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The tires of my wheelchair needed some air already. The flat tires make it hard to move around (just like what a flat tire does to a bicycle) and more difficult to go uphill. In fact, there are several kinds of valves for tires. The most common one in Japan is dunlop valve which is not common in the States.
Hi, it’s Mizuki! Last weekend, I went to Waterloo Premium Outlets, where is 1 hour drive from Syracuse. Outlet malls are getting popular in Japan as well, but outlet malls in the States are too huge to check everything in 1 day. You’d better to decide the shops to visit in advance. I love shopping clothes in the States. One of the reasons is this – fitting rooms for wheelchair users!
The date I will leave for the US will soon be finalized. I don’t really worry about living or researching in the U.S., but I worry about being in a long distance marriage. People often say, “You must be lonely.”, “Is Jeff alright by himself?”. To be honest, I feel lonely. Tears will come out if I think about this seriously. Therefore I keep myself busy so I will not to think about the upcoming sadness too much.
My research sponsor, DUSKIN AINOWA Foundation, told me that I should have the basic information about people with disabilities of Japan before going to the U.S, or I won’t be able to share anything with professors over there. Therefore, since last month, I have visited people who have researched or worked on improving employment of people with disabilities for long time.