The holiday season is officially here as Thanksgiving finally arrived. I find myself extremely homesick. My life is great here, don't get me wrong, but what I had back home was also special. I find myself missing the great holiday food and especially spending time with my family and friends back home. I miss listening to the 24/7 Christmas songs from Washington D.C.'s WASH-FM. Call me crazy but I even miss going into the trenches and battling the holiday crowds during the busy Christmas shopping season, particularly Black Friday. Last year during Black Friday, my family and I went to three different shopping venues (Leesburg Outlets, Pentagon City, and Georgetown), spanning over 40 miles to hunt for the best bargains. It was hell I tell you and I was exhausted to the point where I didn't know if I would be able to drive home. I ended up not buying that much but the memories I got, good and bad were priceless. In Japan, there is no Black Friday, but there is a national holiday. Unfortunately, yours truly does not have the whole day off. I still have to get some work done before Monday's deadline. Booo.
In other news, I will officially start Japanese class next week. I will go 3 times a week until the end of December. After then, I will continue with Japanese lessons, either with the same institution or another of my choice. So, as of now, I'm pumped and in learning mode. I hope this motivation will last.
To end this post, I will post a few random pictures of what I saw in the past few days -
Christmas in Nishi-Shinjuku
My view of Mount Fuji from my office window, taken today.
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