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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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Layering was a really big deal- very similar to what was in style in Japan LAST year. Needless to say, I steered clear of those fashion options. I stopped at a street market and saw that peaches were so cheap! I am used t paying $1-2 for one peach. I only paid 50 cents! That was awesome! That night we met up with our family friends, and indulged in a lobster dinner. More than half of my trip revolved around food.....

Wednesday Misha and I headed to the Boston Art Gallery for one of his classes. The museum had some great exhibits. I got in trouble for talking on my cell phone, and Misha got in trouble for playing the piano- always keeping things interesting. That night was a very special night for me because all my Berkeley friends, came to the Simmons' house for a home cooked dinner: steak, lasagna, Caesar salad, and a few bottles of wine. There is honestly nothing better in life than a home cooked meal by Janet Lary. My other friend Andy also came. Everyone decided to sit around telling drunken stories about me from college to Misha, including my parents. Not so good!

Thursday, my last day back in the states, I spent time with Adam in the morning and checked out Harvard. It has always been a dream of mine to go there and walking around there just made me itching to go there even more. I went shopping again, and met up with Andy for drinks. That night Misha and I headed to little Italy for a last meal. Early Friday I was
headed for the airport on my way back to Japan.

So my trip back to the states was such a tease. It definitely was not long enough! It was AWESOME to be around people who spoke English. It just felt so comfortable. I could ask people for directions and could understand every word they said (well, sometimes those Boston accents were a lil tough). I did miss alcohol being sold everywhere and lacked the vending machines everywhere. It was amazing to see Misha, my parents, and my friends. Honestly, ...