Overwhelmed

Hey Everyone! You probably have been wondering where I have been!

I find it actually sad cause like I haven't like...... posted and some of the things are getting overdue, my prior list was

Typhoon
Hotaru (Fireflies)
Kyoto
Matsumoto
McDonalds (CAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT)

McDonalds will still be at another time.  Matsumoto and Kyoto as well I will just have to rely on memories and whatnot. And Sometimes I wonder when I can post about it. Seems like life is just too chaotic.

The Typhoon I have nothing really much to say about it. It was a lot of rain, I ventured out into it to go to another part of town, bought emergency supplies and whatnot and Leah and I hung out. Most of you who know me know that I really rarely get afraid of storms, I can get guarded or cautious but usually when a thunderstorm hits and someone needs something from outside in a car I will be the one who goes to get it.

I think it is cause of what my Mom did when I was little and learning about the weather does help you feel more relaxed about it. But I think it shouldn't substitute as like no caution at all. You need to have some caution I made sure I went out quickly and didnt get distracted and I used the subway system.

Leah and I ate See's Chocolate and we talked it was quite nice but overall the Typhoon was uneventful.

As for Hotaru it was steller....

For me fireflies have always been a powerful symbol. I associate them with Summer, Calm, Peace, and Love. I love them cause it takes me back to my childhood memories of Pennslyvania and I just find them so relaxing. It is a huge comfort for me.

One of the things I wanted to see in Japan were the fireflies. And I am glad I saw them for the short time I did. There is just something so magical about them. In America they are a golden yellow and blink on and off very shortly. However in Japan they are a bluish, greenish, silvery, white light.... they blink for a long time flying around near water. It is breathtaking.

It made me so happy... it was also cute all the children were staring at me cause I was a gaijin who spoke Japanese. One even sang the ABCs as he jumped down some steps. So adorable!

But seeing the fireflies with Airi was a wonderful memory.

I would write more but it is 2:10... perhaps tomorrow.