It`s a little late in coming, but I`ve finally made it to Japan!!!
The plane flight went by really quickly (at least, only as fast as 13 hours can go). I found myself having to ration my time, between reading on the Kindle, eating the delicious meals, walking around the cabin, chatting with the neighbor, and watching movies. It was only after we landed that time seemed to come to a grinding halt while we waited in all sorts of lines, went through customs, etc., etc. But we were in Japan!
This whole time I`ve felt really calm about moving half way across the world. I thought My emotions will catch up with me once I`m on the plane. But it wasn`t until the very end of the flight, when we were instructed to put our tray tables up and seats back in the full upright positions, that my full enthusiasm was roused. As the plane descended to the rice fields below, my heart took flight to the heavens above. I`d dreamed of coming here for so long, seen so many pictures, videos, stories... but now here it was! Here it is, actually.
Tokyo Orientation was just another 2 day period of organized, fancy waiting. But it eventually blew through, and I was on the final flight to the real destination, Tokushima. The mountains and rivers and ocean stretched out below the clouds. Within a few hours, I was under them myself, settled in the new apartment. Home.
(Pictures to come later!)
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