Home, Home Again
I have been internetless and computerless for the last few days, but that all got fixed this morning. I don't even know where to begin with my last few days, so I guess I'll just start from the beginning and bring you up to speed.
I got in an airplane at 11:15am in Tokyo last Thursday. I flew across the Pacific and half of the US to Chicago, caught a connecting flight to KC, making my total travel time about 15 hours and 4 minutes. Since KC is fifteen time zones behind Tokyo, I arrived in KC at around 11:19am on Thursday morning, 4 minutes after I had left Japan. One of the weirdest feelings in my life.
From there I began moving around the city seeing familiar places and faces. Although I feel that the adjective "familiar" is warranted, I've got to explain that everything, as familiar as it was, was also very surreal. I was cruising down streets and hearing voices that have been huge parts of my life for my whole life - minus the last 18 months. And suddenly they are back in my field of vision, like nothing ever changed.
But I have changed and my eyes have changed. The last 18 months in Asia have made me view my KC surroundings a little bit differently.
There was a huge welcome home party for me on Friday night. I got to see tons of old friends. I found it a little bit overwhelming to have so many people around, but I had the opportunity to hug people that I have been missing for a long time and it was a night that I had been dreaming about for months.
Saturday brought my first KU game in a few years. We went to Lawrence and ate at Frees State, had some good brewery beer and went to Allen Fieldhouse. I got tears in my eyes during the pregame announcements and KU thrashed K-State for 40 minutes as we got hoarse in the stands.
I had me teeth cleaned by a Dentist that spoke English. I got my haircut by a woman who spoke English. I met a girl that speaks English that I've been wanting to meet for a long time.
I am slowly adjusting to life in Bushtopia. I have been on Cloud 9 for the last half week and don't expect for anything to change.
I'm around.
I should be posting some pics of Japan after I upload them.
Much Love from KC
I got in an airplane at 11:15am in Tokyo last Thursday. I flew across the Pacific and half of the US to Chicago, caught a connecting flight to KC, making my total travel time about 15 hours and 4 minutes. Since KC is fifteen time zones behind Tokyo, I arrived in KC at around 11:19am on Thursday morning, 4 minutes after I had left Japan. One of the weirdest feelings in my life.
From there I began moving around the city seeing familiar places and faces. Although I feel that the adjective "familiar" is warranted, I've got to explain that everything, as familiar as it was, was also very surreal. I was cruising down streets and hearing voices that have been huge parts of my life for my whole life - minus the last 18 months. And suddenly they are back in my field of vision, like nothing ever changed.
But I have changed and my eyes have changed. The last 18 months in Asia have made me view my KC surroundings a little bit differently.
There was a huge welcome home party for me on Friday night. I got to see tons of old friends. I found it a little bit overwhelming to have so many people around, but I had the opportunity to hug people that I have been missing for a long time and it was a night that I had been dreaming about for months.
Saturday brought my first KU game in a few years. We went to Lawrence and ate at Frees State, had some good brewery beer and went to Allen Fieldhouse. I got tears in my eyes during the pregame announcements and KU thrashed K-State for 40 minutes as we got hoarse in the stands.
I had me teeth cleaned by a Dentist that spoke English. I got my haircut by a woman who spoke English. I met a girl that speaks English that I've been wanting to meet for a long time.
I am slowly adjusting to life in Bushtopia. I have been on Cloud 9 for the last half week and don't expect for anything to change.
I'm around.
I should be posting some pics of Japan after I upload them.
Much Love from KC
posted by Kyle at 11:48 PM
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