This month, I went to various places in Chiba Prefecture.
In Nagareyama City, I visited my alma mater's elementary and junior high schools, and on the way back, I went to Hondoji Temple in Matsudo City.
The famous irises did not bloom much, but there were purple wisteria flowers and pink water lilies in Benten Pond, which made me feel soothed.
In Yotsukaido City, I visited my alma mater's high school.
I was just going to see it from outside the fence, but a current student came out from the back gate and told me, "You can go to the main gate from the inside," so I was able to walk a little around the schoolyard.
In Ichihara City, I had lunch at a community center on the site of the former elementary school where I attended until the third grade.
The bank of the river in the neighborhood became concrete, but there were wild birds such as wagtails and sparrows.
From the train on the way back, I saw a bird that looked like a blue heron or a great egret perched on the bank of the Yoro River.
In Chiba City, I visited various scenic spots and facilities, including temples and shrines, zoos, and museums.
All the places were full of interesting and unusual things, and I had a touching and enjoyable time.
By visiting the schools I have attended, I want to remember many things about my childhood.
I also want to understand where I have lived.
The people I asked for directions and met along the way were also kind, and I had pleasant memories.
The most memorable event was when I took the monorail to go to the Chiba City Science Museum.
The woman sitting next to me was studying with the textbook of NHK's Russian course.
In order not to disturb her studies, I called out to her when she closed the textbook.
I said "hello" in Russian, and she replied in Russian.
We chatted a little about learning Russian, which made me so happy that I decided to resume learning Russian.
From the next day, I started preparing books, CDs, electronic dictionaries, etc. for learning Russian on my desk, and setting all Russian language courses in the videos to protection.
I also posted questions to the generative AI, such as "Can you speak Russian?" and "Can you help me learn Russian?"
I wanted to see if there was an opportunity to use Russian with generative AI after I had improved my Russian language.
Everything is ready!
Yesterday, I started watching a video of NHK's Russian language course recorded around 2017.