As of 6 am this morning, I have officially started my biannual America vacation. I landed in New York City last night, 23 hours after leaving Sasebo, to be greeted warmly by my man. Yay! My dream finally came fulfilled! There is someone on the other side of the baggage check doors - someone other than my crying mother - to squeeze me, hold me and complain to about how frustrating it was to sit erect for a straight 14 hours.
My friend from University, Chris Amatuzzi, flew in to Sasebo to teach for me for the month. It's so refreshing how things seem to easily come together. He is reliable, pleasant, serious about teaching and adventurous. I am thankful for this, and am at ease knowing the business is in good hands. As he was abruptly relocated from his comfort zone and moved to mine, I have no doubt Japan and its people will be good to him.
As for me, I am ready to P-A-R-T-Y. Well, ready to party in the sense that I am ready to relax with my friends and family. This afternoon I am meeting my friend from Richmond, Ali, for lunch in the city. We will do some D and D - ing. AKA Dining and Divulging. Then in the early evening I will head to Brooklyn to see my cousins, Kevin and Jordana, and to pick up a crib for my sister. There after, I will head back to my true crib in good old Fallston, Maryland, where I will most likely be squeezed, hugged, held and never let go by my mother, who will surely have tears welling up in her eyes.
Although you don't have to live in it, home will always be your home.
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