tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post3889389997260868544..comments2023-10-20T05:17:17.881-05:00Comments on One Wild and Precious Life: I can't believe . . .Suziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00966167941854407869noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post-670178880185275662009-12-02T18:30:53.425-06:002009-12-02T18:30:53.425-06:00Yeah, I guess that's better said- it feels so ...Yeah, I guess that's better said- it feels so much more permanent b/c Japan is so far away, when if you leave one state for another, that feels much less permanent, less different, more likely you'll still see the people you love. I guess just try to remember why you aren't staying? Like remember your reasons for leaving. Maybe that will help. It will be a hard adjustment, I know.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493252508587393199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post-40723202505676287842009-12-02T18:23:03.937-06:002009-12-02T18:23:03.937-06:00I think it's also the permanence of leaving.I think it's also the permanence of leaving.Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00966167941854407869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post-15027065623984827472009-12-02T16:49:25.223-06:002009-12-02T16:49:25.223-06:00Also I might add, I feel that feeling of missing a...Also I might add, I feel that feeling of missing a place for say, BYU for example. But I think it's different, more acute, about Japan soley b/c it's SO different there it's like another planet, and it's SO far away.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493252508587393199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post-44893666191687610022009-12-02T16:48:27.799-06:002009-12-02T16:48:27.799-06:00I feel you about beginning to love a place when yo...I feel you about beginning to love a place when you are about to leave. I always start to appreciate things about a place just before I move.<br /><br />I was not in Japan for long, and my experience in general wasn't as great as yours seems to have been, but I can identify with that heart aching feeling you get about missing things about Japan, for sure. I still get it sometimes and I can imagine what you'll feel when you feel it in the future. But you will be just fine, wherever you go.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493252508587393199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705571842384125620.post-21496681662240696312009-12-01T16:48:49.573-06:002009-12-01T16:48:49.573-06:00Susie- I just wanted to let you know I enjoy your ...Susie- I just wanted to let you know I enjoy your posts on this blog! I lived in Yokota, Japan from 1993-1996 with my parents and I suppose I can kind of identify with what you write. And then I lived in Spain for 2 years on my own, and finally after adjusting to and appreciating the culture, I had to leave. It was hard yet good. I hope you appreciate your last month and all that your time in Japan has taught you! Best wishes and good luck! -JoannaJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610108932869647206noreply@blogger.com