The Last Days and Home

So the last days. I have been home for about five days and thinking about it makes me so sad. Anyway:

So on my last full day in Japan I didn't really do anything special. I basically just packed all day. I was home with my host sister and around lunch we went and got McDonald's. I really miss my host sister Chi. She was always so sweet to me. Anyway, we ate and watched some TV and I went back to packing. Around four o'clock, my host dad came home and we waited for my host mom so we could go see my host families for the last time. First was the Ozaki family. Now, I wrote about them in an earlier post so some people know that they weren't my favourite family. I believe that this is because it was a very fragile time in my exchange and yeah. However! When I went to visit them, their grand-daughter, Aoi, was there and so was her mother. Aoi and I got along very well and she was really kind. We sat and talked for awhile and I thanked them for letting me stay with them. We took pictures and then we said goodbye. I will love Ozaki Mama because she was so sweet and gentle. She hugged me and it, I don't know, just felt so loving. We then went to my second host family, The Takeuchi Family. The are currently renovating their house so they are living in an apartment close by. We said hello and greeted everyone and talked for a bit. Their two cats have gotten so big! Not to mention Ibu and Hina have grown up so much even in 6 months! We were going to leave and go to the house that was being renovated. But before we left their grandmother came to talk to me. She thanked me for being with her family and she began to cry. I couldn't figure out why, so I just hugged and told her that I loved her and this family. I said we would meet again and I really hope we do. She is very old and maybe she thinks that we won't meet again. I'll be so sad if we don't...
Anyway, we looked at the new house and then went to to the doughnut store. We took pictures and I said goodbye to Ibu and Hina. and I was driven to the cellphone store to meet my first house mother because she was cancelling my phone. I thanked her for letting me stay with her and both her and Ozaki Mama gave me "feelings" money which was $100 each. So nice. That night we went to the supermarket and my host family bought some sake and some stuff to make okonomiyaki. We then went home and had shabu shabu. It was my last supper in Japan, and it so so good. The next morning I packed up my carry-on and got ready to go. I picked up some flowers for my family and wrote them a card, thanking them. We then drove to the airport and waited for Kana, Natsu and the rest of my friends to come see me off. We had conveyor belt sushi for lunch and just hung around for awhile until I had to go.

I am now home and missing Japan. I have Freudian slips and always accidentally say things in Japanese. Its kind of funny. University starts soon and I have my rotary presentation next week. Since I'm back home I can actually edit decent videos and a good computer and not just a laptop. I have tons of footage! So I'll still use this blog as a diary basically and if you want to stay. Awesome! I will be going back to Japan and I'll use this blog even then. I'm starting a Japanese blog so I don't lose my Japanese skill. So I'll see you next time!