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Hello everyone, this is Anand with another Awesome English update! ?I hope you guys are keeping cool in this crazy heat. ?My only worry is that it will somehow get even hotter in the coming months…In any case, I was walking in Don Quixote the other day and as I walked aimlessly around the show section I found myself with an old dilemma. ? You probably can’t tell from any of my blog posts, but I am a pretty short guy at around 160 centimeters tall. ?That is the kind of short that crosses international borders. ?No one in the world would consider me anything buy “short”. ?But in any case, I came across a pair of elevator shoes – the kind of shoes that can add a couple inches to your height. ?Anyone who is even near my size has thought about buying them, including myself. ?I however, refuse to use them. ?I feel like wearing them would be an admission that my height bothers me and would be a far bigger statement than just being short would ever be. ?The fact of the matter is that there are things in our life that we have no control over, and to try and change these things speaks volumes, as does continuing to live your life and not letting them bother you. ?So while I do contemplate walking around a couple of inches taller than usual, I don’t think I will be wearing those shoes anytime soon.

Hello everyone, this Anand with another Awesome English update! ?I have been busy as always, but I manage to find pockets of time here and there with which to enjoy myself. ?As I wrote last week, I recently dropped an exorbitant amount of money on a Brompton folding bike. ?Since it was so expensive, I naturally feel the need to get as much use out of it as possible – so I have been taking the time to explore the back roads (and some of the main roads) of Yokohama. ?It is a much different experience being on your bicycle than being on my feet, which is how I used to do my touring. ?I am much more free to experiment with some detours and new roads, which would take to long too explore on my feet and too inconvenient or inaccessible with a car. ?This week I took my bike around the Red Brick Warehouse, which, to my surprise was holding a folding bike expo! ?My little bike was pretty popular, since it is a world-famous brand for enthusiasts. ?There are only two problems. ?I am so afraid of the thing getting stolen that it’s hard to take my eyes off of it. The other problem is that I am enjoying biking so much that I don’t really want to run anymore!

Here my bike in its trademark standing position. Looks like a dog, right?

Hello everyone, Anand as always for the Awesome English report! ?Hope you guys are enjoying this sneak peek of the summer! ?I am definitely enjoying my night runs more, but I am hoping that this is as hot as it gets this year.

In any case, I made a big investment the other day. ?Now, if you had 2,000 dollars, what would you do? ?You could buy a big screen tv, put it towards your retirement…or buy a folding bike. ?Well I bought a folding bike. ?Brompton bikes are basically the Aston Martin of folding bicycles. They’re British, they’re expensive, they are build with the utmost care, and they are bought by elitist snobs all over the world. ?Actually, they are a marvel of engineering, designed for the best ride while folding in the smallest space. ?My hope is to take it on to trains and cycle around Japan! ?I had been thinking of a big triathlon bike, but there is no way I would keep a bike like that should I ever return to Canada. ?So in the end, I went with Brompton. ?In the end, money is meant to be spent and not hoarded. ?So I spent lots of it!

In any case, here is a look at it.

Hello everyone! ?This is Anand with another Awesome English update! ?I hope you all had a great Golden Week! ?I know I did, having spent it in my old town of Katsuura. ?Before I worked at Awesome English, I was an English teacher there. ?It’s much different than Yokohama, being a small town of fishermen as well as fewer and fewer children. ?This time I decided to stay at a guest house ?as opposed to staying with friends. ?I have no objection to staying with friends, but I didn’t want to overstay my welcome, as you might guess would happen after a week. ?So while I was a little more secluded than usual, it was nice having some time to myself to read, study and run. ?In addition, I was able to eat some great fish fresh from the ocean! ?I like the city life and I like having lots of things around me, but sometimes I do get a little mad, even in a place as great as Yokohama. ?Sometimes it is nice to go to a place that only has one grocery store, one coffee shop and one bar (well, the lack of bars kinda sucks). ?In any case, in some ways it is good to be back since my batteries are charged and I feel like I can take on the world!

See you next week!

Anand