Currently, in PA of the US of A, in the upstairs bedroom of my mother's house, all is well. The body's readjusting and I feel tired and out-of-it. Hard to imagine where I was yesterday, and how the world here and the world there can exist at the same time. The price that is paid to travel around the world is the feeling of having been warped, and bits and pieces have been left behind, which only catch up to the rest gradually.
When I came home, I felt elated to see the road signs all in clear English letters. That had me feeling very happy. My mom and I went to a conveniece store, and once again, I remembered how different they are here from the ones I'm used to. No one greets you when you come in, and they don't have bento lunch-boxed meals, but hey, there's a great deli, so it almost balances out.
Nice to be back. Merry greetings!
I tell of my day-to-day experiences in a funky Japanese town from my American viewpoint. This blog could also be called 'Bizarro World', 'Notes From Kyushu, a Smaller Island', or 'Teaching English in Japan: Smash Your Ego in 10 Easy Lessons."
Saturday, December 23, 2006
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4 comments:
You make me smile with your simple loves of home...I still have yet to see a bento-lunch-box though, hmmmm?
have a happy happy happy christmas jet and even merrier new year...
Did I say all that right? Oh well...
The jet(no pun intended)lag will subside soon...
Just checkin' on ya'...
Whaasssuuupppp with that?
I iz back. Apologies for being away for so long. You know how it is--hard to write about Japan when I'm not here. Hopefully that can be remedied in the future.
Thanks for the check-up blu, and see you soon!
Well, you know me...I am always tinkering about ya' jet. It's actually strange. I think about Japan a lot lately and you are always in those thoughts. feel special now because I said so...
Glad you made it back safely.
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