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There is something about being back home, especially after a very long time away. It's a relief to be back where you know where everything is, how everything works, and overall it's just familiar and more convenient.

As much as I enjoyed the frankness and quirkiness of that Japanese town with its cloudless blue skies towering above my head and the flat, desert land that stretches infinitely around me (except on the busy and crowded streets). , of course). I'd rather be back in my town with its thick canopies of sprinkled leaves and branches and streaks of dappled light. It makes me feel protected, safe, healthy, and safe at home.

Home.

The very thought of saying it makes me feel a warm, heartbreaking feeling around my heart that hurts a little, but it's nice to feel that kind of yearning pain now and then ... It reminds you to be grateful for what you have and sometimes we give. for granted.

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