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So I know that the next post should be dedicated to my trip to 網野 (Amino) with ドン (Don), but I've got other things on  my mind lately.

As summer grows nearer, so does the one year mark.  Everything is starting to come full circle.  I can feel it in the air--the feel of returning.  It sounds really weird, but that's how it feels to me.  The rain of 梅雨 (tsuyu- rainy season), the feel of the humidity on my skin, the smell of wet earth, the summer style... They make me feel like I did when I first came to Japan and I get kind of excited.

Then I remember that I've already been her for almost a year.  My time here has come and gone.  There have been good times and bad.  Definitely had a few rough patches...  I never thought I would miss Riverside so much, that's for sure.  Probably a naïve mistake on my part.

I have made some mistakes here, too.  Probably done some things I shouldn't have, and didn't do some things I should have...but all in all, I feel like my time here has been good.  Through the strife, I learned a lot about myself and the people around me, too.  I made some dear friends and saw some beautiful places.

I do wish I could have travelled more, but I'll just think of it as saving a little for later.

I'm excited for what the future holds.  I'm not too sure where I'm headed in the long run, but does anyone really?

So for now I'll just appreciate the feel of coming full circle and keep putting one foot in front of the other.  Then 少しずつ I'll figure out more what I want and where I'm headed.

I'm okay with that.

Love until later,

Caitlin D.