I’m home! Actually, I’m at Eva’s right now, freezing my toes off and unable to sleep. Sonoma is, as my friend molly so perfectly phrased it, “painfully the same”. Its stranger than i could have imagined to be back in Sonoma… my first thought was how low all the buildings are. In Japan they build [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 23, 2007
Thanks, on Black Friday
I feel like im writing to no one; im not sure anyone reads this thing anymore! But that wont stop me, if even one person is still reading it then i guess its worth it.
I stopped writing as often toward the end of my trip because i was so exhausted and i didnt have enough energy [...]
November 23, 2007
Last day
TOday is my last full day in Japan. I dont know what to say but i felt that i should try to write something! Its winter in Tokyo, very windy and cold. LAst night dad and i had this really cool dinner with all of his old students at a Restaurant where President Bush was [...]
November 20, 2007
You call this DESSERT?
Its been a while since i last posted, and for that i am regretful. I have some things to come clean about before i get home in a few days… no big deal but i feel like i need to be totally honest with everyone: I am so, totally, completely homesick. I have been for a [...]
November 16, 2007
I can’t get no.
Luxury of any kind is shocking to me. After over a month and a half of sleeping on flimsy futons, and taking showers in places where i am unsure of the last time they were cleaned (but at the same time, quite certain it hadnt been for a while), and leaving various youth hostels and guest [...]
November 15, 2007
I love you, love you, love you.
Today, at the airport, while watching the international flights arrive and noticing the homecomings of young japanese people who went abroad, i couldnt help but feel a little bit envious of them. How badly i would like to go home! How teasing it is to be in the bustling, exciting enviornment that is an airport, [...]
November 15, 2007
Miso happy my daddy is coming!
SO last night i cooked a wonderful dinner for the Hagio’s… it was a little serving of everything: teryaki chicken, pasta casserole, Japanese pumpkin soup, mashed potatoes and a salad with chocolate mousse for desset. I was craving a european dish, but the dinner ended up hurting my tummy a little bit because i have [...]
November 12, 2007
Home sweet home!
Right now, words to describe my mood: cozy and warm, comfy and yummy. I am back at the Hagio’s house and it feels like home
The Hagios are the family that i stayed with in the very beginning of my trip. I left here about a month ago with my just backpack, so returning to a familiar [...]
November 9, 2007
A brief update and synopsis
My deepest apologies for not posting for such an extended length of time!! I shall update you on recent happenings and whereabouts, as well as give you the late-since promised work on the warts of Japan.
After getting off of that gut wrenching ferry ride, my intention was to immediately resume my travels. Plans changed when [...]
November 5, 2007
I thankith the Lord, for he spared my soul.
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! Absolutely amazing. I am, in fact, alive. Alive! Standing on solid ground (still swaying a bit from side to side,) and i just ate something and kept it down.
My life has changed, i now have an understanding of Christopher Columbus and the Pilgrims that i never had before… also the slaves [...]


