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Sep 02, 2008 08:17

Just wanted to let y'all know I'm home! I'm incredibly jet-lagged (got to bed 11:30 EST and woke up at 5:30 am, brain wondering why the heck I wasn't at work) and my flight was surrounded by a series of misadventures. Couldn't carry my luggage across the street to the bus station, so a Japanese politician carried it for me (nice of him). Then I got to check-in and they asked me if I was returning to Tokyo (I had bought a return ticket because it's cheaper). At first I lied and said yes, but then they asked me if I had a return VISA. I didn't, so then I had to tell them the truth. They told me Continental will bill me for the ticket. GRRR.

Then, the actual flight was plagued by turbulence. Thought I was going to die at one point. I am not a nervous flyer, but I swear. My body was in self-defense mode. Took forever to get through the Houston airport, too. I did not give myself a heap load of time between my connecting flight, so I had to run. I did not expect that I'd need to reclaim my luggage and check it in again. (Seriously, what the hey? I know they did it when I flew into Chicago from England back when I was going to Northern Ireland, but there was a luggage tag that said 'checked by the Department of Homeland Security.' When I flew out of Houston, there was nothing of the sort. I seriously hope they checked it, because otherwise they caused me unneeded stress.) At one point I thought I'd missed my flight, until I ran up to the desk person at another station and they explained to me that my flight had changed gates. Wish they'd told me sooner, 'cause I was terrified I wouldn't make the flight. And I had no cell phone, so I had to get on the flight, because I couldn't call and tell my parents I'd be late. Plus I'd forgotten to write down their phone number. And we moved, so I had no idea where we lived.

Made the flight, we even had to fly a little bit further north to avoid Gustav, but I got there. Couldn't find my dad, was on the verge of panicking when I saw him walk around with a security person. What relief.

So I'm here, the new house is weird but kind of cool, and I can't stop watching CNN. I miss Japan--weird that I'd feel so homesick for a country I don't even live in. I also miss all my co-workers and stuff. Very odd feeling, to be so relieved to be, you know, home but to miss your 'second country'. Right now I'm that girl who can't shut up about Japan, and I want to speak Japanese, but I imagine I'd get a few blank stares.

japan, omg

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