(in no particular order)
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| my Mochigase (Photo courtesy of James Thompson) |
1. waking up with the sun at 5:36 AM
2. it being both Victoria Day and Eliza Doolittle Day
3. chocolate and the promise of more to come
4. a couple of unexpected emails
5. the fifteen-plus friends my students confuse (or do they?) for family
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| (Photo courtesy of M. W.) |
6. unexpected smiles in unexpected places
7. the best-laid plans
8. peanut butter and banana sandwiches
9. alone time
10. being chastised by my little sister for not trying my best in the 5 km race
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| harassing one of my Junior High School ichi-nensei (first grade) students all the way to the finish line (Photo courtesy of Adeline Loo) |
11. public hugs and handshakes
12. runner's euphoria
13. song suggestions from around the world
14. a kekihodai (all-you-can-eat cake) and aisukurimuhodai (all-you-can-eat ice cream), after all
15. gifts and card from here and home
16. cool, clear water
17. having a quasi-legitimate excuse
for not cleaning my apartment today
18. tokidoki wakata (sometimes understanding)
19. being somebody loved
20. kissing these faces in two months’
time
21. enough sun to warrant another week’s worth of “kimchi face” comments from my Kawahara baseball boys
22. the internet
23. the patience and understanding of those around me
24. a rainbow of emotions
25. a walk to wonder at it all
26. sweet, sweet sleep
