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Well Lee is officially going home. I should be sad I guess, but speaking with him these past couple of days has really changed my attitude towards somethings. Instead I am just happy that every moment we had together was a good one. This is genernally how I feel about his visit to Japan, and life in general:
"I'm happy that we're alive, I am happy that we have met, and I am happy that we have been able to share this time together. Infact, I am just happy."
And I wouldn't change a thing.
Yesterday was my school's birthday (123 years old) so we had that say off. Lee and I spent that day together, galavanting around Kofu. It started with us meeting my host mother at Yamako to do Purikura, because we couldn't do it on our own at first. I am really happy that we did purikura, because now when ever I see the pictures, I smile. We did purikura again, now that we knew how to work the machine and those turned out better.
We then had fun looking like the typical american stereotype; We had Mcdonalds for lunch, since I hadn't been to Mcdonalds yet during my entire stay in Japan. That was as good as you can ever expect Mcdonalds to be.
We meandered this way and that through Kofu, trying (in a round about way) to find the tunnel that would take us to the other side of the mountain. We laughed and talked and sang captain tractor along the way, and some how found ourselves at a shrine we had never been to before.
Eventually finding the tunnel, we made our way up another mountain to the science museum. We didn't go in, but that's ok because we had so much fun just exploring the grounds and playing in the massive huge park. We bought ice cream and watched the leaves for a while, but then my icecream fell of the stick before I had even gotten close to finishing it. Feeling slightly retarded, I gave up on that, and we either played in the playground, or took a walk. I don't remember which. Either way we ended up doing plenty of both that day.
Later, Lee bought me another icecream since I had dropped the first, and i dropped that one too. But this time I almost was finished before it fell. *Sigh* I suck at eating.
More happened that day, but since the bell is going to ring soon, I will have to write the rest later.
[edit:the continuation]
So after a while of playing on the flying foxes, and Lee getting hurt (with the result of really cool looking scratches on his hands) or getting stuck in parts of the playground too small for him (teehee), we decided that we were hungry. Heading back down the mountain, I managed to hurt muscle in my leg a bit funny, so walking on level ground hurt. But never minding that we went onward to find food.
We wanted to find a restaurant on Orion or Ginza street, but unfortunatly we didn't find anything that Lee would like, or that I was allowed into. Giving up on that, we went to Yamako and inadvertently found exactly the type of restaurant that we wanted. Lee had udon for the first time, and some tempura on rice, while I had soba and a little bit of sushi. Along with orange/cola floats, and the snacks we bought earlier, supper was immensly satisfying.
We actually ate the desserts in his hotel room, and actually stayed there for a little while, mostly because both of us were a little tired, and the wind outside was crazy.
Afterwards we went out walking, and both were creeped out by things we had never actually seen in St.Albert. Whores are indeed scary. Lee took comfort in me being there, that way the hookers would pay him no mind, and I took comfort in the fact that Lee was there with me and could kick the asses of any "business men" who approached me. I think we both agreed that we wouldn't want to be doing this alone.
We found a space to sit on/in a wall so we stayed there for a while and watched the passing people. Then eventually we wandered back to my house and said our goodbyes.
I know that I will miss him, but I know that I will see Lee in the future, just like I will see everyone at home too. I am very happy and very optimistic. Thanks Lee.
"I'm happy that we're alive, I am happy that we have met, and I am happy that we have been able to share this time together. Infact, I am just happy."
And I wouldn't change a thing.
Yesterday was my school's birthday (123 years old) so we had that say off. Lee and I spent that day together, galavanting around Kofu. It started with us meeting my host mother at Yamako to do Purikura, because we couldn't do it on our own at first. I am really happy that we did purikura, because now when ever I see the pictures, I smile. We did purikura again, now that we knew how to work the machine and those turned out better.
We then had fun looking like the typical american stereotype; We had Mcdonalds for lunch, since I hadn't been to Mcdonalds yet during my entire stay in Japan. That was as good as you can ever expect Mcdonalds to be.
We meandered this way and that through Kofu, trying (in a round about way) to find the tunnel that would take us to the other side of the mountain. We laughed and talked and sang captain tractor along the way, and some how found ourselves at a shrine we had never been to before.
Eventually finding the tunnel, we made our way up another mountain to the science museum. We didn't go in, but that's ok because we had so much fun just exploring the grounds and playing in the massive huge park. We bought ice cream and watched the leaves for a while, but then my icecream fell of the stick before I had even gotten close to finishing it. Feeling slightly retarded, I gave up on that, and we either played in the playground, or took a walk. I don't remember which. Either way we ended up doing plenty of both that day.
Later, Lee bought me another icecream since I had dropped the first, and i dropped that one too. But this time I almost was finished before it fell. *Sigh* I suck at eating.
More happened that day, but since the bell is going to ring soon, I will have to write the rest later.
[edit:the continuation]
So after a while of playing on the flying foxes, and Lee getting hurt (with the result of really cool looking scratches on his hands) or getting stuck in parts of the playground too small for him (teehee), we decided that we were hungry. Heading back down the mountain, I managed to hurt muscle in my leg a bit funny, so walking on level ground hurt. But never minding that we went onward to find food.
We wanted to find a restaurant on Orion or Ginza street, but unfortunatly we didn't find anything that Lee would like, or that I was allowed into. Giving up on that, we went to Yamako and inadvertently found exactly the type of restaurant that we wanted. Lee had udon for the first time, and some tempura on rice, while I had soba and a little bit of sushi. Along with orange/cola floats, and the snacks we bought earlier, supper was immensly satisfying.
We actually ate the desserts in his hotel room, and actually stayed there for a little while, mostly because both of us were a little tired, and the wind outside was crazy.
Afterwards we went out walking, and both were creeped out by things we had never actually seen in St.Albert. Whores are indeed scary. Lee took comfort in me being there, that way the hookers would pay him no mind, and I took comfort in the fact that Lee was there with me and could kick the asses of any "business men" who approached me. I think we both agreed that we wouldn't want to be doing this alone.
We found a space to sit on/in a wall so we stayed there for a while and watched the passing people. Then eventually we wandered back to my house and said our goodbyes.
I know that I will miss him, but I know that I will see Lee in the future, just like I will see everyone at home too. I am very happy and very optimistic. Thanks Lee.