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I didn’t think I would be returning to America until after I was done with JET and my travels, meaning November 2007 (yikes!). Around June last year I was beginning to really miss home. I also had a special someone I wanted to visit back in Boston. What can I say….I caved. I was bound for the motherland. Maybe there is something in the water in Hiroshima left over from the a-bomb or something…because somehow I booked a flight not to California, but back to Boston to visit Misha (see HK and Philippines blogs), bringing the Southeast Asian romance to the Western Hemisphere. Lucky me with parents that love me, they flew out to meet me as well, and I have a bunch of friends now in Boston, so I got to see more than just Misha. In addition I hadn’t been to Boston since I was in elementary school so it was going to be fun exploring the city all over again. To hell with all these excuses though, I was going home to America!!!!

Wicked Good Times Back in the Motherland

Casey Lary
2007-03-08 21:33:17

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time sind May last year was also amazing! So I was with Misha- going to MIT for 2 masters and a PhD, Adam- going to Harvard for a masters, Christina- going to Harvard for a masters, and Lauren- going to Columbia for medical school. What can I say? I was the black sheep of the crew! Cal kids tend to go far! I indulged in a wheat beer as Cal was victorious over Minnesota.

Sunday we all went to watch a Red Socks game. This is something that everyone says you must do once. The tickets are sold out for three years. Red Socks fans are intense, all decked out in red, cheering, and constant waves throughout the entire game. Despite having a bad team this season, they won!

Monday Misha and everyone else had to get back to school and their real lives, as I got to go sightseeing. I headed over to Harvard and met up with Lauren before she went back to NYC and we toured the campus a bit. That afternoon I went to do some sightseeing in Boston, hitting up all the historical sights and the Freedom Trail. Oddly enough, I totally remembered everything from when I was there back in elementary school. Wandering the freedom trail I ran into a Japanese tourist and got to bust out my Japanese skills. I loved listening to the Boston accents all day. They absolutely crack me up. All of Boston is brick, which I am obsessed with, so I had so much fun wandering the streets late into the evening before I met back up with Mish. That night Misha and I met up and indulged in Clam Chowder and fried Calamari. I was putting all sushi and Japanese food on hold for the week.

Tuesday I did one of my favorite things in the world- got my hair cut! While there my parents arrived. I had never been so excited to see them. That afternoon we walked the main shopping area, hitting up my favorites like Banana Republic, Mac, and H&M. Shopping at stores where the clothes fit me! I was quite surprised to see some of the "in" clothing at some of the stores. Layering ...

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