I’m free!

And so, at long last, my exile here comes to an end. I leave the Redhead the keys to the apartment and the car (both a little more sandy than when he last saw them - I have NO idea what the Japanese word for "vacuum cleaner" is). XDirtPushr and I are heading off for a week of sightseeing, out of range of the internet (ok, you’re never truly out of range in Japan. I’m just not going to be updating this blog daily). If I get very ambitious, I will update this with the highlights of our week once we get back to the land of peanut butter and Kraft macaroni and cheese.

I’m very happy to be going home, but sad that it happens just as I’m getting to really know my way around here. Why are endings, even endings of something you didn’t like, always sad? Although, if the gods do not find it in their hearts to take pity on me, I will be back for another 3 weeks in September and will see everything again (this time hopefully not through a hot shimmer of humid air).