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The End of One Journey

Wow, before I knew it, it was all over.

Well not really. I am not even finished writing up the diary entries for the whole trip, and I am already home.

I had a blast in Japan, it was really great and in a way I long to go back. Some invisible force is pulling me in it's general direction. I can't quite understand it.

At the very least the weather here in Stockholm has been really great since I got back.
However after 2 weeks on my feet, slipping back into my sofa and sitting there for almost 2 straight days was not what I had in mind upon my return. I really do work best when I am on my feet.

Back in Japan I had no time or place to relax or slack around. I had to move around, go places and do stuff. I enjoyed it and while there were times I felt that I just wanted to sit in a manga cafe all day and do nothing, I only did it once and it was only a few hours. I spent that time writing a good blog entry and checking my mail.

I do feel that I have greatly broadened my horizons and I feel that I know a bit more about myself now. I know more about my strengths, weaknesses and limits. Obviously I have only scratched the tip of the iceberg, and I am hardly an explorer of the wilderness. Still, this is a good first step.

My japanese skills have improved quite a bit, and while I have not really mastered the language, I have indeed learned a lot more about how and when to use various levels of politeness and a bunch of other useful things which you can only learn when in contact with the real people who use the language. I look forward to expanding my knowledge!

I can also report that I rarely felt that I missed my computer, or that I needed to use it for something except storing my photos.
I did not even check my email so much. Since japanese mobiles use real email instead of sms, all the important email came straight to my phone email address, so I rarely bothered with my normal email.

There is plenty of analysis that can be done in this area, and I intend to do it soon.

However before that, I still have a weeks worth of Japan Diary entries to write, and there is plenty in there of interest. So look forward to it!