3 weeks to go

It’s going to be a long and short 3 weeks.  How is that possible you ask?  Let me explain.  I have to be at work from 8:30am to 4:15pm and I have absolutely nothing to do.  They’ve blocked my internet use (which is another story all together) so whenever I want to use the internet, I have to ask my supervisor to log into her account.  So it’s not like I’d be able to surf the net all day like I could before.  The highlight of my day is lunch time, when I go out to eat with a few of the other teachers.  Unfortunately none of them speak much English so I have no idea what they’re saying.  At least the food is always good.  That’s what makes the day really long.  The short part is having to wrap up all the loose ends of moving during my time after work.  For example, today I went to the post office to try to get a money order.  I had to take an hour off work since the bank part of the post office closes at 4pm.  Even so, I wasn’t able to complete my transaction in the 45 minutes, which means I’ll have to take another hour off work tomorrow.  It feels like time is running out.  *sigh and deep breath*

 Last weekend was the JKA All-Japan karate tournament and it was unbelievable.  It’s just so strange seeing how many people come out to participate and, more impressively, come out to watch this thing.  And their standards… wow.  If I could afford it, I’d fly back to Japan to watch next year’s. 

I’m excited about coming back but nervous at the same time.  I feel more open and outgoing than when I left, as well as more healthy and fit.  I’m a little worried that I’ll revert back to my old self once I come back home.  We’ll see… it’ll just take more of an effort I think.