I've decided to move to the West Coast! It's Happy Easter today and such a bright sunny Sunday, which looks a perfect day to reveal my important decision which will change the trajectory of my life.
まだ場所は確定していませんが、イチローのいるシアトルか、天子の街、ロスのいずれかになることは確実となりました。どちらの街になるかは、来週中～再来週には明確になります。各都市に在住の方たちに、お国自慢ならぬ、マイ・タウン自慢をしてくれると嬉しいなぁ。僕は両方の街に行ったことあるので、基本は抑えてます。シアトルにはブライアンのお兄さんが住んでて、ロスにはジャドソンが住んでるので、どちらに引っ越しても知人がいるというのは心強い。エメラルド・シティーのシアトルにも惹かれるし、サーフィン天国の南カリフォルニアにも惹かれるなぁ。
The final destination is not confirmed yet, but it's going to be either Seattle where Ichiro is or angel's city, LA for sure! Probably I will find out which city the next or a week after the next week. If there are people who are living in those cities, it'd be great to hear great things about your city. I've been to both cities--actually I visited them last fall most recently. In Seattle, Brian's bro is living while in LA Judson is living. So, either way, I will know someone in either city, which makes me feel comfortable. I'm attracted to the emerald city and also to surfer's heaven, Southern California.
引越し時期は、8月頃を予定。でも、会社は早々に辞めるつもりなので、そろそろ上司に告げなければいけない・・・。まずは今年度のボーナスが銀行口座に入金されたことを確認して、伝えようと計画してます。多分、5月一杯働いて、6月は残った有給休暇を使い切ると、ちょうど6月末くらいまでお給料がもらえる計算になる（その頃、グリーンカードが取得できる予定！）。なので、今の職場もあと2ヶ月かぁ。あっという間だろうね。
I'm planning to move out in August. But I want to quit my job as soon as possible, so I have to tell my boss . . . First I need to confirm that this fiscal year's bonus is deposited in my bank account. It's likely that I work through May and in June I will take my leftover vacations days (about 20 days). Perhaps around that time, I will receive my green card finally! Oh well, there are only two months left at work. I bet time flies.
6月は日本に戻って1ヶ月くらいゆっくりしたいー（温泉も！）。でも、ズルズルひきずる仕事上のプロジェクトが残りそうなので、日本の実家からリモートで6月一杯は仕事してそうだけれど。
In June I want to just get relaxed in Japan (of course, I want to go to onsen!) That said, I may have a leftover project, so I might be working in Japan through June remotely . . .
その後、7月には1ヶ月くらい旅行でしょう。以前、このブログではギリシャの島々とデンマークなんて書きましたが、このユーロ高/ドル安のご時勢、ちょっと無理そう。それに日本に帰国してるので、そこから移動しやすい東南アジアが現実的かなぁ。やっぱ、タイに行っとくべき？
In July, I want to travel for sure. Before on this blog I said that I want to travel to Greek isles and Denmark, but during this high euro/low U.S. dollar period, it seems a bad idea. Since I'll be back in Japan, I want to take advantage of the location. Southeast Asia seems more plausible to me. Thailand would be a good idea?
日本に帰るって周囲に伝えたら、ブライアン、ジェームス、Mさんなんかが一緒に来たいと言ってる。なので3人つれて実家に戻るかも。両親にしてみれば、さて、どれが本命でしょう？って思うかな？Mさん、お嫁さん候補で誤解されちゃいそー。翌朝起きたら枕元に母親から手紙がおいてあったなんてことにもなり兼ねないよねぇ～。ちゃんと3人ともお友達ですから、って説明しないと・・・。
I told friends that I'm going back to Japan in June. Brian, James and M-san said they want to visit my hometown. I may take them back with me! My parents might wonder which one is my significant other . . . M-san might be misunderstood as my girlfriend or something. It could happen that my mother writes a letter to her, saying that please take care of our son. That'd be embarrassing. I need to explain to my parents that they are all my good friends!
Mさんも、転職を進めていて、ロンドンにあるコンサルティング会社の職の最終面談まで行ってたらしい。そしたら、最終選考で、もう一人の候補者と天秤にかけられ、僅差で残念されてしまったらしい。これに懲りず、彼女にも頑張って欲しい。昨日は二人でそんな話をしながら点心＆散歩＆ボート漕ぎ（ロマンチックすぎ？）＆コーヒー＆ショッピングという一日を過ごした。二人で何年も住んできたこの町並みを眺めて、いざ去るとなると「ここもいい所だったなぁ～って思うよね？」というので共感してしまった。先が見えない状態で住み続けてると、こんなつまんねー街なんてとっとと出てやる！！っていう目でしか見れなかったけど、いざ、残り数ヶ月かと思うと、この街で6年以上住んできて、染み付いた思い出に目頭が熱くなる。
M-san is also trying to switch her career and just recently has been interviewing with a consulting firm headquartered in London. At the final stage, however, she was compared with another candidate and was not chosen with a close call. I want her to hang in there. Yesterday we were talking about what's happening in our life as eating dim sum, walking in a park and rowing boat (too romantic?), having coffee, and shopping. Both of us have lived in this town for many years. Once you decide to leave, you start changing how to see the place. Now I think this city was not that bad. While I was living without knowing what to do next in my life, I thought this city was such a boring place. But when I think there are only a couple of months left for me to live here, I feel some tear in my eyes.
4月5月は、出張（おそらく最後の！）と個人国内旅行、そして引越し先の選定で、ニューヨーク、シカゴ、ワシントンDC、シアトル、ロスを行ったりきたりの日々になりそうっす。
In April and May, I will have a final business trip and also other domestic travels from NY to Chicago, Washington, DC, Seattle, and LA.
また行く街が確定したらご報告しまっす！
I will let you guys know here where I'll end up going!
