I'm leavin on a Jet Plane...

...in only one month! My JET Programme experiences ends in just a short 27 days. Wow, what a scary but exciting experience. Things are winding down and I still don't think my head is wrapped around what this means for me. I am packing up my entire post university life and saying goodbye to people to I have relied on for so much support emotional and otherwise over the last three years. I am not really afraid of change so I know when I come home things will work out, but saying goodbye is really hard. Last Friday was my last taiko concert, and this week is my last JHS visit. July is the month of goodbyes!! I have already had my official 'sayonara' visit with the Superintendent of the Board of Education and one with all the big wigs from the various departments in the BOE. This week I will go to Fukushima City to have formal farewell meeting with the Governor of Fukushima Ken and all the leaving JETS in my prefecture this year.

Some things i'm gonna miss about Japan (outside of my friends):
karaoke
onigiri (rice balls)
festivals
taiko
conveyer belt sushi
customer service
ramen
izakaya style restaurants/bars
the crazyness that is Tokyo
amazing trains
Japanese style convenience stores

Some things Im looking forward to:
seeing friends and family
Carlas wedding
traveling
shoe shopping
western grocery stores