I have lots of nicknames. Usually, people call me Chris, but my name is Christopher. That isn't a nickname. It's just my name shortened. I had lots of different nicknames though. In New Zealand, friends called me Sharkboy. My nose looks like a shark fin! Other friends called me Susan. Susan is a girl's name usually, but I didn't mind. In one cafe, I made the muffins, so they called me the muffin man. In Austria, people called me Shrissy. In Germany, everyone called me Herr

I am going to try some new things this school year.... First is this website! I call it the Tsubame Traveler. I like that name. It is cool name but also it describes us! I want to encourage students to think about travelling. We all travel in our small towns and cities. We travel to school, work, restaurants, shops, etc. However, I want to think about the big world outside of Niigata, too. I hope we will all become travelers! I will try to write something here a couple of t