I don't know how I feel about this leaving Japan and my life on JET just yet... I am about a week past finishing up my job - which has been a sad and often tearful transition - and about two weeks prior to departing my adopted home country for the final time. I have to say, I am enjoying this free time to truly breathe in my surroundings and live like a knowledgeable tourist in Tokushima. But it's also a weighty time of year, when new JETs arrive and old JETs leave and you're forced to make new friends and say goodbye to old ones.
I've started approaching things as "the last time I'll ever..." which is making me cherish my moments as well as take on a nagging feeling of regret already. And I am both excited and apprehensive about leaving John and my (new) comfort zone behind to return to the unfamiliar familiarity of Australian life. I've been doing my research though and will hopefully be prepared for the creeping reverse culture shock that is sure to come. But for now, it's all about the final memories and long goodbyes.
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