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[serene]

I didn't even break the seal on my new writing journals. Nor did I read a page of the three writing books I took. And only a handful of the hundred people (no exaggeration) who asked for postcards got them.

All of which is to say that this trip didn't give me much time (and I didn't have much inclination) for writing, so this is the first time I've written about the experience short of the postcards and letters I did get around to sending.

The short version is that I am glad I went, and really glad to be home. The longer version feels like it may come out in trickles.

Some random things:

* Boy howdy, them Japanese folks sure do like their sweet red bean paste.

* Thank you, wild_irises -- was it you who told me to say "Sumimasen" a really lot?

* If I exhibit half the serenity and grace the participants did (eleven of them, aged 19-24, with various disabilities), I'm in good shape.

* Traveling is a pain in the ass no matter who you are or how able your body is.

* I love my bed. I mean, I love the people I share it with, too, but I so fucking love my fucking BED.

Comments

[hmms-sio.livejournal.com]

I love my bed. I mean, I love the people I share it with, too, but I so fucking love my fucking BED.

giggle.
I'm so with you there. My bed atm isn't perfect, but it will be soonest. I just loath the fact that the mattras(sp) is'nt up to carrying all three of us and needs replacing aftern just under four years. But I still love my bed!!!

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, travel can be a great way to discover what is just right about home.

[wild-irises.livejournal.com]

It was me who suggested "sumimasen," and I find it can be all you need.

[twostepsfwd.livejournal.com]

Welcome home! I'm glad you're back safe, can't wait to hear more

[mackenzie]

Welcome back!

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

Yes travel does make you appreciate home more for sure. I have done that several times where I take things with me thinking I will have time to do something with them and never have taken them out of the package. Yes I work with several women from Japan and they are the sweetest most generous people I have ever worked with. Glad you are back can't wait to hear more on the adventure!

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

What does "sumimasen" mean?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Basically, "Excuse me," "Pardon me," and "I apologize in advance if I'm even the slightest bother to you, it won't happen again."

[loracs.livejournal.com]

The ultimate proactive apology!

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

My kinda word!

[ptigris.livejournal.com]

Missed you at Thursday Rockridge prac. I was hoping you'd show up on a whim.

Not sure about future practices, school about to start and my schedule is up in the air.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

I missed you!

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

I bought some postcards when I was in Seattle but didn't manage to send any of them (yet, anyway) -- typical!

I find a lot of travel very draining, but along the lines of the introvert/extrovert discussions, I get the idea that there are some people out there who find it energizing, in fact I'm thinking of one person in particular who just loves road trips.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Travel definitely drains me. I think that it does depend a lot on my traveling companions, though -- certain people make it easier on me, and others make it harder. Mostly, though, traveling is the cost I pay for having been someplace new and/or interesting. If I could do that without the actual travel, I'd love it. (I do like road trips, but mostly for the one-on-one social time they usually mean for me -- cute-poet-chick and I were great roadtrip companions, as are someotherguy and I.)

[dryadgrl]

Yay! Glad you're back!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thank you!