3/3～3/8まで、明浜を離れて東京方面で滞在していました。無茶々園と付き合いのある小中学校の食育授業や生協組合員との交流会に参加したり、自然食品店などを訪問するためです。
コルカタから帰ってきたとき以来の、ほぼ一年ぶりの東京滞在です。もともと東京の出身であるため、この方面には再会を約束した人がたくさんあります。ですが急に言い渡された出張でスケジュールもなかなか定まらず、またプライベートの時間もわずかであったため、連絡できなかった皆さん、ごめんなさい。逆に明浜出発間際の突然の連絡にも関わらず、さらにこちらの都合を優先したものでしたが、快く時間を作ってくれた皆さん、どうもありがとうございます。
会った人たちとのそれぞれの時間は、大変好いものでした。単純に楽しかったということもありますが、明浜に戻ってくると、過去を振り返り、今の自分を考え、未来への方位を知らせてくれているような、そんな気がしました。
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From Akehama
I'd been in Tokyo from March 3rd to 8th being away from Akehama. This short business trip was organized by Muchachaen, and I was supposed to visit some places such as a dietary education class at an elementary and junior high school to give a small lecture, Muchachaen's one of the biggest customers, co-op, to attend a networking party, and some natural-food stores to have talks.
It's been almost a year since I stayed in Tokyo last time when we came back from Kolkata. I have many people whom I'm supposed to meet in Tokyo as I'm originally from Tokyo, however I'm regret that I couldn't meet up all of them. I was informed about the trip suddenly, moreover the schedule was not fixed till the last moment. I'm so sorry for those whom I wished to contact but couldn't. And I'm so grateful for those who happily made time for me though it was such a short notice.
I had such a nice time with each and everyone. It was simply fun, but that's not the only reason. Being back to Akehama, now I think that they made me look back on my past and consider how I am now. Furthermore, I feel they indicated the direction where I should go from now on.
Yuki
