Leaving for the US tomorrow!

What a great month I had in Japan. I wrapped my visit today with a good friend Kazu and his family to tour around Nagoya. He brought us to a very nice restaurant for lunch; we had shabu shabu (Japanese hot pot) and blowfish sashimi! I will post photos when they're uploaded later.

I have to say I feel very bittersweet that I am leaving. Although I'm eager to go back to NOLA, I feel so indebted to these great friends in Japan because they have been incredibly nice to me. I hope these friendships can last for a long time and I will get to be a host for them someday.