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I’m planning to go to China and stay there to learn Chinese for one year in a few years. Learning Chinese in addition to English must be beneficial for communication skills. So I just started to learn Chinese lately.

Yesterday, I told my date in my car that I would be leaving someday. After a moment, she turned her head and looked outside through the window. She said nothing. I found tears flowing on her cheek from her eyes. I felt a little bit sad and sorry, but more than that, I realized she was thinking of me seriously.

Now she’s cheering and supporting me. I really appreciate her help and understanding.

大学で教育課程をとり、外国人に日本語を教える資格をとりながらも都市部の英会話の会社を蹴って、僕のいる地元の製造会社への就職を決めた１つ年下の彼女にとって、僕が地元に残るために就職したはずの地方銀行で急に海外へ行くプランをつきつける姿は身勝手にうつったかも知れない。何も言わず涙で答えた彼女のメッセージを、僕はどこまで正しく理解できているのか分からないけど、大学も就職も地元から出ず、小さな殻にこもっていた僕がやっと中の薄皮ぐらいは破れるようになったことを、大きな葛藤を抱えながらも応援してくれる彼女に感謝したい。