Last Wednesday, I went to Ueno Zoo with some of my friends! It was my first time being there. I positively love going to the zoo, so I was thrilled. It was a really fun day because my friends are just as silly as I am. I couldn't be a happier person.
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But to more recent matters, tonight is my last night in Japan. For a while anyway.
On Sunday night, my friends and I went to a fireworks festival in Yokohama. I wish I had visited Minato Mirai, where the fireworks show took place, more often before then. It's a beautiful and fun place, with a little amusement park right by the bay. Reminds me a tiny bit of Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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I debated with myself for a while whether I should go, due to worrying about packing, cleaning, and financial issues. But I decided I needed to go, for the sake of some closure and to have one last good memory to hold on to when I miss this place. At the end of the day, many of us ate together, took lots of pictures, and I got my hugs and farewells. It all feels so strange and unreal. I literally cannot believe that I'll be leaving. It's hard to grasp.
Tonight is more packing, cleaning, sorting and such. I'll be back in America so soon. It's unbelievable, all of this has ended. I know I sound like a broken record, but it's how I feel now. When it comes down to it, my dream has been completed. All I can say sometimes is "wow."
I'm wondering whether I'll face counter-culture shock. I don't feel like I did when I came home during the spring, but now that I will be remaining in America for longer, it may be different.
Well, this is my last post for this blog. Maybe when I come back here, I'll keep writing in it though. I don't know when I'll come back. Hopefully sooner than later, that would be wonderful. So many supportive, friendly, and caring people here who I will miss terribly. I cannot thank the people who I've met here enough for making this the experience that I've always wanted. The more I reflect on this, the more I want to cry. But I will fight the tears and enjoy what little time I have here.
