Notes:
epic: 叙事詩的な
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When I see falling snow, I am reminded of one day last year. It was New Year’s Eve. After flying back from London to Osaka, I took the bus to Matsue. The journey was only supposed to take 4 hours but in the end it took 16 hours. The bus left Osaka at 2pm on December the 31st, and arrived in Matsue at 6am on the morning of January 1st! The reason for this epic journey was the heavy snow that fell on Matsue and the surrounding area causing bad traffic jams and delays everywhere. As well as welcoming in the New Year on the bus, I also watched Kohaku in my bus seat. Although at the time it was a terrible experience, it has now become a good memory!
(written by student Kakitani, edited by Prof. Simon Smith)
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