Burabura

My summer holidays have been nothing but amazing. I've been spending quality time with my close friends here and at the same time juggling my time with Ate Mai and Kuya Jase. The other day I went to Disneyland (again) with these cute kids and it was a full day of it, from open to close. It was flipping hot and I'm seriously feelings the effects of this humid summer. I sit outside for 5 minutes and I'm already sweating. Other than that, the day was just so much fun, hot and tiring but incredibly fun. 

Not long after, the group went to Enoshima because I requested to go on a road trip. I haven't been in a car at all since my stay here and it felt different. This was also planned because our special cookie Miho was leaving us for America. She's actually gone for ten months and we won't be seeing each other again and I died inside. She is someone I started having dnms with and having the biggest girl talk imaginable. I was like to myself, holy crap... I have actual friends and friends I know I'm going to keep for a lifetime. 

I'm starting to feel at home. And trust me these kids are helping me adjust so much. One simple request to hang out or go somewhere and they're all on board. The drive was a killer, it was two and a half hours getting there and bless Kenji for driving everyone, such a champ. Enoshima is popular for it's beach but if you come from Australia - there is nothing exciting about this beach. Black sand? Nahhh. So when we got to Enoshima we just trecked it around and walked everywhere. We had a nice dinner together and drove back home. When we dropped off Miho she just started crying, and I just couldn't look at her. Seriously, my throat was so heavy and I hid my tears because I just couldn't cry in front of them. But if I'm feeling the effects of leaving people I've met for less than 5 months, I just can't imagine myself saying goodbye to these kids when I leave. 

I started fresh, I started in a new place where no one knew me and no one knew my past. For some strange reason I was able to make a group of friends, have constant hang outs, stay out till late and talk till late. It feels like, hey I can do this, people actually genuinely like me. I've found a group of friends like the ones I have back at home in a totally different country. I can finally say crude jokes known as my jokes being too "over" haha but it feels good. It feels good to be myself in front of people and not judge me for it. 

With all of this being said, I'm still at a lost on what I crave for. At days I am home sick and miss my friends back at home but on other days I crave for hanging out with these new kids and making new memories and constantly traveling around Japan. Life on an exchange kid is hard, but what makes it harder is the people you left back at home. If they weren't such influential people in my life, this exchange would be hell of a lot easier. 

But anyway enjoy my photos (though they are on Facebook already). I finally took out my SLR lol.

So blessed to have met these amazing kids.