I'm home...safe and sound....with all 50 pounds of souvenirs that are currently displayed on my dining room table. It is currently 4:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and since I couldn't sleep, I thought I would post my final blog.

In the 48 hours that I have been home I have organized all 1000+ photos on my laptop computer, unpacked all my suitcases and started the laundry, laminated 17 posters given to me by the Chigasaki Art Museum, shopped at the local Japanese martket to buy just a few more food items to share with my students, and been to school to get organized before I start back to work on Monday.