Parting

I'm feeling very sad because I said goodbye to many friends today. Some were very dear friends--they made my life here beautiful. I am very sorry to leave them. :'( But I will see some of them again. :D But still... I feel sad. :'(

Zatoichi

I just watched Zatoichi: The Last . Interesting, but hopeless. Most Japanese films I’ve seen have sad endings. Why? Is it usual?

Farmhouse

This weekend I went to my friends’ friends’ 古民家 (example ) in 日野町 . We had a party there. About 30 people came. Two awesome (素晴らしい) guys live there. They are farmers (農業家). They are also world travelers. They have lived in Papua New Guinea, Mexico, etc. I really enjoyed talking with everyone there! I also enjoyed the fire dancing. :)

I talked with everyone very late, so today I was tired. In Matsue, I slept in my hammock near the castle for a couple hours. When I woke up, I studied some Japanese. Finally, I had a relaxing dinner in Matsue with my dear friends. We even had some lovely piano music.