I worked early today. This morning, I joined the daily English Zoom meeting as usual. This time, the other participants seemed surprised (and impressed) with my Zoom background pic. Yes, I used the "Abbey Road" one on it. Therefore, at first, before going to today's topic, we discussed how each member tries to release their stress. As I've written in these diaries, I had been inspired by a Japanese psychologist, Hayao Kawai's book. The other members said they tried to ease their minds by enjoying shopping, etc.
Then, a member said to us that she would enjoy reading any English article when she felt angry. It was interesting for me because I guess I can stay calm relatively more easily than I had lived in a monolingual situation/environment. In my case, I also usually try to use English to write various ideas on my memo pad. For us, using English can work as a sort of cooler or painkiller.
During lunchtime, I read a chat group's discussion about Haruki Murakami on the app LINE. I remembered an episode that recently happened to me. In another group for English learners, a female high school student asked me what Haruki Murakami's work she should read first. Therefore, I recommended her "Norwegian Wood". However, other members in that Haruki group said it must have been wrong.
Indeed, it was an interesting opinion. So, I thought about it once again. Now, I want her to read Haruki's works from his debut novel "Hear The Wind Sing", because at least for me, Haruki seems to be enlarging his world eventually, bit by bit. So, if she enjoyed his debut novel, and started following his footsteps to his recent works, then she would understand how he has invented his unique style and characters' tapestry. I hope she tries to do so...
After today's work, I went back to my group home. There, even though I had been exhausted (yes, today was also a busy day), as I had done yesterday, I started doodling in a notebook, with Arto Lindsay's music. After that, I enjoyed reading the rest of Yoshitaka Mouri's book "Banksy" a little.
