I am about a year and half in to living in Japan and I decided to make a quick list of memories I probably will never forget.
- finding spider nest under my bed
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snake on my door step
- – hornet nest built on my laundry line
- – chased by boar
- – over 20km bike ride
- – wild dog watching
- – sleeping on beaches
- – winning basketball league
- – improving Japanese level
- – being over 20,000 words in on a novel
- – writing lots of poetry
- – continuing my research on Gary Snyder
- – meeting acquaintances of Gary Snyder in Japan
- – understand Ezra Pounds’ ABC of Reading
- – meditating on solo days
- – sometimes never speaking a word on most Sundays
Here’s to 2018.