Well, the time has finally come for my departure from the land of the rising sun. The past year and a half have brought many changes and challenges to my life and i have grown for the better from them. I have gained some good friends, and met one person that i have been the closest as a friend more than anyone else in my life. I have had some physical struggles and physical changes came because of those. I have lost much of the weight that i always wanted to lose, but i guess it took being in Japan to finally get rid of it and see just what kind of crap i was putting into my body. My Japanese has improved somewhat i think. Not much more complex in speech patterns i think but fluency and general knowledge of daily life and how people speak and interact with each other. I wonder what i am going to do in both London and Kentucky in order to keep up with my Japanese and get a language fix. In a weird turn of events, before i came to Japan i used to watch animes and dramas and not much American TV. Well the later is still sort of true, i didn't watch any Japanese TV or animes while i was here save for one, but that one i kind of stopped after it just seemed to be another anime trying to be commercialized and selling products. That seems to be the case for many of the new anime that i see, so i will just have to deal. I do miss watching those deep emotional anime that i watched when i was in high-school.
I have matured emotionally and mentally to a point where i believe that i am ready to take on the things that i want to accomplish in this life. I have a clearer perspective on my life and what i want out of it. No longer am i the sad child pondering on the desolation of this life and the next, but rather trying to make the most out of the singular and impossible life that i have. Tried dating a little, and still in the process. But best not to talk about my personal life, some people are still flinchy about it and i like to be a private person.
There are a few things that i will miss about Japan and my town in particular:
1. kyuushoku- school lunch
2. convenience stores- they truly are convenient with being able to pay bills, buy more food than just chips and soda, and buy tickets for museums and concerts and movies.
3. Japanese rice- it is so much better when you have the good stuff. my favorite condiment for it is Tabasco, but that's just me.
4. the many varieties of canned fish available for purchase- mackerel and saury are my favorites.
5. There is always a taste sensation some where be it a rice burger, octopus beaks, or whale.
6. the people are always very kind and willing to answer questions but it helps to speak the language.
7. The school band and the teacher for it- they were my girls and i really respect the teacher so much. One of the few teachers i would talk to on a regular basis.
8. Tofu- so many varieties and ways to cook it. fried tofu, silken, firm, inari-zushi, atsuage are all delicious varieties.
9. tax being included in the displayed price- if only there was a national VAT in America instead of each state deciding it and making it different. But even still, why do we not display the price with tax included? a marketing ploy to make it seem cheaper, no thank you.
10. Kibaco
Though there are some things that i miss
1.salads made with lettuce and not cabbage, though corn makes any salad better.
2.being able to understand everything said around me, i get 70% but still to understand all the documents i read would be nice again.
3. central heating and air
4. dryers that dry
5. cheaper music and dvd's and movie tickets. i will never pay 50-70 bucks for a dvd, and never 30-40 for a CD.
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