Sweet Kisses

Well, I have to say even though it’s a little late, but my dream has finally come true. I am finally in Japan. It’s been almost 2 months and I will be here for 2 more. First, I want to say, in case you’re wondering, I am studying abroad as an exchange student for a semester. I am not going to give you my exact location, but I will say that I live a 15 minute train ride from Ikebukuro. I absolutely love it. Even though I have two months left, I can say I do not regret coming here for a semester. At first, my parents were telling me that maybe I should wait and go as a tourist in the future when I have more time and am not studying, especially after the earthquake. They could not be any more wrong. I am very glad that I did not take their advice and followed my gut. I have learned so much here, and not just big things like the language, but everyday things. I’ve seen and experienced things that tourists wouldn’t normally experience unless they lived here. The differences between my culture and Japanese culture are so different and I am coming to learn just how different they are, right down to the people.

I met so many people and have made so many amazing friends while learning (and still learning) who my true friends are. I get to live like a Japanese resident, while acting like a tourist, visiting places and taking random photos. I feel honored and lucky that I got to come here in the spring and leaving in the summer. I got to see the cherry blossoms and did ohanami. I’ve done karaoke, yakiniku, been to a Butler Cafe, as well as go to the different districts in Tokyo. I still have so much to see but I have two more months for that. 

I have found out so much about myself. I am still trying to figure out my reason exactly why I came to Japan. It’s a combination of reasons. Whenever someone asks me why I chose Japan it’s sometimes something different then what I told the person before them. At the same time, I am a little ashamed when I tell Japanese people that I like anime and manga. I don’t know why, though. It makes me feel like they think that I am here solely because of anime and manga and that is not the case. It started that way 5 years ago when I got into anime and manga, but it’s stemmed into something more over the years. I’ve come to appreciate Japan as a country, even more now that I’m living here. It’s everything I have imagined and so much more.

technically it isn’t. |D

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askchieflinbeifong:

[crying.]

This.

Wow I just got really sad? Like honestly?

Oh man, I could lose any of you any day and it seriously kills me, some of you are my closest friends. The thought of just, not talking to some of you ever again seriously tears a hole through me

I legit just… started tearing up reading this and… jfdlsajf;lsd -gets so sad-

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