I am back in Japan again after two years and it is amazing!!
Not only do I love being with my BFF, my brother from another mother and my godson, but I also am loving the normalcy of life outside of the home. Now, granted, I have not yet left the house on my own, but going out last night and eating was lovely.
Here are the things I have missed:
- Vending machines
- Hot warm hand towels
- Buttons at tables to call the servers
- Systems at the luggage carriers where people don’t crowd around making it so easy to grab your suitcase
- Smiling faces – even if they might be fake!
All in the first 24 hours since back in Japan!
Even the rainy weather this morning does not upset me as it fits the scene of winter in Japan – though I will welcome the sunshine back soon! 
It is like being home here since my adult life started in Japan. So as much as I love Oregon as my home – where my family is -, I also love the space where my Japan family is.
All this to say, it feels good to be home!!
~T 
