home

i miss japan a lot, but it's good to be home.

i had forgotten how much nyc remains a part of me.
and how seeing the nh/vt mountains makes me feel at peace.

no reverse culture shock yet.
i think.

things that are different/things i had "forgotten" about:

• no timetable for the subway
• having no idea where to line up on the platform
• being able to read everything
• cat calls/getting hit on
• telemarketers

things that made me happy/excited to see in my house:

• MY DOG!
• jar of fluff
• wonder bread
• english muffins
• special k w/strawberries <--so "American" to me
• light ranch dressing
• stairmaster
• my dumbbells
• things for the dorm

this is all i can write for now.

one part of me wants to write about hanging out at the airport with our japanese friends until the very last second. and why/how the ten-hour flight from japan to san francisco felt like no time at all. and the significance of the last several days in nyc. and the bus layover at boston. and being picked up at white river junction and going to taco bell with cameron and courtney. and watching game 5 of the nuggets-mavericks series with my family before passing out.

but the other part of me doesn't even want to think about everything that's happened in the past two and a half weeks.... let alone the past eight months.

i'll write when i'm ready. until then, thanks for reading and keeping up with me. i'm sure i'll see most of you at some point in the next couple months =)

-jeanie