Boy oh boy! Today was very a very non-worry free day for both my grandma and I! The morning was an early start for me compared to when I have been waking up and also mellow. It was more towards the afternoon that was unbelievable. I woke up at around 6:30 a.m. so that I could take of what I thought would be my very last shower in Japan. Yesterday night I finished packing a huge majority of everything that I brought and bought. This morning all I had to do left that was related to packing was gather up all of my shoes and then I put them into my second check-in bag. Grandma was kind enough to put my bags in her car for me while I was reorganizing my carry on bag. At 8ish grandma and I drove to my great grandpa’s home. Since today was the last day that I would get to see grandpa Esamu, we took a picture together along with his kitty Tora. After my great grandpa and I said our goodbyes and he wished me good luck on my journey back to America, my grandma and I got back in the car to go to the Tottori bus station. Grandma purchased two tickets for us. She bought a ticket that said I was eleven or under because it saved a lot of money. The first bus ride from Tottori was from 9:40 a.m. to 12:30ish pm after noon. Then we took another bus ride that was much, much shorter compared to the first around 40 minutes. Just about right at the start of the bridge that takes people out to the Osaka Airport on water is when I suddenly had a realization. I asked myself where my passport was in my mind. After I tapped my grandma on her shoulder so that she would open her eyes and then asked her. She took a second or two to think and then finally noticed that she hadn’t grabbed the passport. We both went silent and panicked!! WE FORGOT MY PASSPORT!!! The second bus got to the Osaka Airport a bit after 1 pm and as soon as we got off we called my mom a.s.a.p.! On the bus no one was really allowed to be on their cell phone, let along talk to somebody on a phone so we had to wait until the ride ended! I almost started to cry since I realized that there would be no way in hunky that I would make my plane in four hours when it took over four hours on bus to get to my grandma’s home in Tottori!! Grandma and I each took our turns talking to my mom in many different phone calls back and forth. Thank goodness my mom was so understanding and said that we would learn from the mistake so that hopefully it wont happen again next summer I come! We went to the UNITED station booths to get somebody to help us right away after my mom told my grandma to over the phone. The lady that helped us, changed my ticket to tomorrow afternoon at the same time that I would have been in the sky today! Woo hoo, everything will be fine! My aunt Emiko is going to fly to Osaka from Tottori at noon with my passport tomorrow. At the moment my grandma and I are staying at a hotel called the Best Western Hotel Kansai Airport in Hineni. Our room has one twin size bed so I am going to lay out some blankets on the ground for me to nap on tonight. We got some groceries soon after we rode a train to check into the hotel at Jusco. I ate some egg sandies and sushi pieces for dinner. I also had some Lemon Tea and custard pudding since tonight will be last night staying in Japan. It will be just as long as we don’t get bad luck at the airport tomorrow, I will be crossing my fingers dearly praying that the day revolved around good luck for each of us!!! Also I would like to add in how I am able to post on blogger right now: ). I am currently using the network called ‘corega’ that has one of four bars on my computer since it is the only network that doesn’t require a password. Let us all hope that tomorrow at the airport will be mellow, stress free, and that I have a safe trip on the plane ride!! X’s and O’s, Emily
PS: There are pictures too! : ) ------->
My great gramps, his kitty Tora, and I. This was the last time I will get to see him this summer : (. I will miss you grandpa Esamu!! I will miss you too Tora!
Esamu and Tora, super cute!
Here is the IKEA furniture store in Osaka. I took this picture on the bus on a bridge! This is especially for my mom and Christopher to look at, I know they like this store!
Here I am on the train on my way to the hotel in Hineni while my grandma is taking my photo.
My yummy EGG SANDIE that I ate for dinner tonight!!
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