Monday.
10 days til we leave.
We'll be in Japan by the end of the month.
It's getting real now.

This weekend we had an open house for those who were free and keen to drop in and share some time and food. It was great. The fire went all weekend. The food too. There was curry, beans, soup, tortillas and more deserts than we could have possibly ever finish. It was just the kind of relaxing weekend I was hoping for. It was impossible to see everyone, I knew that, but it was still great to see a few familiar faces. These days, even if you do live in the same country its hard to keep in touch with more than a few friends and your family, it's jus the way it is. I'm not very good at good byes anyway. I probably should be. I've had the practice, but I'm not. I keep thinking I am not putting enough emotion into it. I'm really looking forward to going. This is something I love doing, venturing forth into the unknown. Yeah, there'll be times I'll miss people, but no more than usual. It's just how it is. So I keep feeling like I'm letting the team down when I don't get all misty eyed. I get over it though. Then I leave. Its what I, and now we, do.

See you next time

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