An Unhindered Walk
This morning was lazy, unplanned — and glorious. I went for a long stroll along Kyoto’s central river walk.
It was unhindered time. Whole groups of falcons soared in circles above. I passed families eating picnic lunches. A cormorant came in for a landing next to me in the river, a slow glide.
Back at our rented apartment, I turned a hanging wall calendar from May to June. I can’t remember doing that at any other point this year. It was memorable, perhaps, because June is the month we return home.
Eleven months of memories, eleven months of seeds planted. A few weeks remaining for the same. It’s easy for me to be hindered by the fact that the end of our journey is coming … but, I also keep trying to tell myself that much of the Journey remains.
And the seeds, once planted ….
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Another milestone of sorts this week: S made our FINAL RESERVATIONS … an apartment in South Korea … a rental car in Hawaii … and a hotel for one night in Hawaii (cashing in points!).
June is a wonderful month in so many ways. We’ll all be glad to welcome you home!
Love, Janet & Papa
wave out the south-facing plane window as you cross the Pacific — I’m in the Galapagos :-)
The end of this phase is almost here – but a preparation for the next! Hope you write about your year abroad – joys, sorrows and everything in between. It has been a pleasure :)