This Moment

It's starting to feel real.  I'm going home soon.

I spent the evening pulling down the photos off my wall.  Feels weird to not be surrounded by the familiar faces.

Kind of surreal.

There are a couple reasons why I took them down:

1 My Oral teacher asked us to bring pictures of home to class.  I figured while I was taking them apart for show and tell I might as well pack them all up

2 I need to start packing early.  I have a plan and it's kinda crazy....

Every summer Don goes to Aomori for the Arauma festival.  (毎年の夏、ドンは荒馬祭りのために青森に行く。)  This summer they leave August 4 and get back August 10.

I finish finals August 3.

I don't leave for home till August 10.

I see a 可能性...

I'll be getting my last JASSO right around then, too.

To pull it off I have to be packed up and have my luggage shipped before I leave for Aomori.  I'd take what I need with me in my carry on and leave the rest in my room.  Jen and I might come back a day early just to have a day to close up stuff.  Then I'd leave the morning of August 10 on the shinkansen for Narita and fly home.

Crazy?  I think so.

Worth it?  Most definitely.

Love until later,

Caitlin D.