http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/ Sometimes we must get hurt in order to grow, we must fail in order to know, Sometimes our vision clears only after our eyes are washed away with tears Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:10:00 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/52.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:06:06 GMT I'm a changed person. I'm living in a new place, I'm older, I probably have more wrinkles and hopefully I'm wiser. I'm back in the real world. My dream and adventures are going to be put on hold for awhile, something that slowly is killing my inner spirit, but I know that when I am at the point where I know I'm close to death, I'll rebel and fight to the surface to breath life again. That is my dream life. It's not to say my life now is completely dull. I'm finding facinating things each day. I love the warmth and sun. I love the feel of grass, the breeze that picks up. The sound of... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=52 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/51.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:35:39 GMT I'm in the land of the rain and wind, where trees dance and pools of rain reflect the dark skies. I've returned to what was once home. Now, however, I'm homeless. Although I am covered by a roof and I sleep in warmth, my soul yearns for somewhere else. Now is the time of waiting. A period of limbo where tears flow and smiles cease. The heart longs for what it can't have and the mind wanders amongst memories that loom overhead. The future is beckoning but the past is striking. Shadows play upon the heart and fear covers the eyes. The hope for light and new horizons pry at the... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=51 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/50.html Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:50:00 GMT My friend asked me what I looked for in a man so I am posting what I would like in my future husband... I was too embarrassed to post in my current blog ( kimichiworld.blogspot.com) so I'm posting it here. Basically I have lived this life without a man so I'm pretty indepenent. I need a guy who can understand that. I need him to know when to give me my space but at the same time to be there even when I say I don't need him...because that is just my stubborn side speaking. I need a man who knows what I'm thinking so he can do the right thing at the right time. I need to feel... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=50 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/48.html Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:05:38 GMT I just came back home. I think if I dont' write down my feeling now, I won't do it justice later. I finished my last Gion Matsuri taiko performance and I am overwhelmed. I don't know why. It wasn't like I didn't make any mistakes or that it is my last taiko performance but something about today really hit home. Was it because Miyada has always had a deep place in my heart? Was it because Kitahara was nice enough to give me a ride back home so I didn't have to pay for a taxi? Was it because the players gave up ABARE so I could play Homura? I don't know. 2 and a half years and it lead... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=48 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/47.html Thu, 23 Jun 2005 02:54:42 GMT The rain which falls steadily from the sky are my tears which silently fall unseen. My head feels empty but is pounding with tasks which must be completed. My rest is awoken and I am left drained. My heart is also empty and bleeding. I am a wounded soldier going home. The wounded soldier has experienced a different land, a different people, and can no longer return home the same. Reflecting on the people this soldier has met, reflecting on what she has learned, and what she has gained, she is forever changed. She longs to stay but longs to leave in fear she will become trapped in a... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=47 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/46.html Thu, 05 May 2005 13:07:30 GMT It's crazy. I have visited one of the great wonders of the world. Yesterday I climbed the Great Wall with Hugh and Nick. We got dropped off at one point and hiked across the many towers to the pick up point. It was definitely one of the harder exhausting days of my life but after finishing I felt a sense of exhileration...it was really nice. At first we were a little skeptical we were even going to get to go. We had booked with the tourist information desk but there were only two girls working there and they gave off a really vague sense of professionalism. The bus ended up just being... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=46 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/45.html Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:28:32 GMT Spring. New things, new people and most joyous warmth has arrived. But it means an end to old things. Three more months and I am off to other adventures. I am a bit worried, but I guess that is natural for anything new. Butterflies. A few days ago I saw one of the most thoughtful and heartbreaking movies. It made me think seriously about what I have and who I am. 誰も知らない. I would recommend it to anyone. I wish I was more open and helping sometimes. I try but sometimes maybe I don't try hard enough. English camp this year has moved up a month so it is happening in May now. ... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=45 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/44.html Tue, 08 Mar 2005 05:45:33 GMT This is my second entry today but couldn't help but add one more. Learned today that both of the female teachers in the English department, Takematsu and Nakazawa, are being transferred in April. I don't think a female teacher will come so I am a little dissapointed. I also heard today when I went to Komako to fill out a paper to send to the board of education that both Ishida and Aoi Ito are leaving. Hashimoto said that their replacements are both male. I am going to be surrounded! No......!!!! This is crazy! Nakazawa and Takematsu are probabaly the people I get along the most....um,... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=44 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/43.html Tue, 08 Mar 2005 04:41:19 GMT Saturday was graduation for Akaho 3rd year students. It was a happy and sad time. It brought me back to my own high school graduation some what seven years ago. It was good to see everyone so happy but there were also lonely memories. One student who was overseas for a year was not able to graduate with his fellow friends. It was a bitter sweet "goodbye." http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=43 http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/archive/42.html Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:26:17 GMT I can't believe I haven't updated this thing. Um so much has happened....well been on some major trips. First one obviously was my winter break trip to Thailand. I went with Carla and Karen and we headed out just before the 18th. We stopped off in Hong Kong for a night before heading into Bangkok and catching a domestic flight to an island called Ko Samui. We were there for about a week and attended a Full Moon Party. It was pretty crazy but not really the thing for me. The highlight was definitely the snorkeling trip we had. I think I missed the ocean and riding on the speed boat... (more) http://coolrunnings.blogdrive.com/comments?id=42