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laurainlimbo at 08:19am on 13/04/2006
laurainlimbo at 08:19am on 13/04/2006Well the good news is that the rain stopped yesterday afternoon. The bad news is that it's still cloudy, and I had so wanted to see the sun today!
The next couple of days will be busy as I'm cramming in extra lessons with students before I go. It's been hard to concentrate on teaching when I have so many other things on my mind, but the students are a nice distraction. I did mail out two packages yesterday (by sea mail, so they'll arrive after I do), so I feel somewhat organized. I just have one more box to pack and I need to organize my suitcase and carry-ons to see how much I can take. Leo has to see the vet (something I wasn't aware of) before I fly, to get a health certificate. Hopefully there won't be any complications with getting him out of Japan and into the U.S. (I've checked all the requirements). Finally, I think M has to visit a doctor - he's been having some bad stomach problems, and he'll have to take care of it here in order to avoid American doctors!
So that's life in a nutshell.
I finally got more photos uploaded, so I'm sharing them with you now. These are from our visit to Hiromi Koen (the beautiful park, which is 10 minutes from here by car - I wish it had been in walking distance!) to see the Cherry Blossoms:
This park has some very old houses which have been preserved. Here is one from long long ago, with a thatched roof:
here is a close-up of the entrance - the house is fully underground, with no windows:
and yes, more cherry blossoms (sorry, but 'tis the season):
Finally, here's a photo I didn't post from my lunch in Shizuoka last week. It's some bamboo in the garden outside the restaurant (very symbolic of Japan, I think):
These are some of the things I'll miss about Japan when I leave (I'll be posting the list of all things I will miss later today). Alas, ideally I'd love to live in Japan forever if I could experience the beauty of it every day. However, my current situation doesn't allow that. I want to leave here while my memories and visions are still good:)
The next couple of days will be busy as I'm cramming in extra lessons with students before I go. It's been hard to concentrate on teaching when I have so many other things on my mind, but the students are a nice distraction. I did mail out two packages yesterday (by sea mail, so they'll arrive after I do), so I feel somewhat organized. I just have one more box to pack and I need to organize my suitcase and carry-ons to see how much I can take. Leo has to see the vet (something I wasn't aware of) before I fly, to get a health certificate. Hopefully there won't be any complications with getting him out of Japan and into the U.S. (I've checked all the requirements). Finally, I think M has to visit a doctor - he's been having some bad stomach problems, and he'll have to take care of it here in order to avoid American doctors!
So that's life in a nutshell.
I finally got more photos uploaded, so I'm sharing them with you now. These are from our visit to Hiromi Koen (the beautiful park, which is 10 minutes from here by car - I wish it had been in walking distance!) to see the Cherry Blossoms:
This park has some very old houses which have been preserved. Here is one from long long ago, with a thatched roof:
here is a close-up of the entrance - the house is fully underground, with no windows:
and yes, more cherry blossoms (sorry, but 'tis the season):
Finally, here's a photo I didn't post from my lunch in Shizuoka last week. It's some bamboo in the garden outside the restaurant (very symbolic of Japan, I think):
These are some of the things I'll miss about Japan when I leave (I'll be posting the list of all things I will miss later today). Alas, ideally I'd love to live in Japan forever if I could experience the beauty of it every day. However, my current situation doesn't allow that. I want to leave here while my memories and visions are still good:)
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this particular house is much older than that - but I'll have to see if I can ask someone how old for sure. when i asked my husband he said "mukashi" - which means a long, long time ago. just near that house is an old burial mound (which looks like a mound of grass and dirt), and that is from the same era, probably more than a couple hundred years ago.
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