Japan In My Dreams Pt. 2

So let me expand on my recent urge to go back to Japan. First, I've been listening to the Final Fantasy soundtracks lately. They're really really good. The games wouldn't have been as popular, in my opinion, if they didn't have such unique soundtracks for a video game (great orchestral and piano pieces come to mind. They're very relaxing, especially the FFX soundtrack - my favorite so far).

But anyways, so I've been indirectly in the Japanese mood by listening to and playing some FF. I talk with Francis via email because we never see each other online (I should actually send him an email - he just got back from Guam last week). But I miss hanging with him. We said we'd 'tear up Tokyo' together - I can't wait for that. I'd love to spend time with him in Japan so he can show me all the cool places that only locals of my age would know (sure he's a couple years older but big deal :p).

I also finally joined JUSA this semester. I never knew when the meetings were. I always wanted to join and go but no one ever told me - and I forgot who was in JUSA so I couldn't ask (my bad). Even though I've only been to one meeting I feel like I fit right in...I don't feel awkward at all. And it's not that it's because there are other caucasians there (JUSA actually is Japan-US Association), but I just feel like the personalities of everyone there are so similar to mine that we hit it off really quickly.

JUSA is working on it's cultural show right now. I volunteered to play sax in the band and help out with the video. We're playing SPITZ - Cherry (yay! one of my favorite Japanese songs!) and one more. I decided to listen to my Japanese songs to try and come up with another song we could do. I think it was during that process that it hit me - I miss Japan. I'm listening to Gackt - Kimi ni Aitakute (I'm Miss You) currently (one of the tracks I thought would be good for us to do). It's such a great song. But just listening to Japanese really puts me in the mood to be back in Japan - just doing anything. I'm back in the state of mind that I just want to get there after graduation and teach English - I'd be perfectly happy doing that. I miss the streets of Nara, Kyoto, and Tokyo. I think I particularly miss Kyoto and Nara. I really loved those two cities. It'd be great to see Miku again. It was so cool to meet her the first time - can you believe that we've been speaking for - is it 5 years now? 6? Either way we've been friends for awhile now - I'm really glad that our penpal relationship has developed into a friendship. I lost touch with so many other penpals that it means a lot to me whenever I see an email from Miku. I just can't wait for the day when I can finally start writing to her in Japanese :p. Some day soon :p.

Anyways, I want to go back to Japan. My computer is becoming Japanified again. I have a feeling I'll find it hard to work this week. I guess we'll see. When I tend to think about Japan a lot I feel like doing nothing else but getting lost in my own thoughts of what it would be like to live there. I guess I'll go to sleep now and dream of Japan. The Japan in my dreams.


(Well duh! :p)