はじめまして！ Hello!
2014年10月22日 他のことはじめまして！ 私はスティーブンス・マイケルで、よろしくおねがいします。アメリカから来て、三重県の田舎に住んでいる英語の先生です。１２歳からアメリカでポケモンカードゲームをしましたが、大学の時あまりしませんでした。でも、今のほうが暇な時があるから、日本のポケモンカードゲームのプレイヤーのコミュニティの一員になりたいです。アメリカの「ポケジム」と「ヴァーバンクシティ」のような掲示板がなくて残念ですが、その代わりにプレイヤーたちはこの日記を書きます。それから、コミュニティに加わるために、私も日記を作りたかったです。できるだけ多い人が読めるために、日本語も英語も書きます。日本語で読んでいる人に、ごめんなさい、私は全然日本語が上手じゃありません。でも、がんばります！
この週末に、土曜日に津市でジムバトルに行って、日曜日に静岡のバトルフェスタに行きます。そして、最初の相当な日記はそのイベントの報告つもりです。楽しんでいます。：）
マイケル
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Hello! My name is Michael Stephens, and I am an English teacher from America living in the countryside in Mie prefecture. I have played in Pokemon card game tournaments in America since I was 12 years old, but in college I didn’t play very much. But now I have more free time, and I want to get involved in the Pokemon card game players’ community here in Japan! Unfortunately there is no discussion forum like Pokegym or Virbank City, but it seems instead players keep these online diaries. So, I wanted to make my own diary to participate in the community! In order to make my blog readable to as many people as possible, I will write all entries in English and Japanese. For English readers, I’m sorry that I might reduce my English to a somewhat basic level - I want to try to stick to things that I can say in both languages as much as possible.
This weekend I’m going to a Gym Battle (small weekly local tournaments, the equivalent of things like League Challenges and Battle Roads and local leagues in America) in Tsu on Saturday, and the Battle Festa (one of the few big yearly tournaments in Japan, sort of like a Regionals) in Shizuoka on Sunday. So, my first real post will be a tournament report from those events! I’m looking forward to it! :)
Michael
この週末に、土曜日に津市でジムバトルに行って、日曜日に静岡のバトルフェスタに行きます。そして、最初の相当な日記はそのイベントの報告つもりです。楽しんでいます。：）
マイケル
ーーーーーー
Hello! My name is Michael Stephens, and I am an English teacher from America living in the countryside in Mie prefecture. I have played in Pokemon card game tournaments in America since I was 12 years old, but in college I didn’t play very much. But now I have more free time, and I want to get involved in the Pokemon card game players’ community here in Japan! Unfortunately there is no discussion forum like Pokegym or Virbank City, but it seems instead players keep these online diaries. So, I wanted to make my own diary to participate in the community! In order to make my blog readable to as many people as possible, I will write all entries in English and Japanese. For English readers, I’m sorry that I might reduce my English to a somewhat basic level - I want to try to stick to things that I can say in both languages as much as possible.
This weekend I’m going to a Gym Battle (small weekly local tournaments, the equivalent of things like League Challenges and Battle Roads and local leagues in America) in Tsu on Saturday, and the Battle Festa (one of the few big yearly tournaments in Japan, sort of like a Regionals) in Shizuoka on Sunday. So, my first real post will be a tournament report from those events! I’m looking forward to it! :)
Michael
