I started working hard on my thesis! which makes me feel very good. Not working (at the restaurant) helps, actually. I am leaving to a road trip tomorrow, but I will bring my laptop with me and hopefull make a lot of progress on my thesis. Harper’s mon and his cousin are in town, and we are going to drive to Colorado, which I have never done before, so exciting.
I am feeling that I am running out of my time here in the States, but what can I do? right? I felt kind of down in the last few days—pmsing for sure. Once my menstration started, I feel better and productive. Now I am going to get Italian ice at Miko’s. I love Italian ice so much. If you live in Chicago and haven’t tried it yet, you should! It is very very yummy, I promise.
Now I feel excited about going back to Japan! I will get a job in Tokyo, and find cool places and people! I am scared, of course, but I think it’s going to be good for me.


