you didn’t babble my ear off at all! i thought that’s what i did. sorry i am so vague and stupid and forgot your message. my only excuse (apart from being vague and stupid and forgetful) is that i’ve got a lot on my mind - namely those pearls of wisdom i apparently imparted to you. i don’t remember saying that, but if i did, i reckon you’ve paraphrased beautifully. i’m not that articulate. feck, i should be heeding that advice methinks.
it’s strange. there are so many resources on how to settle into a new country, but so few about how to adjust when going home, even though it’s like reverse culture shock. except you’ve returned to a timewarp where so many things and people are the same, yet things are different.
hang in there, keep writing about what you’re going through, and things will gradually get easier as you make decisions and things fall into place.

good luck with it all.

omg, and i loved that story about the WWOOF freak! very good move to hightail it outta there.

I still vote that you come to California to seek your fortune.

I was afraid you would never come back to blog. So busy at the moment and don’t have time to write long comments but YAY!

Best of luck with being home in America…Maybe you will be like me and be there for a year and then escape back to Japan. Then again maybe not!!