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Finding peace in the gardens 🌸 #kakehashi2016 (at Mishima, Shizuoka)

#kakehashi2016 (at Tokyo Imperial Palace)

I am currently back at Narita International Airport waiting for my flight back to Houston. The remaining 2 days I mentioned were more relaxed days which we needed from such a productive and epic study tour. This experience was life changing... beyond amazing. If my life was a book, a lot of foreshadowing was hinted at here. If everything goes rigbt, the next chapter or my life will be even bigger and epic than I expected... And sooner. I can't wait ⭐🔥 - #Kakehashi2016 #Tomadachi #JICE #JSUGlobal #Japan #Amazing 😊🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ (at Narita International Airport)

[Japan🇯🇵Day 5] was so amazing. We visited Matsushima and learned about the culture there. They are famous for Kokeshi dolls which I got one. Me, Naho & Hitome explored the bay area and taught me a lot of new things about living in Japan lol. We got to go on a boat cruise (my 1st time) of the bay and drove across all the various small islands Japan has on its coast. It was a really great time to reflect on life. After that, we went to the bus to find out this was gonna be last time we would officially see the MUE students it was so sadddd 😭😭. Luckily some were able to come to hang out later that night! Me, Kiana, Chikako & others went to Karaoke which was really fun for my 1st time. Also very exhausting I slept easy that night 💤💤💤😋. We also went to a fish cake factory where we made fish cakes and dream catchers! If you zoom in on mine you can read what it says 😶😶. So far so good 🔥 - #Kakehashi2016 #Tomadachi #JICE #JSUGlobal #Japan #Amazing 😊🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ (at Matsushima Bay Cruising)

[Japan🇯🇵Day 4] was probally my favorite day. We got to see the MUE students at Miyagi University of Education and explore the school. I was the most powerful in the dojo 😂😂. We also did Caligraphy which was really cool I'm going post mine later. Its very Fuki. Fuki indeed. We then went to Parco which is a huge shopping mall area. Me, Dennis, Dike, Asami & Azusa went to go eat pizza it was so gooooood. This is also the day I became cho binbou (very poor lol). I spent over 16000 yen on anime and manga ($160). Totaly worth it 🔥🔥. It was so fun exploring Sendai with everyone 😊😊😊 - #Kakehashi2016 #Tomadachi #JICE #JSUGlobal #Japan #Amazing 😊🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ (at Miyagi University of Education)

[Japan🇯🇵Day 2] Woke up feeling woke lol. We got a history lesson on the relationship between Japan and USA. While it started off bad, a lot of good came has came from it. We are the only ally to Japan & we support each other so much. Maybe that's why Japan kept feeling like a second home to me 😍. Japan gives so much money to the world for good causes too! We went out to several places I got eat Miso Ramen for the 1st time and it was good! Japanese food is a lot healthier I kept avoiding vegetables 😂😂. We then went to the Edo Tokyo Museum to learn in more depth about Jaapnese culture. Everything here is so technologically advanced but have many traditional roots. We also went to the Sensoji temple where I learned a traditional prayer and got to explore a lot of the different shops. So huge! - #Kakehashi2016 #Tomadachi #JICE #JSUGlobal #Japan #Amazing 😊🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ (at Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo)

I have SO MANY photos I'm going to post sorryyy 😂😂. But I'm going to break them into batches. These are the remaining photos I have from leaving Mississippi to arriving at Narita Airport. We said goodbye to the amazing MUE students. Packed up & prepared for an epic journey to my Japan... the place Ive dreaming of going since a kid 😍😍. Faced my fear of flying & now its fun 😂😂. Got there during the night and the 1st thing I noticed is: In Japan you can buy hotdogs on a rack in plastic! Mhmmm. Strange lol - #Kakehashi2016 #Tomadachi #JICE #JSUGlobal #Japan #Amazing 😊🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ (at Narita International Airport)

I accidentally came across this photo online a couple months ago & I felt this urge to save it. Its just something about it that kept me staring. Its 1 am ish right now and I'm just reflecting on this crazy adventure of a life I'm living. I'm looking into the mirror surprised at how happy I am... Because as a child I was very depressed. I hated the world... it was so cruel so cold to me. Grammar school, 1st half of high school... Just jeez. I cried a lot man I went through so much pain... all alone. But one day, idk specifically who/what it was, maybe it was just me looking into my heart, but something made me decide to take control of my life and to make it beautiful. And this is what this art reminds me of... The transition that led me to the beautiful life I live today. Something made me realize that this world is worth living in. Find that something. Enjoy the world. Its yours! I'm not rich. I'm not perfect. I make mistakes and I go through many struggles and stressful times, but I'm happy. So happy because I'm unapologetically being me & living life the way I want it to be. Oh, & I've gained amazing friends a lot the way who support me! Live your life 😁. Thoughts from Sendai, Japan ❤🇺🇸🇯🇵❤ - #Kakehashi2016 #Jice #Japan #LifeJournal #BeenAhWhile (at Ark Hotel)