July 16, 2008
What does the word “Home” mean to you? I always thought it meant where you are from. But for example if you are sent to another city for a month for work, and you are out with friends at a bar, you might say I am heading back home… not to your “real” home but your temporary home. I guess it is true, “Home is where your heart is”. For me now, home is a place that just thinking about it brings a smile to my face, a place filled with great food and friendly warm faces.
Upon arrival into Canada I was quickly greeted by the long long immigration lines… the lines at Disney World are shorter then this! It didn’t take long to see that the Canadian citizen line had only 10 or 15 people in it. I then realized hey wait a minute… I’m Canadian… I have a Canadian passport. The immigration guy looked at my passport and said “Welcome Home”. It caught me off guard for a second, and then I said back… “Yeah… welcome home”. He probably thought I was crazy or something.
There really is something magical about Canada, maybe it’s the clean streets, fresh clean air, friendly people and not to mention the pristine lakes. So I find myself yet again in a place I can call “Home”. I feel I’m the luckiest guy in the world to be able to spend 6 weeks in paradise or better known as HOME! Read more…
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January 29, 2008
After two weeks flying around the world, I finally now have my Japanese work visa in my hand! I have spent the last week back in Florida visiting my family. It was nice to see everyone again. It is sometimes hard to go home and see my family getting older. The hardest part was saying goodbye to my favorite person in the world… my pug dog “Pugsley”. He is 15 years old and this is for sure the last time i will see him… 
I am looking forward to getting back to Tokyo to start my new life!
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January 16, 2008
Today the phrase “I had a long day” took on a whole new meaning. For the most part a day can only be so long… it’s mathematical you have 24 hours in a day. But not today… my Tuesday turned into the longest Tuesday in my life. Tuesday Jan15th 2008 was a whopping 41 hours!!! Some how I was able eat 6 different meals… Mc Donald’s for lunch (Japan) 2 meals on the plane… Burger King for breakfast when I landed (Canada)… Quiznos for lunch…. And I just now ordered a Domino’s pizza for dinner (11:30pm still Tuesday) and yes I know my diet is awesome!!! Flying into Vancouver was a beautiful sight… the sun was rising over the snow peaked mountains, sea planes where landing in the water. I have never been to Vancouver Canada before so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I have heard it rains a lot here… but not today. The sun was out and the sky was a bright shade of blue, but the air was cold and had a bitter bit to it. I’m staying with friends of a friend…. Now for some reason it always feels weird entering a stranger’s house. Graydon and Geoff the guys I’m staying with were both at school (College) so they left a key for me. I entered the house kind of like how a detective in the movies would enter a suspects empty house. I looked around the house observing all the interesting decorations. This place is the total bachelors pad… empty beers cans, beer posters on the wall… and even Christmas lights shape like chilly peppers. I was happy about this, since I sorted missed out of the Christmas vibe. This is the kind of place I miss… places that actually have character and feel like someone actually lives there. I have spent the last 3 years in lifeless hotels rooms and creaky beach bungalows. But before I could relax I had to head off to the Japanese embassy to get my freaking work visa (the whole reason I’m here!) The visa process was much easier then I thought, after handing in my application I head down to the harbor to watch the seaplanes. I never thought when I woke up in Japan on Tuesday at 12:30pm that I would be able to fly to Canada apply for my visa all before 12:30pm on Tuesday (Canada time) It’s amazing what you can achieve with flying around the world. Anyway I need some sleep…. This Tuesday has taken its toll on me.
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