Last communique transmitted from Japan
Still in Tokyo and dreading the return to my banal routine after tomorrow.
I think an important factor in my life and for my happiness is to have as little dichotomy or compartamentalizing (- is that a word?) between my work, obligations and my "free time."
As unhappy as I have been with my job and other aspects of my everyday life, I really don't like the idea of looking at this holiday as some temporary escape. They tell young people that using drugs as a form of escapism doesn't solve or get rid of any problems on a real permanent basis. Someone should tell everyone that other diversions like travel, porn, or weekends only temporarily distract our attention and do not leave us with a more generally satisfying experience in whole.
I do not look forward to my job, my boss(es), my struggle to find satisfactory social footing. I do look forward to my brain resting from reading katakana and the awkward social settings here when I don't know what to say other than "arigato gozaimasu", "domo", "gomenasaii" or "wakarimassen." I also won't miss crowded train stations.
I will miss Tully's kora guma latte, heels + knee high sox + short shorts!, bright lights, easily accessable football gear, great public transit, vegan Nikes, gluten on a stick, improving my Japanese, and the Matsuura fam; one of the best friends in my entire life, Ryo, Kaori, the cute Akari, and the best kid ever who makes me so happy, Shizuku-chan.
(this was all a ramble as I wait to go to Kichijyoji Station one last time)
I think an important factor in my life and for my happiness is to have as little dichotomy or compartamentalizing (- is that a word?) between my work, obligations and my "free time."
As unhappy as I have been with my job and other aspects of my everyday life, I really don't like the idea of looking at this holiday as some temporary escape. They tell young people that using drugs as a form of escapism doesn't solve or get rid of any problems on a real permanent basis. Someone should tell everyone that other diversions like travel, porn, or weekends only temporarily distract our attention and do not leave us with a more generally satisfying experience in whole.
I do not look forward to my job, my boss(es), my struggle to find satisfactory social footing. I do look forward to my brain resting from reading katakana and the awkward social settings here when I don't know what to say other than "arigato gozaimasu", "domo", "gomenasaii" or "wakarimassen." I also won't miss crowded train stations.
I will miss Tully's kora guma latte, heels + knee high sox + short shorts!, bright lights, easily accessable football gear, great public transit, vegan Nikes, gluten on a stick, improving my Japanese, and the Matsuura fam; one of the best friends in my entire life, Ryo, Kaori, the cute Akari, and the best kid ever who makes me so happy, Shizuku-chan.
(this was all a ramble as I wait to go to Kichijyoji Station one last time)
posted by shane at 8:11 PM
1 Comments:
I agree with you about the holiday. When I leave, I often at first thnk of it as a pressure-release (safetly valve) so I can function when I return. It takes me a few minutes to shift my thinking, because that immediate (dis)stress can be so overwhelming.
Can't wait to have you back comrade; we need to set up like a weekly coffee/tea-time to talk.
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