OTSUKARESAMADESHITA!

honto ni honto ni...everything is so truly madly deeply these days

So that's it, Jude Law and my Semester Abroad are over. And no, that doesn't make the title of this journal make any more sense than it ever did (you only would understand if you were a fan of Brand New, and even then it's inappropriate, given my situation...).

I will continue to update from home as long as I am still having closing thoughts on the matter, but then I believe it's back to my other life. The one where things make sense, and where I don't cry as much (yes, it's true, I teared up a great deal when I saw my parents at the airport, and then when I came home and saw the welcome home banner erected in my honor).

Already I feel overwhelmed by the sheer diversity and warmth of America. How thrilling it is to step into a room full of people who look different from each other, who act different and don't mind, and who don't immediately classify you as an outsider. How thrilling it is that when you bump into someone, they smile and say sorry, and perhaps give a little sass or joke. I'm waiting for the annoyance factor, but hopefully I'll have a little space to be blissful. I think I deserve it.

More to come, but now I must crash.