これまでの朝は車で送ってもらい、午後は歩いて帰宅のパターンから、行きも帰りも自転車通学に変えた息子。歩くと20～30分かかるところも、自転車なら10分。帰りも早く帰ってこられたほうがいいという計算らしい。He has been dropped at school every morning and walked home after school for the past a few weeks, but now is switching to a complete bike commute. It takes only 10 minutes by bike, while it takes 20 to 30 minutes on foot. He decided it is more beneficial by bike being able to come home faster.
パパと何度か学校まで往復して、道の安全は確認したのと、これまでの帰りの徒歩帰宅のせいで、このあたりに随分慣れてきたらしい。なんだか一回り大きくなった感じ。学校にも慣れ、なかなか”いい顔”しているよ。以前より（小学校のときより）学校が楽しいとも。授業中、時間が早く過ぎるように感じるのだそうです。引越しには決して前向きでなかった息子なので心配していたけれど、よかったです。He is now much more comfortable being on bike after a couple safety trips to school with his daddy and a few weeks of walking home from school. It seems he has grown to be a bit more confident 12 year old. Even though he is not really talkative about his school life, I can tell that he is pretty comfortable with the school. He looks quite relaxed. He says he has more fun at school than before (than at his previous school). The time passes much faster during the class, he said. Since he was never too positive about this move, we were sort of anticipating a bumpy ride, but so far soooo good.
