A life less ordinary

Tonight I finally saw Japan, I feel freer than EVER because I've finally let go of home and am here - in JAPAN!

For once I walked down the higgedly piggedly jumbled lanes to my home and REALLY saw and appreciated them for the reality they are for me now. i don't feel like I'm living on a movie set anymore. This is me, this is home.

The neon, the shops, the CROWDS, the vibrancy of life, the GREAT food, the mumble jumble of houses and apartments crammed in together, the bicycles, the drunk salarymen alseep on the train - it's all Japan.

And when I walked down the empty lane to my apartment tonight, with the occasional jingle of a bicycle bell behind me. I finally saw that for all that it was and felt FREER than I ever have in my whole life, it's so cool to be JUST me in this HUGE world.

I felt like Rose on the helm of the ship in Titanic, just breathing in the fresh air and the inspiring invigoration of adventure!

There was a soccer game tonight. Japan qualified for the world cup by beating North Korea, last week they played Bahrain (somewhere in the middle east near sri lanka), the atmosphere was fantastic.

They were all out in their blue soccer jersey's and scarves - so kawaii (cute) :)

I met sooo many amazing people all in the one day today and I'm buzzing!

I love it.

Walking down that lane tonight, it finally sunk in for me and for once, rather than making me feel very far from home by how utterly foreign the scene in front of me is, it made me realise life is SO MUCH bigger than my backdoor.

Bring on the adventure!

Coz you know what else, I thought I hated it here, the BLATANT materialism, the souless working schedules, the utter vexatiousness to my spirit, but you know what, all that's given me a blessing too.

Of knowing how VERY much I love home and EXACTLY JUST how MUCH my friends and family mean to me.

I would never have fully appreciated that had I not come here and for that I'm grateful.

Love, smiles and sunshine to everyone,

I wish you ALL the most wonderful blessings life could ever bring you.

May all your dreams come true.

Love ALWAYS,

Fernleaf.