Hi Everyone!
Obon is coming up* soon,
and I’ll be going back to Buffalo, NY USA (my hometown).
I haven’t been back home* for about 2 years,
so I’m looking forward to seeing my family and friends!
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come up 近づいてくる
back home 帰郷
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I will be flying* from Osaka to Tokyo,
Then* Tokyo to New York City and finally from New York City to Buffalo!
It’s a very long flight, and it takes about 14 – 15 hours from Tokyo to New York City.
I can’t sleep on airplanes, so I will probably be a little tired when I get home.
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fly 飛行機で行く
then それから
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My wife’s family will also come with us to Buffalo.
It will be their first time to see my parent’s house and meet the rest of my family*.
I will also show them around at all the famous spots* in my hometown.
In Buffalo, we have one of the largest* modern art collections at the Albright Knox Art Museum*.
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Also ～もまた、同様に
It's first time to～ はじめて～する
rest of my family （両親以外の）他の家族達
※rest ： 他の～
Spot 場所
one of the 最上級 もっとも～のひとつ
Albright Knox Art Museum オルフﾞライト=ノックス・アート・ギャラリー
→ http://www.albrightknox.org/
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We will also spend some time in Toronto, Canada
because it is only about an hour and a half drive from my hometown.
We will go shopping and sightseeing there, too.
I am looking forward to going out with my friends to all of the old bars, restaurants and clubs
that we used to go to.
My hometown is famous for* Buffalo Chicken Wings,
so I am looking forward to eating those too!
I hope everyone has a good Obon holiday! See you when I come back to Japan.
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used to ～（動詞原形） 昔よく～した
※ちなみに・・・
be used to doing だと「～するのに慣れている」
famous for ～ ～で有名な
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Gerry
