WOW, I am alive. I guess, after a year of complaining about monentenous drudgery and the lack of feeling alive, I've definately begun to receive what I've been missing...in large doses. It's currently 2:12 am local time; 12:12pm back home and I feel really odd. I'm sitting in a love motel because apparently my new apartment won't be ready until Saturday...more on the hotel in a minute. I've slept about 7 hours total over the past 2 days, and I guess you can say, at least, that I feel weird. I thought I would be feeling tired, and even though my body hasnt had much rest, it still feels like noon right now. The trip itself went smoothly. The culture shock moved in a sort of sequential fashion. From Toronto to Tokyo there were a handful
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