Day 89: My last night in Japan
Tonight is my last night in Japan. I am sitting in my capsule bunk awash in souvenirs and gifts, figuring out how to pack it all into my limited baggage space. Normally I am pretty conservative when it comes to buying touristy things on a trip, but I have surprised myself on this occasion. I suppose being outside the norm was the entire purpose of this trip, so I have definitely embodied that with all the little trinkets I have bought for friends and family back home. One of a bajillion trinkets I have to find space for in my bag! I wasn't sure how I would feel to reach the end of the trip, and perhaps tomorrow I will feel differently once I reach the airport. But right now I am looking forward to headed out and making my way home. I feel very satisfied by my trip, by what I have accomplished and what I have learned. Inside I can feel the mechanism of personal change slowly working, and outside I can see some more apparent changes as well. My legs obviously i