Excuse me? I want to go here.>
Then,
<The ?;/¥&!&@:: upper floor.>
I couldn’t really understand the beginning, but “upper floor”?
Eh? Up?
Looking closely, there was another road above us.
<thank you so much!>
Because of this, it took 40 minutes to meet up.
I felt bad for making the taxi driver wait and troubled them.
When I told them I was a Japanese tourist on vacation, they understood.
There are a lot of warm American people.
That’s part of what I love.
Well then.
T/N: Anything between <> was originally written in English by Senga.
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2019/08/24
Hello~ Senga here!Today, I want to show you the most famous boutique in Los Angeles!I believe that if a boutique has brand name items to some extent, then there’s not really anything good, but also nothing particularly bad.As a result, it’s true that the items that they have all give the same impression.But this boutique is different!Even from brand names, there were patterns and designs I had never seen.This brand released a basketball?This brand did a bag collab with an artist?!There were a lot of things that surprised me.It taught me that the buyer’s feelings are important.And the things that surprised me the most was,That the boutiques in Los Angeles also sell clothes with “LA” logos.In Japan, they don’t really sell shirts that say “Japan” on them.To begin with, the concepts of design are different.I felt the differences between countries.Well then.[Picture of what I assume is the outside of the boutique he’s talking about] -
2019/08/23
Hello~ Senga here!Today, I want to show you Michael (Jackson)’s costume!This is a costume that Michael actually wore!So cool~~Somehow, it feels like a costume that would fit in well with Johnny’s costumes.I’m going to do my best so that I can wear a costume as sparkly as this one.Well then.[picture of the top half of Michael Jackson’s red and gold military jacket on display] -
2019/08/21
Hello~ Senga here!I started uploading pictures from my trip yesterday,And today I want to show you the super delicious dish that I ate in America!It might’ve been the first time I sat down and ate at a restaurant properly.Waffle-Chan.In Japan, I usually hesitate to eat them because they’re so high in calories,But it was cheat week,So I didn’t care.You could add ice cream or fruits as a topping, but I got it plain.It was sweet and delicious.It was exquisite.Well then.[picture of a plain Belgian waffle with syrup and powdered sugar] -
2019/08/20
Hello~ Senga here!I took a long vacation and went on a journey.It was an *input journey.During that time, I only thought of my own passion and want to improve.Here’s the first picture from that trip.[a picture of Senga in front of the Michael Jackson One picture in Vegas copying his pose]I saw the Michael Jackson show that I love.Sorry, I’m famous for easily being moved to tears, butduring the show,I cried 3 times. LolThe reasons why I cry are,Because of nervousness or excitement. It seems like these are the things that start my tears.It’s like that gut feeling you get when you’re overwhelmed wth emotion.Maybe.In any case, I was able to hold back my excitement,Before I knew it, there were tears streaming down my face.This is the picture I took after that.It was an exciting night.Well then.
T/N: *he used the the word input here as in it was a trip to learn more and better himself
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2019/08/19
Hello~ Senga here!
Ah.. That was fun.
As to what it is that was fun,
from tomorrow, I’ll be posting some pictures from my trip.
Please check them out.
Look forward to them!
Well then.