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Comment on back in black by gaijin girl

gaijin girl — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:51:42 +0000

Hey Ximena, great to see you back and all the best with the grad school application. Love the new look of yer blog, too.
Would you consider writing about the ‘comfort women’ issue? The US has been putting a fair bit of pressure on the J g’ment to acknowledge it/ apologise. You’d give an interesting perspective given your understanding of how things (mal)function here.
Just a thought.

Comment on corn corn corn what’s that smell? by lulu

lulu — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:41:44 +0000

WOW! That was some summer that ended your time in Japan.

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!!

Comment on corn corn corn what’s that smell? by yami

yami — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:26:45 +0000

Friend from junior high? Who’s dating each other? Man am I ever crap with the gossip.

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

Comment on corn corn corn what’s that smell? by gaijin girl

gaijin girl — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:15:32 +0000

hi ximena, beautiful post.

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.

Comment on packing up by ximena

ximena — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:06:36 +0000

Sorry to keep your comment unposted for so long, I have a big spam problem!

Japan has had it’s ups and downs. I think I’m ready for a change. I’ll be heading back to the states in September.

Comment on packing up by lulu

lulu — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:39:12 +0000

Your summer plans sound great to me!! It sounds like you have enjoyed your time in Japan so far…I enjoyed reading your speeches for your school…
When will you be heading back to America?

Comment on nightmarish day for a non-public-speaker by ximena

ximena — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:30:22 +0000

Aww, thanks. I’m not good at tear-jerkers, so I try for laughs. Tears are the next level of speech giving that I aspire to.

Except I mostly aspire to not giving speeches.

Hope to see you in a few!

Comment on nightmarish day for a non-public-speaker by gaijn girl

gaijn girl — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:37:04 +0000

great speeches. i felt a bit choked up myself just reading them. good on you for being able to get up there and actually talk in front of a group of people - the very idea of which sends me into a panic attack. it’s a big step to be leaving after two years. enjoy the rest of your time in this wacky, yet quite amazing, country.

Comment on romantic summer’s night by Weapon of Mass Disturbance

Weapon of Mass Disturbance — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:15:42 +0000

Sounds like you need more appreciative men in your life.

If I ever run into one, I’ll let you know.

Comment on misogyny is the new pink by ximena

ximena — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:57:01 +0000

I have not read Ouzounian’s book, but I read his website which is linked from the Salon piece.