Hello! Long time no talk...
お久しぶりです
皆さん、お元気ですか？
How are you all?
Soooo...what's new with me?
私は相変わらずバタバタとやっておりますが…会社の方も順調で、毎日自由に楽しくやらせてもらってます。
As always, I'm constantly running around and keeping myself busy...my company is doing well, and I'm grateful that every day I can freely do work that I enjoy.
（四半期に一回のチームビルディング、前回は久しぶりにボウリングでした…次の日全身筋肉痛
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）Our quarterly team-building - this time around, we went bowling, which we haven't done in a while. My muscles were so sore the next day, sob.
今年は何回か休みも取れて、初めて韓国に行き、アメリカ・ニュージャージー州の実家にも帰ることができました。
I was able to get days off a few times this year, so I went to South Korea for the first time, as well as back to the states to my home in New Jersey.
実家の庭です。最近鹿のファミリーがよく遊びに来るらしいです
The backyard of my family home. Apparently, a family of deer often visits our yard recently.
せっかく久しぶりにアメリカに帰国したのですが、手巻き寿司＆日本酒テースティングパーティ
Despite coming back to the states for the first time in about a year or so, we still ended up having a "hand-rolls & sake tasting" party, hah.
昨日オープンしたばかりのNYC・ハドソン川沿いにあるハドソンヤードにも行ってきました。
I also went to Hudson Yards along the Hudson River in NYC, which just opened last year.
高級ショッピングモールやレストランなどがありますが、目玉は巨大な建築物…その名も「ベッセル」。
There are high-end shopping malls and restaurants here, but the highlight of the area is this massive structure called the "Vessel."
建築評論家や地元のニューヨーカーには不評と言われていて、確かに個人的には深みがなく、派手で浅はかともいえる作品だとは思いますが、自撮りをしてSNSに載せている観光客の数を見て、今の時代を象徴している建築物である気がしました。
This piece is said to have received much criticism from both architecture critics and local New Yorkers, and I too think it lacks depth, is gaudy, and is even kind of thoughtless, but after seeing how many of the tourists were taking selfies and uploading their pics on social media, I also felt that such a structure does symbolize our era today.
…と、偉そうに言ってますが、私もすがさず自撮りを
I say this as if I'm so high and mighty, but the truth is, I was SO quick to take a selfie...
そして、来月はメルボルンに行くので、楽しみです！初オーストラリア
And I'm going to Melbourne next month, so looking forward to that as well! First time in Australia!
In terms of my health, I bought a Fitbit Charge 3, and I'm aiming for 10,000 steps and 6 hours of sleep each day.
睡眠データを分析したり、24時間ずーっと心拍数を測定してくれたりもするので、自分の生活習慣を簡単に見直すこともできて、なかなか楽しいです
It analyzes sleep patterns and measures your heart rate 24/7, and you can therefore easily reevaluate your lifestyle habits; it's quite fun to use.
食事については、9月から「高タンパク質＆低炭水化物」を意識していて、だいぶ体の調子もよくなりました！しかも嬉しいことに、3キロ減
In terms of what I've been eating, I've been on a "high protein/low carb" meal plan since September, and my body feels much lighter and more energetic! Plus, I've lost some KGs...
新しいことと言えば、それくらいですかね・・・
I think that's all that's been new with me...
あ、そして最後になりますが！今週からTOKYO FM「高橋みなみのこれから、何する？」（13:00～14:55）の月曜日パートナーを担当させて頂きます
お時間が合う方は是非～！（ラジコでも聴けますよ！)
Oh, and lastly! Starting this week, I'll be co-hosting a TOKYO FM program every Monday from 1pm to 2:55pm, so please give it a listen!
長くなりましたが、これからも定期的に投稿しようと思うので、引き続き宜しくお願いします！
This got quite long, but I do hope to semi-regularly continue to post on this blog, so I hope you continue to read it!
Have a good night!