HELLO! Amy (エイミーです!)

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Hello Everyone!
It’s the start of a new year! I hope you all have been staying warm this winter. I have been enjoyingmy kotatsu a lot this winter. It’s very diffi cult to get out from under it because it’s so nice and warm.
Even though it’s already my third winter in Hokkaido, I’m still amazed by how tall the snow piles here are. In my hometown, it snows a similar amount, but the temperature fluctuates a lot, so the snow often melts a few days after it falls. This winter will also be my last Hokkaido winter for the foreseeable future. I will be leaving Aibetsu and returning to America this summer. I hope to travel to even more snow festivals this year so that I can see even more of the Hokkaido snow before I go back. I have heard a lot about how pretty the drift ice is near Monbetsu, so this year I really want to see that as well.
For my New Year’s resolution this year, I want to travel around and see as many new places as I can before I leave Japan. I have already seen so many different things during my travels over the last two and a half years, but there is still so much more to see.I hope you all have a wonderful 2025!!

皆さんこんにちは!　新年の始まりです!皆さんもこの冬は暖かくお過ごしのことと思います。私はこの冬、こたつをよく使っています。こたつはとても暖かく気持ちが良いので、なかなか出ることができません。
北海道に来て3回目の冬ですが、いまだに雪の量には驚きます。私の地元も雪は降りますが、気温の変動が大きいため、数日で雪が解けてしまうことがよくあります。この冬は私にとって最後の北海道での冬になるかもしれません。私
はこの夏で愛別町を離れアメリカへ戻ります。今年はたくさんの冬まつりへ行き、北海道の冬を目に焼き付けて帰りたいと思います。紋別付近の流氷がとてもきれいだと聞いたので、今年は流氷も見たいです。
今年の新年の目標は、日本を出発する前に、多くの場所を見て回ることです。この2年半で様々なものを見てきましたが、まだまだ見たいものがたくさんあります。皆さんにとって素晴らしい2025年になりますように!