Holy shit I am in a great mood... and I am pretty sure it is not cafffine induced!! The other day I was sitting at the Starbucks writing, making connections I had not made before, and was desperate for. I guess I really "opened a door" though... that is in quotes because I didn't want to use the term enlightened... what was the point of doing that though if I go and explain it...?... I am so euphoric it doesn't matter anyway.

I am excited, because not unlike Chicobo Paradise, I know where it is and I can go get the teasure any time I want (Chicobo Paradise is a Final Fantasy IX reference).. and hey, what's that... oh yeah. I am on a flight to a two week vacation with literally NOTHING PLANNED (thanks Anna!)!! I wonder if I will have any time to find treasure...YEAH BABY!!

I don't even care to GO OFF about just how shitty Air India is, and how the seat next to me has tape on it... wow, and just as I finished writing that sentence, one of the female flight attendants stopped me to comment how cool my PDA and keyboard were... I guess she wasn't paying attention to what I was writting... all the while during her commenting, I just keep thinking (like a snob), how the Japanese are not impressed at all by this... not even a second look. But I guess when you are putting masking tape on your seats, it's all up hill.

While I am euphoric and rambling, I keep thinking of several people... Myungha was the first to come to mind. I wish she was here to enjoy my enthusiasm... this is the main reason I decided to make this journey, and I am making strides well before anticipated... I have so much appreciation for her support the last few months, and I only hope I can return the gift.

After something so deep, my mind has been thinking how lucky I am that I met-up with Anna again! She is spoiling me on this vacation because she has made all the preparations up to now, didn't freak-out when I took the wrong train and almost made her miss her flight, and has just been extremely supportive and helpful about my move to Japan.

Then there is Ryo! Maybe he has been reading my journal or something, but he is spoiling me like carzy! I could never have expected the royal treatment he has given me since I arrived... here's the short list:

Picked me up at the airport (over three hours and $70.00 out of his pocket to do so)

Gave me his bedroom to sleep in because supposedly, her prefers to fall asleep in front of the TV.

Makes me breakfast without me asking, hinting or expecting.

Asked his brother who is a massage therapist to massage my tense neck... for an hour.

So then the list goes on to my sister who has recently written such nice things in her journal about our friendship. I have so much respect for her, and I fear she will never know exactly how much. You can read her journal at www.memoryandreason.com

Anyway... I just looked out the window, and the ocean has become land. I have no idea what country we are flying over...probably Thailand because I feel as though we might be descending, but it is so strange that everything I have ever known to be my life is physically the farthest away it has ever been... it doesn't feel that far away though.

I have had tears welling-up in my eyes throughout this entire entry, and conveniently, I am now sure we are descending... I must go.

No matter what happens in the future, I have lived more than a full life!!!