lately i've been SUPER busy. traveling, seeing friends, chilling with the fam, talking on the phone after nine, applying for jobs, making ESL lesson plans, eating home-cooked food, playing with fav kiddos, and all that stuff i love. since i'm not sitting around thinking, i don't tend to miss japan in a heart-wrenching way. BUT sometimes. sometimes. sometimes, i get a tiny twinge and i remember what a significant amount of things i'm missing now.
i really miss riding trains. i've spent a million hours in the car since i got home. and while i missed driving in japan, i'm addicted to riding trains. i really miss playing with tykes at recess. even though i was always super sweaty afterwards. and even though i never fully understand the rules of tag, hide&seek, or any other game, i still spent some of my best minutes running around on the playground. i really miss standing in front of a class. i know i complained about being a human tape recorder and about kids who read comic books during english lessons, but still. i love teaching. i really miss japanese food- yakisoba, okonomiyaki, somen, basil/tomato sushi, warm rice. mmmmm. i really miss having my own space. it's fab to be with my family and i wouldnt trade this time for anything. but every once in a while i just want my little apartment and my quiet balcony view. i really miss my friends. i miss speaking terrible japanese. i miss BBQs and parties and dinners out.
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