I have a bike again

There　seems to be a trend with people coming here once, and then returning　again at a later point. This is my third time here. The couple I　visited at 10,000 Waves spa in Sante Fe have been here at least 4　times. My friend Alex in Kobe was here at least twice. There is another　student who started the same day as I who is on his second time here.　Lots of repeaters.

That reminds me - the second time I was here, some　of the teachers called me "Peter Repeater". I guess they liked how they　could make it rhyme.

When I arrived in the dorms, I walked down the hall and bumped into a　guy from Korea who I had met when I was first here and has also　returned for some more studying.

Unfortunately, he was just finishing　his session, and is leaving today. But, this also helps me in that he　has given me the bicycle he was using.

This bike looks like it is a better bike than the prior Grandma's bike's I have had. For example, this one has 10 or 12 gears, where the prior ones were at most 3.　And it is a Bridgestone - my friend Glenn really likes Bridgestone bikes.

Japan is a safe country, but these bikes do have locks on them. These locks would do nothing in America, as all they do is keep the wheel from spinning. But I guess they do well at stopping the average drunk Salary Man who is returning from a night of drinking and can't find his bike.

日本語：
勉強した人がもう一度来る流行のようだよ。この旅行は３回目だ。２年前に10,000 Wavesと言うスパーに会った二人は４回目も来た。神戸に住んでいる友達は２回目も来た。いっしょに同じ日に始める学生は前にここで勉強した。沢山もう一度勉強する学生がいる。

このことを思い出す。先生は私がここで２回目の勉強中に「ピーターレピート」と呼んだ。　脚韻のことが好きだろう。

先週寮に着く時、玄関を歩いて、３年前にここでいた会った韓国人を見た。彼ももう一度ここで勉強している。

あいにく、かれは勉強を終わっていて、今日帰る。　でも彼のママチャリをくれた。

このママチャリは３年前にママチャリよりよさそうだ。例えば、このママチャリは１０のギアがついている。３年前のは３のギアだけがついていた。そしてBridgestoneだ。Glennと言う友達はBridgestoneの自転車が大好きだ。

日本は安全な国だ、でも自転車はロックがある。そのロックはアメリカで役に立たないと思う。でも酔っぱらいサラリーマンが自転車を借りられることを核に立つ。