As the end of this semester approached, I found a lot of Japanese people asking me if I would go home for Christmas. It seems like the logical thing to do and in all likelihood, this will be the last Christmas I spend so far from family for a good while. Christmas season is just not the same without.
But that said, I should mention what I am doing. What could possobly have led me to decide not to go home? Well, the answer is:proximity to southeast Asia. I'm not sure why but the call of Thailand and scuba diving and exploring a new part of the world has been growing for some time, so when Krista and Mary mentioned they wanted to do such a trip,I as more than ready.
Unfortunately,Mary wound up in the hospital(a flare-up of a previously existing condition) and had to cancel. So its been just me and Krista making our way. I'll write more soon,but for now I'll just say that I have had some amazing experiences so far and a surprising number of de ja vous moments!
