皆さん、こんにちは！ブライアンは仕事がありますので、このブログの翻訳は時間がかかります。実は、一時的な仕事ですが、数ヶ月間で続きます。シカゴの町中にあって駅の近くにあります。だから、ブライアンは翻訳の時間が少なくになりました。私は翻訳してみると思いますが、ブライアンは私より日本語がもっと上手。だから皆さん、英語を読むことをがんばってください（優しい英語がもっと簡単になります）！
We went to Seattle to visit Mel, our friend from Japan. Mel was an English teacher for one year in Yano and we became good friends. She lives in Tacoma, which is 45 minutes from Seattle. On our first two days we went to Seattle to walk around. It was a little cold but not too bad. We went to Pike's Market, which is a famous market in Seattle. You can get almost anything. I even saw some maitake, but they are very expensive in America compared to Japan! It made me laugh. I also saw people throwing fish around. It was very cool! We also went to the first Starbucks and I bought a mug. I don't think the coffee tasted different from the Starbucks in Chicago or Hiroshima but it was fun to see where it all started.日本に会った友達のメルを訪ねるためにシアトルに行きました。メルは一年間矢野町で英語の教師で友達になりました。４５分間シアトルからのタコマに住んでいます。最初の二日間で、歩き回るためにシアトルに行きました。ちょっと寒かったですが、まだいい天気でした。シアトルの有名なマーケットのパイクプレースマーケットに行きました。ほとんど何でもが買えられます。私は舞茸を見ましたが、アメリカでは日本よりとても高いです。笑ってしまいました。さらに、私は魚を投げる店員を見ました。すごかったと思います。その後に、最初のスターバックスに行ってマグカップを買いました。シカゴか広島市にあるスターバックスのコーヒーの味が違わないと思いますが、始まった場所を見ることが楽しかったです。
The next day we were joined by Fish. Fish was in Japan for three years teaching English and he lived in Kure. We went to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. Tacoma has a big glass industry according to Mel. We got to see people blowing glass and making beautiful sculptures. I saw so many beautiful things that I wanted to take home.翌日は、私たちの友達のフィッシュが会って来ました。フィッシュは三年間日本で英語を教えていて呉市に住んでいました。私たちはタコマでのグラス博物館に行きました。メルによると、タコマではグラス産業が大きいです。グラスを吹いてきれいな彫刻を作る人を見ました。私は家にきれいな持って来たいものをみましたよ！
The last day we decided to go for a hike in the rainforest. The rainforest in Washington is very different from rainforests in places like South America or Singapore. This rainforest has lots of moss, pine trees, and mushrooms. We made temaki (handrolls in English) to take with us. I am a little out of practice at making temaki but they tasted alright. We stopped in a small town called Poulsbo which had lots of cute shops and bakeries. We bought some chocolate and bread there. THe hike was lovely. Brian likes moss a lot so he was really happy. It was an easy and fun hike. We really enjoyed ourselves. We took a ferry back to Seattle and ate dinner then went home. We flew back to Chicago the next day. It was great to see Mel and Fish and talk with them about their lives now as well as all the fun we had in Japan.最後の日に、私たちは降雨林をハイクして決めました。ワシントン州の降雨林はシンガポールか南アメリカの熱帯雨林よりもっと違います。この降雨林はたくさんの苔と松の木と茸あります。私たちは持って行くために、手巻き（英語で、「Handrolls」）を作りました。私はちょっと練習不足ですが、味がオーケーでした。可愛い店とパン屋があるポールスボという小さな町に立ち寄りました。そこでチョコとパンを買いました。ハイクは素晴らしかったです。ブライアンは苔が好きですが、とてもうれしかったです。安くて面白いハイクでした。絶対楽しみました！その前に、フェリーでシアトルに行って、晩ご飯を食べて帰りました。次の日、飛行機でシカゴに来ました。メルとフィッシュに訪ね生活と日本での座興のことをてしゃべって嬉しいです。
Easy English:Hey guys! Brian has a job, but it is temporary. It is very easy to go to his job because it is close to a train station. So it will be hard for me to translate my blogs. Please do your best with the easy English!
We went to Washington to visit our friend Mel. Our friend Fish also came to visit. Both of them were English teachers in Hiroshima with us. Fish lived in Kure and Mel lived in Yano. We went to many places. We went to Pikes Market in Seattle, which is famous for fresh local food. I saw maitake and they were very expensive. It was very different from JapanWe went to the first Starbucks, which was fun because I like coffee! The next day we went to the Museum of Glass. There were many beautiful sculptures made of glass. It was amazing. Then the next day we went to the rainforest. It is very different from rainforests in Singapore or South America. There is a lot of moss and pine trees. We also went to a small town called Poulsbo that had many cute shops. We took a ferry back to Seattle. We went back to Chicago the next day. It was really great to see our friends again. W
