it's the end of the world....

well, not really - just the end of my time in Japan.

I have just 4 1/2 weeks of work left and 5 1/2 until the big day:
home time (via an extended holiday with my baby in San Francisco).

We are waiting on the visa as the final part of the plan, so every digit is crossed and all wood is being touched....

I am definitely feeling "over" Japan but not in any particularly emotional way - after all the ups and downs over the past three years it will just be a relief to leave.
One last trip to the old hometown of Hiroshima is planned for the 海の日 weekend - a Cafe Spice treat and some farewells are on the cards.

Got some great things planned for SF and will be so excited to get on that plane! Here's counting.....