Let the journey begin!

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In twelve hours I will be on a plane headed for Buenos Aires where I will arrive early tomorrow morning. My bag isn't yet fully packed, but I'm ready to go. Last night I dropped my sweetie off at the airport for his own trip this summer (4 weeks in Fukuoka University; 2 weeks at Tokyo Tech, and 6 weeks of backpacking throughout Japan). This is the first time we will have been away from each other for more than a week and the first time we've gone more than a day without talking to each other since we met. It'll be a good summer for growth though.

A quote from my dear poet Kahlil Gibran:

" When you part from your friend you grieve not;
for that which you love most in him may be
clearer in his absence, as the moutain to the
climber is clearer from the plain."

This will be a good summer, but any tips on long distance communication would be appreciated!!

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