Back in the R of SA

My two years in Japan have come to a close, and after an exhausting series of flights halfway across the planet, I have made it back to South Africa. I have many more stories about Japan yet to tell, but I am taking the time now to let those of you who read this that I am back in the land I call home. I was lucky enough to have enough time in Hong Kong to visit my school friend Eddie, who took time off work to show me around. Unfortunately, I had to leave a suitcase behind as I was way overweight for SAA's regulations, but that's easy to do, especially given the fact that I was away for two years.

I am beginning to adjust to the cold, dry weather, the reality of the crime problem and being in a country that does little to hide the fact that the government is predominately populated with gangsters. The food feels more wholesome, though; the air cleaner, the sea more energetic. Its interesting to be able to eavesdrop on whoever I want without the hindrance of a language barrier. I hope those of you who I left behind in Japan are all well and enjoying what you are doing. One day I shall return, but now is the time for me to land in my own country and get my hands and feet in her soil.