I arrived at Nagoya station at about six o'clock on Nov. 3rd. I got on the subway to my daughter's apartment. I had two hours to go until the opening of the festival and could take a nap in her room.
Have you ever seen the magnetic levitated train? We call it the "Linear Motor Car". Test runs of linear motor trains are currently under way. Linear motor trains will connect Osaka and Tokyo in about one hour, with a maximum speed of 500 kilometers per hour in the not so distant future. The first commercial linear motor line is in Nagoya City and my daughter uses it every day for commuting.
The first two pictures show the train. The next two show my daughter making octopus dumplings at her class stall. The last is the octopus dumplings called "Takoyaki" which are very popular in Japan. They were delicious.
I could walk around the campus and see a few facilities and bulletin boards. The best thing I could do was that I had the chance to talk with her friends. I could understand the atmosphere of the university and it made me feel happy.
This time last year, I hoped that she would get into the local national university and I thought it was enough, but she didn't think so. She wanted to try a higher level of university and succeeded. I was afraid that she would have many dificulties away from home, but such a concern proved unfounded.
(Vocabulary)
levitate [自] 宙に浮かぶ; [他](まれ) …を宙に浮かべる
That concern proved unfounded. その不安は杞憂に終わった。
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