I hate saying goodbyes. It just sounds so permanent.
I had a joint sayonara party on Saturday with Thom, Jo, and Rob. I had an awesome time. Lots of friends, lots of food (which I managed not to eat), lots of beer and wine (which I drank a lot of), lots of out-of-tune singing, and lots of tired faces at the end of the night. The funny thing was that I didn't really say goodbye to anyone. It was more of a "see you later." In my head, I still don't feel like I'm leaving Japan for good. It's a little daunting to know that I might not see some of these people ever again. Why can't there be teleportation machines like in the movies? Then, I'll never have to say goodbye. I'll just blame it on laziness for not visiting.
