1. wake up @ 530
2. drive reba to the airport
3. get lost on the way back
4. drop over packed luggage at work
5. drive home to leave car in front of house (to give the illusion that we are waiting at home, baseball bats in hand, prepared to defend our meager belongings)
6. tell asian roommate boys to lock doors, turn on the alarm, and not set house on fire
7. walk to work
8. drown myself in coffee
9. beg boss to take me to a friend's house w/ luggage
10. beg friend to give me a ride to airport @ 530
here we are again... full circle. it was almost a year ago when i started this blog. fresh from leading 45 HS kids in tokyo and kyoto for a month. although rewarding, i felt like a year of my life was sucked out of me. i needed this past year to regain my mental capacities only to dive right back into the fire. this time around i dragged reba in with me.
i remember the enthusiasm of wanting to lead groups to japan to introduce the language and culture that so enriched my life. ' living in japan and learning the language did so much to open my eyes to the world,' i used to repeat at rare family get-togethers, 'and i want to pass on that experience!' what happened to that naive little grad student ignorant to his growing debt and fragile psyche?
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