Music From Me To You

As most of my friends are heading off to college or a different country, I wanted to take the time to say:

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)- Green Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bTdLi0YUVM

I have been living in Japan for just about a week now and it is amazing to me how much I have already learned. The culture is amazing, the country is beautiful, the people are all very nice (I made a new friend today at a sweets shop that her parents own- Hanako. She went on Rotary Exchange to Canada some years ago and has offered to help me with my Japanese and take me sight seeing), and the food tastes soooo good! As fun as all of this has been, I was surprised when culture shock finally caught up with me. So, to my friends going on exchange just remember:

Keep Your Head Up- Andy Grammer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILtDs0MmRHE

Because eventually you'll realize that:

This Is Home- Switchfoot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cKNleDdUFY

We have made it through the awkward pre-teen years, high school, and now we have an entire year for ourselves in a new country with new people and new places to see. It is a time where we can try to truly find ourselves. So, accept this new found:

Freedom- Tyrone Wells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwK5STr33fI

Because this could really be a:

Good Life- One Republic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7QQLsC7QEw

Try to roll with the punches and go with what life throws at you. Just remember to try to enjoy the:

Little Wonders- Rob Thomas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhZ1BdMtw_Q

*That was not at all what I planned on having this blog be about but I like how it came out.

Sayonara from Oyabuneminamimachi, Japan.