Hello everyone! It’s me Nic, happy to get the chance to share some musings with you all again!
It’s mid-February, and do you feel that?
There’s something in the air… I can’t quite put my finger on it… Oh, I know what it is!
Love is in the air!
That’s right! February is the month of love, because as we all know, Valentine’s Day just so happens to fall during this month.
For those very lucky students who’ve joined me on the English Boot Camps that I host with Fruitful English, where students from around Japan come together for 4 days of English activities, you know how I feel about love!
I was truly blessed to have my partner Lisa join me on both Boot Camps, the most recent one being on Yakushima.
So, what do we do on Valentine’s Day?
That’s a good question, with a slightly anticlimactic answer: pretty much absolutely nothing! That’s right! Is that good or bad, I don’t know. However, it’s the way I was brought up.
My parents never really did anything for Valentine’s Day, certainly not my mom. I do remember, many decades ago, that my dad would come home from work with some flowers on that special day. My mom loves flowers, so this would always get a good reaction. But, beyond that small show of affection, that would be it.
Personally, I think that’s enough though! Lisa and I have always considered ourselves minimalistic, and that extends to how we celebrate different things too. As much fun as it is to buy lots of things, and go out and be extravagant for every occasion, that’s not our style.
I’m writing this just before Valentine’s Day, and we’re on our way to Indonesia.
That means we will be spending the occasion away from home this time. That’s both exciting and a bit sad too. You see, we’re both ‘creatures of habit’, as they say. That is, we do enjoy doing the same things a lot, and we have our own traditions, like eating ramen during the first winter storm of the year or watching the full moon when it comes around.
We also have a little routine of getting a special flower on the island from our favourite flower shop, so we’re going to have to think of something. Indonesia being tropical, I’m sure we will have no trouble finding something colourful though.
How do you celebrate Valentine’s?
That’s it for this month, but I would love to hear from you! How do you celebrate Valentine’s? Is it as simple as a flower, like my dad? Or, is there something more?
You may have noticed that it’s usually only 1 person doing something for the other. Valentine’s is usually a one-sided affair in Canada, where I’m from.
What about in your family? Do both partners do something? I’d love to hear! Until then, thanks for reading and enjoy this lovely month!
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フルーツフルイングリッシュで英語表現の楽しさ感じてください 。初めての方には英作文添削チケット2回分をプレゼント。
「無料英語テスト800問（解説付）」メルマガも大人気。今すぐチェック！
日本の小中学校で英語を教えるALT講師Nic先生は非常にユーモラスな先生です。台湾でも英語を教えていました。どこでも適応できるのがNic先生が自慢ができること。「肉先生」と読んで欲しいとたまに呼びかけられるかもしれません。こんなコミカルで愉快なNic先生から楽しく英語指導を受けませんか？
座右の名”The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.”
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