cc search & nishino kana

Today I went to Mt. Vernon (Baltimore) to tour an renovated greyhound building as part of our community center search. Our region's lease at our current location in Arbutus is up in January, and we have to decide on a new (and bigger) location by mid December. Its looking more and more likely that this might be the place.

The building is located on the edge of Mt. Vernon, which is essentially a very nice cultural and historic district in Baltimore, and proabably one of my favorite places in the city. It's three or four blocks north of UM, and a few blocks south of MICA and U.Balt. All walking distance. Young professionals and students are the crowd in the neighborhoods, and the building shares a parking lot with the Maryland Historic Society. Walter's Art Gallery is next door, Penn Station is close, and the Maryland Gen. Hosp. is right there as well. Overall, I really liked the area. There are plenty of restaurants, and everything is in very close proximity to the area. What's more, it's extremely convenient to access for those outside the city, since it's straight on 395 after getting off of 95 North. We're still not sure whether this will be the place, and even less so of thee amount of space we will lease in the building. It's a big building, and there are plenty of rooms and nice area that would probably nice to be the main hall. Here we go:

On a seperate note, I'm really liking music by Nishino Kana. Her songs are pretty predictable but she pulls them off really well. It's like she's not lying to herself - I like that. One song in particular I like is called "BraveHeart" and the lyrics is essentially about not giving up and persevering. Not many American songs lately that have that sort of message. I also like the rapper in here, though I've never heard of him. Check it out below:

Lyrics (歌詞）

(uh huh huh NERDHEAD)
気付いてるよその涙の訳は
でも乗り来られる今は
空見を上げて

君の横で
その思いを感じてる
二人一緒なら強くなれる
負けそうな時こそ自分を
believe yourself 
信じて

(let me flash back my life)
(まるで永遠のようで　本当あっという間　色んな表情してきた)
(and I tried to smile but 殆どの瞬間)
(胸痛いくらいに I was crying)
(泣いてた inside my eyes)
(涙見せないように強く振舞ってた、もし)
(一度でも立ち待ったらそこで game's over)
(二度目はもうないように感じて)　
(and I)
(feel 不安に思う毎日)
(胸に抱いた理想とは程遠い)
(それが人生)
(きっと皆一緒で　辛くあっても耐えて強くなってく)
(時間かかるけど I'll take a chance 'til the last)
(自分信じて just take a little step)
(心配ないだってもう一人じゃない)

君の傍で
その思いを感じてる
二人一緒なら強くなれる
負けそうな時こそ自分を
believe yourself 
信じて

気付いてるよその涙の訳は (yeah, that's how it is)
でも乗り来られる今は
空を見上げて (you ain't lookin' back in the past . . . the past . . . the past)

Don't Run away~
逃げてても見えない (Don't let it fall, let's go)
明日への rainbow

心がくじけそうで　(sometimes)
目の前の reality から run away (that's right, that's right)
 このままじゃダメなのは
分かっているけど変われない
だけどどんな時も自分に
ウソはつかないで (hey, let it flow)
歩きだせる
辛い時もあるけど勇気をだして (keep goin' on and on)
ずっと

君の傍で
その思いを感じてる
二人一緒なら強くなれる
負けそうな時こそ自分を
believe yourself 
信じて

(hey) Keep on tryin' (just try)
tryin' (and try)
just try (we ain't crying もう一人じゃない）
Keep on tryin' (try, try)
try (and try 曲げない your life 何があっても fight back)
(to the top) to the top
(from the streets, from the hood hood) | from the streets
I'll try and try
(曲げない自分次第で) | try, try (変わるはずさ life)

A life
(一度きりの life)
(失敗に失敗を重ねてく life でも)
(最後くらい 笑ってたい)
(I shine) I Shine
(一緒に find and light)
(苦労はなくして明日はない)
(どの次代も山あり谷あり)
(って皆言うだろ　平坦の道なんて存在しない　躓いたらもう一回)
(また)
(立ち上がって歩き出す)
(何度だって　這いつくばってでも run and run)
(息切らしたって進まないと life's a battle)
(自分自身が最大の rival)
[don't lie lie lie] (hey)
[目をそらない] (hey)
[it's my li li li life] (hey)
(my life)
(失敗に失敗を重ねてく life でも)

歩き出せる
その思いを感じてる
二人一緒なら強くなれる
負けそうな時こそ自分を
believe yourself  信じて

その思いを感じてる
二人一緒なら強くなれる
負けそうな時こそ自分を
believe yourself  信じて

Don't run away
逃げてても見えない
明日への rainbow

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P.S. this took me an hour to write out cuz I never write in japanese. Good practice. Maybe I'll do this more often (when I have time)