During the 9/24 Nihongo Lounge, we were joined by residents from America, Australia, and Indonesia for some fun Japanese practice! One American was talking about their hometown in the mountains of New Mexico. His hometown was in a plateau (mesa) located about 2300 meters (about 7,500 feet) above sea level, which is the equivalent of living on top of Asahidake (2,291 meters)! 

 

 

The participant shared with us that living in higher elevation means that his town has lower oxygen levels than normal, but besides water boiling at 92 degrees (instead of the boiling point at 100), it does not really affect daily life. The world really is vast!