I began living in Korea in May, 2003. I have been living in Korea for a decade. So far, I could manage to live healthy. I thank for this for Korean society and I feel special grace from God.
For the first 3 years, I could work for ETRI, and I really appreciate for Dr. Jeong Seongyong who invited me to the institute, and those who accepted me as their colleagues at ETRI.
After the contract with ETRI was over, I was led by the unseen hand, and I was given a new task at the educational institute named Daedeok University.
Since 2006, every winter, I could spend a month in Japan. This winter, too, I could stay in Japan for a month.
Actually, winter vacation at a Korean university starts in the middle of December and lasts until the end of February. Therefore, I could stay longer in Japan. But since I have a studio apartment in Daejeon, it is better for me to come back to Korea after one month vacation in Japan.
This winter vacation was a bit different from those in the previous years. There are two reasons.
One is one of my friends’visit to Japan from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5. Tracey, my Australian friend in Korea wanted to see snow monkeys in Nagano. So, she and my wife and I went to Jigokudani, in Nagano, to see snow monkeys.
[At Jigokudani Spa in Nagano prefecture, 長野県の地獄谷温泉にて、나가노 현 지고쿠 다니 온천에서]
Then my wife and I took her to Tsuruoka, my wife’s hometown in Yamagata prefecture.
[At my wife's hometown, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 山形県鶴岡市の妻の実家にて、야마가타현 츠루오카시의 처갓집에서]
I really enjoyed showing my guest around Japan for sightseeing.
The 2nd reason was my trip to Hokuriku-Tohoku regions by utilizing a special fee ticket under the name of “Otonano-kyujitu-club.”
[Mr. S of my Intra-NTT college classmate at his home in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, 富山県高岡市の自宅の門に立つ大学部時代の友人、토야마 현 타카오카시의 집 문에 서있는 대학부 시절 친구]
For the first time in my life, I enjoyed three different Shinkansens, and limited express trains as much as I like, and visited my old friends of Daigakubu (Intra-NTT college) in Takaoka and Fukui, my old missionary couples in Kamaishi, Miyagi prefecture and my relatives in Fukushima and Kitaibaraki city during the 5-night-6-day trip.
I came back to Korea after spending a month in Japan. Then I went to USA to visit my old and new friends in Oak Ridge (Tennessee), Rochester, Boston, Seattle and Vancouver (WA).
There are two big reasons to make this decision. One is to visit my good buddy in Korea, who retired from a Korean research institute at the age of 80 last year. I met Dr. Alan England in 2003, the first year I began to live in Korea, and soon we became good friends.
Alan introduced me to a cavers’ society in Korea, and I joined his caving adventures for 12 times.
He led a foreigners hiking group called Taejonhikers, and we went hiking many times.
[With Alan at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, テネシー州フローズンヘッド州立公園にて、테네시주 프로즌헤드 주립 공원에서]
At the farewell party for Alan in Korea, I promised to visit him in Tennessee to go hiking together.
Another reason is to visit my good old teachers of English Bible, and the ones who introduced me Jesus Christ as my saver in my 20s in Japan.
Mr. Donald Walter and his wife Eileen were the missionaries to Japan for more than 30 years. He recently wrote a book “The Unseen Hand”, an autobiography, and he sent a copy to me. They are now 92 and 91 years old.
[With Mr. Rupp at Niagara Fall, ラップ先生とナイアガラ瀑布にて、 랩 선생님과 나이아가라 폭포에서]
[With Mr. Nagano (My senior at NTT college) in Boston, 長野先輩とボストンにて、보스턴에서 나가노 선배님과 함께]
[At the light rail station in Seattle, シアトルのライトレイル空港駅にて、시애틀 라이트 레일 공항역에서]
{Chris and his family in Seattle, シアトルの友人、クリスとその家族、시애틀의 친구 크리스와 그 가족들]
I wanted to see them again and expressed my thankfulness to them for introducing Jesus to me.
[With Mr. & Mrs. Walter at Vancouver Station, バンクーバー駅にてウォルター先生ご夫妻と、밴쿠버 역에서 월터 선생님 부부와 함께]
Alan lives in Oak Ridge in Tennessee and Mr. & Mrs. Walter live in Vancouver WA. There are more friends I wanted to see. They live in Rochester, Boston and Seattle, so it took me nearly two weeks to visit them all.
[With Craig and Lois at Seattle, シアトルにてスワンソン夫妻と、시애틀에서 스완슨 부부와 함께]
My winter vacation will soon come to end. The new semester of 2013 starts soon.
Looking back my last winter vacation, I realize the fact again, the life is “traveling” and I am a traveler, and I live every moment under the grace of my God.
George Suzuki in Daejeon Korea
I updated my blog up to my domestic travel in Japan.
http://georgesuzuki.blogspot.kr/
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DR 195号「2013年冬休みの総括」
韓国で暮らすようになったのは2003年5月からなのでもうすぐ丸10年になる。この間、健康に暮らせたこと、感謝にたえない。
冬休みに帰国するのも2006年から連続7年になる。この冬休み中の帰国中の1ヶ月は慌ただしかった。
12月中旬に帰国して12月末から1月初頭にかけて韓国で知り合ったオーストラリア人の友人が5日間訪日し、彼女に付き合って長野県の地獄谷へ行ったり、妻の故郷の山形県鶴岡へ行ったりしたことが１つ。
[At Jigokudani Spa in Nagano prefecture, 長野県の地獄谷温泉にて、나가노 현 지고쿠 다니 온천에서]
[At my wife's hometown, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 山形県鶴岡市の妻の実家にて、야마가타현 츠루오카시의 처갓집에서]
また、1月17日から4日間有効の大人の休日倶楽部の「北陸・東北フリーキップ」を使ってめいっぱい旅行したことが第2の理由だ。
この旅行では、長野県の地獄谷を振り出しに、北陸の高岡及び福井に居住する大学部の時の旧友に会い、つぎに東北の釜石を訪れ、私の信仰上の恩師の一人、バークマン先生にお会いし、さらに福島と北茨城の親戚を訪ねた。
[With a classmate at a coffee shop at JR Fukui Station, JR福井駅構内のコーヒーショップにて、JR 후쿠이 역 구내 커피 숍에서]
(ここまでの体験・旅行記は私のブログに記載した。)
George in Korea:
http://georgesuzuki.blogspot.kr/
日本での休暇はちょうど1ヶ月にして韓国へ戻ってきたのは韓国での生活の都合があったからだ。韓国で生活しているワンルームマンションも完全に留守にするのは諸般の事情から1ヶ月以内が良い。
さて、大学の新学期は3月からなので、韓国へ戻ってもさらに1ヶ月休暇が続く。
今年はその休みを利用して2週間、米国旅行をした。主な理由は2つあって、１つはこの10年間、韓国において私の師友とあおぐアラン・イングランド博士が昨年、80歳になったことを機に退職され、テネシー州のオークリッジへ帰ってしまったこと。
[With Alan and his friend at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, テネシー州フローズンヘッド州立公園にて、테네시주 프로즌헤드 주립 공원에서]
彼を訪ねて、いっしょにテネシー州の山をトレッキングすることが目的の１つ。
[With Mr. & Mrs. Rupp at Niagara Fall, ラップ先生ご夫妻とナイアガラ瀑布にて、 랩 선생님 부부와 나이아가라 폭포에서]
[With Pat-san (My English teacher at NTT College) in Boston, パットさんとボストンにて、보스턴에서 팟선생님과 함께]
[My friend in Seattle, Chris, and his mother's friends' home, シアトルにて、시애틀에서]
もう1つは、私の信仰上の大恩人であるウォルター先生が昨年自叙伝を発行され、それを読んでぜひお会いしたくなったことだ。(ちなみにウォルター先生は現在92歳、ミセス・ウォルターは91歳である。)
[With Mr. & Mrs. Walter at their home in Vancouver, WA, バンクーバーのウォルター先生ご夫妻宅前にて、밴쿠버의 월터 선생님 부부 집 앞에서]
アランは東海岸のオークリッジに居住し、ウォルター先生ご夫妻は西海岸、ワシントン州のバンクーバーに居住されている。
この2カ所を訪問するにあたり、更に会いたい知人・友人が、ロチェスター、ボストン、およびシアトルにいたため、結局2週間の旅行になった。
こちらの旅行でも旧交を温めたほか、思いがけない発見があり、初めて見る風景があり、実に恵まれた旅だった。
[With Lois (the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Walter at Seattle Bay, シアトルにてロイスさん(ウォルタご夫妻の娘さん)と시애틀에서 로이스 씨 (워루타 원 선생님 부부의 딸)와 함께]
(こちらの体験記は来月、徐々にブログに記載してゆく予定である。)
新学期を前にして、今年の冬休みが大いに恵まれたことを、そして人生は旅であり、私は旅人、そして1日1日を主に守られて生きていることを実感している。
韓国大田にて、鈴木泰次
上記、日本国内旅行をオーストラリア人の友人の観光案内を含めてブログに掲載しました。 http://georgesuzuki.blogspot.kr/ 米国の旅行は１つづつ3月に掲載予定です。
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