LETTER FROM HAPPY ENGLISH SCHOOL Sep. 18th 2024

Hello, how are you handling the sweltering summer heat? I am wondering how long it will last. It is said that neither summer’s heat nor winter’s cold lasts beyond the equinox. Actually, I have already seen red spider lilies in bloom, which usually appear around the autumnal equinox, and I have heard autumn crickets chirping, which resound through muggy nights, instead of the clamorous sounds of midsummer cicadas during the day. The signs are there, but the long-awaited season has yet to accurately arrive.

We are eagerly longing for a cool autumn, as we have had enough of searing summer days. We hope the turn of the season will come any time soon, otherwise, September will no longer feel like autumn. We need to change our concept of September, don’t we?

夏がなかなか終わらない。もう9月は、秋ではなくなるのではないでしょうか。彼岸花が咲いているのは目にするけれど、秋の虫が鳴くのも聞こえるけれど、この暑さは秋ではないです。日本の夏を風鈴や打ち水で凌いだのは遠い昔。

酷暑と戦う夏：サバイバル　

今や熱帯と化した気候に、昔あったような風情はないでしょう。

秋を待ち焦がれ、読書、スポーツ、そして英語の学習をよりさわやかな季節で楽しみたいものです。