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'Japan is nuts,' says the American man. 'Crammed and busy and stiff. Their cars drive on the wrong side of the road, And they write in hieroglyphs.
"Aren't you cold?" an abuelita asks me, huddling in her shawl. I tell her that I'm English, that to me it's not cold at all. She tuts and shakes her head with a smile, we bid each other adios.
Today my family went to visit a Brazilian guy my husband met at a football match in the summer. He and his finnish wife just moved to the same city as us.
At school there's an opportunity to have a German exchange student over in England for a week I think and then we go back to Germany. I love the idea but have no idea if I should do it or not.
"Alright you Brits. Gather round!" I heard Damian call out. "Since you all have only been here for like a week I decided I'd give you a tour of the country or town I guess.
Johnny, Great to hear from you again - the huge blog update (with photos!) made up for the short but sweet email. It's good to finally know what you have been up to.
Johnny, Was nice to get another brief email from you this morning - I'm glad you're going to get a local sim card.
Finally after days of hard work everything was ready.
I found a penny today Left as a tip On the table in the corner. I think it's from China Or maybe Korea 'look at that funny writing' My colleagues say.
"Not so sweet dreams" "Can you read me a bedtime story?" Anica asked. "No," I said bitterly. "Please," she said.
I miss how we laughed at the stupidest things. I miss how you said "darn it" with your accent.