One Year Mark

I was making a photocopy of my passport today for some tax issues I need to deal with for a translation agency in Japan and I saw that it was exactly one year ago today that I left Japan. This past year hasn't always been easy. It's not that easy right now, but I find myself really amazed that my heart knew this is where I need to be. My life is changing beyond recognition. Some aspects of that are really difficult and others are incredibly beautiful. I try to let them all wash over me and carry me along. I can't tell you where I'll be when the two year mark rolls around, but I'm sure it will be someplace interesting and not at all the same place I'm at now. And that's just fine by me.