In just 8 and a half months, we will be leaving Thailand. I realize that there are plenty of things that I will miss about Bangkok, well maybe not a whole lot, but a few things. However, I will be SO HAPPY to get out of Bangkok. Mitsu may be flying to Tokyo in November to discuss our next step. I guess that the main options are relocating to America, going to London, or going back to Japan. Of course, as expected, I would LOVE to live in America. I just think that we could live more comfortable lives in America. Japan's cost of living is incredibly expensive. The houses are very small and cramped, yet VERY expensive. In America, we could live in a nice, comfortable home, have a big yard, maybe even a pool. :) It just feels like we could live so much more comfortably in the states. I also like that America is so diverse, culturally, racially. In Japan, it's mostly just Japanese people. I mean, in a week back in Gifu, I saw a total of 5 white people. No black people, no hispanic people. I do appreciate the diversity in America very much. Back to the housing situation, I found a bit of information on it. In present day, the average size of a Japanese home is 1,021 square feet/94.85 square meters. The average size of a present day American home is 2,700 square feet, or 251 square meters. That's a massive difference! As someone who comes from a farming town, surrounded by wide open spaces, that lived in a comfortable sized home my whole life, it's hard to imagine fully adjusting to those tiny Japanese homes. I just want to live in the Field of Dreams house. Is that really too much to ask?
We'll see what happens, but I will certainly be pulling for the states, obviously. :)
Sometimes I can't believe that I've been living in Thailand for more than two years. It's been 2 years, 4 months. Woah. Time goes by so fast! We've certainly made some great memories here, but in general, I just don't like the city of Bangkok. It's sort of depressing, really. The government is so much more corrupt than back home (and that's pretty bad!), the streets are littered with garbage, the air is SO polluted, the prostitution population is just shocking, the HIV rate is high. It's just certainly not a city I would want to raise a family in. Japan is beautiful. It's so different from Thailand. The streets are clean, the air is easy to breathe, the land is so green and mountainous, dogs are connected to leashes. It's a very nice place. Unfortunately, the natural disasters are intimidating. Like I said, the cost of living in unbelievably high. Ultimately, America is home, and with all the problems that I know America has, it still has my heart. It's not perfect, and I certainly don't think it's the best country in the world, but it's home. I love it.
I went to Google and alternated typing in "beautiful Thailand, beautiful Japan, and beautiful America", and am posting a couple of the first images to come up. I guess all of them are beautiful, in their own way. :)
Beautiful Thailand
Beautiful Japan
Beautiful America
I guess I've lived in some pretty neat places, huh? :)
Well, I suppose that will do it for now with all of my daydreaming and talk of the future. I can't help it, I just love to plan out that sort of thing. Bye for now!
Aww well you know me, I want you back in the states!! I've missed you like crazy!& I totally understand how difficult it would be to adjust to the crampedness of Japanese housing. Could you imagine me in some of those tiny spaces? 6 feet tall. AHAHAHAHA. XD Poor kurr! I love those pictures!! Personally, I prefer the colors in Japan. Cherry blossoms are just breathtaking. But fall here is also beautiful. :]
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