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September 27, 2003View from the Top
I update, I check email, I write. It's not so bad. Every day is a new struggle; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win, and sometimes - sometimes I can escape the struggle entirely. posted by jane at September 27, 2003 11:04 PM | TrackBackComments
it's funny... i've been here in tokyo for several days now...and i find myself doing mostly the same things. staring out windows, trying to understand the man sleeping with his mouth ajar on the subway, or the girls asking if i want a massage on the streets of akasaka... it's so uncomforabtly to ignore them but it's not like i can stop and talk either... i feel the culture shock...i understand why lost in translation resonates so well for me. and i can't help wanting to leave...not because i don't like it here. but because i love it. and i don't feel like i know enough about the culture or language to do this beautiful place justice... i think later, after more study and experience... well. jane, you're doing better than i am. and still, i hope the best for you. keep your head up. Posted by: ryan odonnell at September 28, 2003 12:05 AMJust got back from seeing LIT, and I cant help but think its the language barrier that spins one into isolation. It doesn't matter which language, if you can't read it or speak it, that feeling wears you down. Posted by: Liz at September 28, 2003 04:57 AMjane, you are not alone. though i may be a half world away, i am still with you, whereever you are. and nor as you as lost as you may feel. your strength and spirit have prevailed through many past misfortunes- have faith that you will overcome this, too. to begin the struggle is in itself a victory, and i firmly believe that those who have the heaviest burden also have the greatest to gain. waiting for you, anne Posted by: anne at September 28, 2003 04:39 PMahh there's that view. it made me smile. Posted by: lisa nola at September 29, 2003 12:26 AMReport from Seoul--- Last time I ran across your writing was March 19, the day the war started, the day I got on an airplane and flew to a little island in the Phillipines. Ever been to Seoul? Looks a lot like Tokyo. Still poetic. Love to read your writing. I miss Berkeley! Posted by: jaymes at September 29, 2003 11:11 AMLooking out my hotel room window Feeling similar Where did I put my happiness? And I'm in Orlando, the Magic Kingdom... Posted by: Dan at September 30, 2003 02:54 PMcelebrity pics |
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This morning, I am awake before everyone else at 6:30 am. I sequester myself in the bathroom, where I will be less of a bother to the sleepers. The view from the bathroom window is spectacular.