April 13th
I had a dental appointment with my orthodontist. I have been wearing braces for 5 months now. I expected to have my wire changed today, but they only reattached the bite turbo that had come off my upper right molar. I have to go back next Monday. Since returning from my trip to Japan, it feels like I have been going to the dentist every week.
April 14th
I don’t feel like doing anything today. I slept for about 3 hours after work. I bought some sushi at a grocery store near my home, but it was bad. I was very disappointed.
April 15th
I felt that yesterday was too lazy, so today I went for a run after work and even took an online English class.
April 16th
I had a team dinner with my colleagues. It was the first time in three months since our last team dinner. I realized again that I struggle to keep up with their conversation when it comes to small talk. The dishes were nice, though!
April 17th
I made beef stew for the second time. I made it last weekend too, and it was delicious. The only thing I wanted to improve was using bigger beef cubes. I bought 1kg of beef cubes at Lidl. Surprisingly, it was only around 10 euros; you couldn’t buy that much beef for that price in Japan.
April 18th
I went for a hike in Bray with my friend. There were several options, such as Glendalough, Lugnaquilla, and so on. But we chose Bray because of its accessibility from Dublin. I had been there once when I visited last year. It was a great day, and I really enjoyed the hike. It was also my first time renting a car and driving in Ireland. I expected “YUKO” to be a Japanese woman’s name, but it actually stands for “Yu-Ko” (and sounds like “let’s go” in Japanese). I was surprised! We went to the pub located on the hill, which is known as the highest pub in Ireland. The fish and chips we ordered were amazing, thank you to our friend’s recommendation!
April 19th
Yesterday, we bought a baguette at Una. We had it for breakfast with butter and honey. While eating, I watched Fujii Kaze’s Coachella performance. I remembered that the Week 1 live stream had a poor sounds mix, and we couldn’t hear his vocals very well. However, this week’s performance and mixing were absolutely amazing. I liked it so much that I watched it twice before the broadcast ended. For lunch, we went to the Nomo Ramen. My husband was deeply moved by having his first bowl of ramen in six months.