Comments | vanityfair00: A year ago today

vanityfair00

A year ago today

Aug 10, 2011 19:59

I moved home from Japan. I never did blog about it. I think that was because I was so emotionally numb at the time. It almost didn't seem real. I had spent the whole last year I was there counting down the days until I could come home since after Nate left and my close friend Marie got a full time job I was pretty lonely. I hurt my shoulder ( Read more... )

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arynwy August 11 2011, 01:47:28 UTC

*hugs you*

I know that had to be hard. We've had exchange students that have only stayed with us for six weeks and they were in tears when it was time to go. You were there for two years. I hope that you are able to make many return visits as well.

mollyssister August 11 2011, 02:05:43 UTC

Oh it all feels so bittersweet!

moldypotatochip August 11 2011, 05:26:46 UTC

I know how you feel. I'm surprised you didn't cry more... for months before I left I would start crying and hide in the bathroom til it was over. It was very hard for me to say goodbye. But that was sweet of your friends to go all the way to the airport with you. Nobody did that for me. I'm glad you've been able to keep in touch with them.
I already went back up to visit Fukushima but it's not the same now that many of my friends have gone. Nothing's really the same up there now after the earthquake. I guess it's a good thing I left when I did.
Sounds like things are going pretty well for you. I did the 9 months at home thing but came back to Japan... I'm not in Tohoku now so it feels weird and I do get homesick for Fukushima a lot but there's not much to be done about that. I hope you get to visit your town. I'm sure it will be a good feeling to see it again.

shiv5468 August 11 2011, 07:05:39 UTC

It's nice that you made so many clove friends there and managed to keep in touch. I would never have the guts to go somewhere so different for so long.

patricia_writes August 11 2011, 10:21:08 UTC

Travel is my passion but it comes with its own setbacks. It widens your horizons but then you know what you're missing. No matter where I am I don't quite fit in because I'm always missing somewhere else.

I love this. I think it's true for anyone who's ever lived somewhere other than home. *hugs*