Thursday, July 03, 2008

Konnichiwa Chronicles: Arigato Gozaimashita

For allowing us to experience the magic of four seasons
For inviting us to see loads of new things
For being Mark's adoptive home for 2 years
For being my "occasional-adoptive-home" for the same period
For Saizeriya
For Mos Burger
For Pepper Lunch
For Caramel Corn
For all those great finds at Hard Off and Sofmap
For our accommodations at the Washington chain of hotels
For the rush of the Shinkansen (figuratively and literally)
For Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza and Akihabara
For Urasa, Niigata and Nagaoka
For Osaka, Kyoto and Nara
For Ghibli Museum
For the Yurikamome
For those fabulous buffets at The Oven, and most recently, Sizzler
For Denny's and Royal Host
For the 3 hour bus rides
For our Karaoke nights
For the ski trips and snow festivals
For sleeping-in and breakfasts in bed
For getting into trouble
For the all-nighter Mahjong sessions
For Kabuki-cho
For Tokyo Disneyland
For goods with weird prices
For reconnecting with Cathy and Paul
For the 100 yen shop
For Father Bruno
For a lot more things in between
For letting us grow
For watching us grow
For all the wonderful, wonderful, WONDERFUL new friends I've made
For a trove filled with memories that will last this entire lifetime

Arigato Gozaimashita, Japan.



No sayonaras, just see you again sometime.

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