This final week I did a lot of work on my final paper and presentation. We finished up with class and I was able to go on some solo trips. I also got my first tattoo, which I’d been wanting to get for a long time, and Monday was my 19th birthday.

As I’m writing this it’s late Thursday night and I leave in the morning. I know I’m going to miss Nagoya a lot, and the many freedoms I have here. I’m very very grateful to have stayed in Nagoya, and to spend time learning at Nanzan. I’m not sure whether I’ll be here or in Akita in a year and half, however I’ll definitely be back in Japan.