Andy and Kenny, you have 200 pairs of eyes watching you!
夏休みに入ったら、うちの息子たちは毎朝、６時２０分に亀清旅館の裏の中央公園で集まって、温泉に住んでいる小学生の皆と一緒にラジオ体操をやっています。
(どうして夏休みなのにこんなに早く起きなきゃいけないのか？子供たちは可愛いそう！まあ、それは別として…）
今朝はいつも集まる数十人の上に、中学生は２００人もいました。どこかの宿で部活の皆が泊まっています。いつもより賑やかでした。
私はいつもうちの宿に泊まるお客さんにも誘います。「朝は良かったら、ご一緒にラジオ体操に行きますか？地元の子供たちと交流ができるし」。しかし、朝６時２０分だと言ったら、皆が断る。なかなか売りにくい体験ですね。
Ever since our kids' summer vacation started, they've been getting up at 6:20 in the morning to gather at the park behind Kamesei Ryokan with the other school kids living in the onsen to do the NHK Radio Exercises.
(Why the poor kids have to get up so early during their summer vacation is beyond me! There's no way you'd get kids in America to do this.)
This morning, in addition to the normal 20 or 30 local kids, there were 200 middle school kids, too. Apparently they are members of various athletic teams that are staying at one of the area inns.
I always try to invite our guests to go with us. They like the idea of mingling with the local school kids, but don't like the idea of getting up so early. I haven't managed to get any guests to go with us yet.
