〜〜わきて流るる泉河　いつ見きとてか恋しかるらむ（作者　中納言兼輔）

　お正月恒例の百人一首のかるた取りでこの歌が流れると、いつも母の手が素早くのびていた事を思い出します。母の好きな歌で、その理由は、母は旧姓が泉だからと言っていました。

文庫本「百人一首」のなかにこの歌を見つけて懐かしんでいると、現代語訳に「みかの原を分けて流れる泉河 . . .」とあります。
わきては湧きて、で、加えて、下の句は「分かれても末に会わむとぞおもふ」であると思い込んでいた私はへーそうだったのと、ただ感心するばかりです。

この文庫本は索引が充実していて、上の句、下の句、どちらからも歌を見つける事が出来ますので、「わかれても末に . . .」の正しい上の句を探してみましたら、「瀬をはやみ岩にせかるる滝川の　われてもすえにあはむとぞおもふ（しゅ徳院）で、更に、分かれてもではなく、われても　であることがわかりました。

この「健康コーナー」は、音声もお聞き頂けます。

My swimming style, by Dr. Yoko Kelley

I feel invigorated after swimming, by Dr. Yoko Kelley

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元気の出る健康コーナー It’s invigorating!

少なくとも、週に一度、泳いでいます。
I swim at least once a week.

水泳をはじめたのは、肩甲骨のあたりを柔らかくするのによいのでは、と考えたからです。
I figured that swimming would soften the area around the shoulder blade.

頑張ると続かないので、水の中でゆっくりと身体を動かしています。
I move slowly in water, because if I swim too vigorously, I know that I cannot continue the exercise for long.

プールの塩素が目にしみるので、ゴーグルを付けて泳いでいます。
I swim wearing a pair of goggles in the pool to avoid eye-irritating chlorine.

バタフライ以外は、平泳ぎ、自由形、背泳ぎ、何でもします。
My swimming style includes breast stroke, free-style, back stroke and every other styles except butterfly.

泳ぐ時、腕の付け根を意識して伸ばしています。
I consciously stretch the root of arms when I swim.

足の付け根をよく動かすと、太ももの筋肉が柔軟になってきます。
Thigh muscles have become softer, as I move the root of legs widely.

肩甲骨の回りの筋肉が、だんだん柔らかくなってきました。
Muscles around the shoulder blade are slowly getting softer.

だんだん身体が軽くなってくるような気がします。
I feel my body getting lighter.

泳いだあと、爽快な気分になります。
I feel invigorated after swimming.

Illustration by Dr. Norman Kelley
Read More… Medical Expressions

Once upon a time I was in a choir. I was a soprano then and could hit all the very high notes. I once dreamt I would be a famous singer. But that all went down the drain when two things happened. We moved and I went through puberty. My voice changed I did not rejoin another choir program to develop my changing voice. I still love to sing to this day, just don’t expect it to sound good.

Like many Japanese Mothers, my Mom was absolutely mental when it came to my education, even when I was working towards my MBA at UH.  One morning she called very early, and seemed surprised when I answered the phone.  Then she started to scold me for not being in class.  I cut her off and said “Mom, I’m not in class because it’s 6:00 am.  And it’s a Saturday!  Call me back later.”  She intended to leave a message for me, but forgot about the time difference from the east coast, as well as the day of the week.  It never happened again though.

こちらは 寒い日が 続いていて…凍りそうです…
でも 雪は 積もってはいなくて 日陰に少し残っている程度です！

ハワイは 天国みたいに 見えますよ

Hello,

my name is Christian and I am new student at Nacos. I am also new in Hawaii. I have been here for 5 weeks. I am looking forward to study Japanese so that I finally can talk to my wife in her native language.

So far I enjoy the Island life. Also stared to learn surfing.  I was with my friend at the North Shore 3 weeks ago. William tried hard to show me how to surf. So far with less succes. I guess also the waves were too high and fast for a greenhorn like me.

I will keek going to learn the sport, but my next surfing lesson I better do at the South Shore in Waikiki where the waves aren`t that high and brutal.

Nice to meet you all here at Nacos.

Aloha

Christian

Because I was injured by medical malpractice in 1989, I thought I couldn’t work a regular 40 hour a week job, I decided that I needed a skill that would allow me to work at home. Since I had an interest in handwriting analysis starting in the 70’s I decided to take a correspondence course. The hope was that clients would mail in their handwriting samples.

For twenty months I corresponded with the International Graphoanalysis School in Chicago. However, most people don’t know about handwriting analysis so the reality is that it is difficult to make a living at it. On the other hand, it is useful for me to understand how other people think when I introduce myself. I present my calling card to them and ask them to sign their signature on the back. Then I describe what I see in their handwriting.

Although it is not possible to make a living with handwriting analysis in Hawaii, I am glad I took the course because it is a good ice breaker skill at parties.

A few months back on the H-1, I can’t recall where I was headed. I was the recipient of one of the ‘best rider waves’ ever. I saw the other rider out in the distance and as we approached each other he gestured first, but it wasn’t the traditional wave. He had his arm over his head, and when I acknowledged him, he pumped his fist repeatedly. And as we passed each other he nodded his head like he was listening to some awesome rock song. Easily the best exchange I’ve ever been a part of and I’ll never forget it.

Hello everyone!  My name is Lindsey and I am a new NACOS student.  I also am new to Hawaii- my husband and I recently moved here.  We were married by China Man’s Hat, on the beach.  I’m looking forward to learning Japanese- I have a dear friend who is from Tokyo and I hope to visit her one day.  Nice to meet you via the NACOS blog.  Much Aloha, Lindsey.

Driving in Japan can be pretty crazy.  Because I live in a town/rural area, you need a car.  Sure, there’s the gas-operated trains and buses, but to really live here you need a car.  People cut in front of you without warning, run red lights constantly, and there’s a million mopeds moving in and out of traffic.  It’s like bumper cars, but scary.  As one adviser said at our orientation, “In America, you should drive defensively.  In Japan, you have to drive paranoid.”  You never know when or where someone’s coming from.