Happy New Year, everyone!

It’s hard to believe that 2005 has arrived and so has my time to return to Japan. I’ve had a great time back here in California — spending time with family, hanging out with friends, eating lots of food, sleeping way too much, speaking English — but now it’s time to go back to my life in Tokyo (and yes, I am excited about it).

All night I’ve been saying goodbye to friends, but now I’ve got to try to find a way to fit everything into my bags and hopefully even get a couple of hours of sleep before it’s time to leave for the airport in the morning.

I hope you all had a fun New Year’s Eve!