the approaching end.

shiretoko.


play some sad yet uplifting ambient music for this one kids.


So I've gotten a lot of stuff out of the way, but theres still a lot to be done.


I had my rotary club going away party and gave a speech about what I thought about things and how grateful I am to the people that were in the room.


All my host families said things about me, they spoke in chronological order, in order of when I lived with them, I have never had people say such nice things about me, and I will never forget that night or any of those people. The man who always took me camping, took us to Kyoto, and taught me so much about whats important in life and where man's standing is in terms of nature and in terms of existence, who showed me Japan for what it is and nothing more, and what he himself is and nothing more, he gave a speech too. he said he worried I didnt understand everything he tried to show me, and I agree, when I went to the tomb of the meiji emperor with him I didn't understand what was special about it, or what that man had done, and I'm still not very knowledgeable, I couldn't see back in time like he could and see all the important people who had passed through all those ancient temples, but I kind of can now. I think I understand now. I'm not Japanese and I never will be, but Japanese people should be proud to have a such a culturally and historically rich background. all of it. the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am so grateful to have experienced it on such a level.



The end approaching makes me more appreciative of everything; food, places, familiar things, using japanese language, friends, everything.

I'm excited to be home but I will miss Japan, and I'll be back.

ok so I didn't write about shiretoko, sorry, I will get to it one of these days. and I wrote this blog a week and a half ago and didnt post it, but its worht posting so I will now.