discoveries;

So it's only been a few days since I've returned to the oh so wonderful United States. My trip to Kanazawa has taught me a lot of things about myself, whether they were expected or unexpected. And sometimes, it even revealed the ugly, the things you don't want to reveal but have no choice but to discover. I still find it hard to believe that I managed to push myself to study so far away from home, and to be in such close corridors with people who I barely knew.

But out of it, I made so many great friends, and I'm truly sad that some of our interactions are going to remain limited.

I also learned things about myself. As cheesy as it may sound, if you really do believe that you can do something, then you can. I'm still in awe over the fact that I was able to navigate to and through the Narita airport by myself, and I had not flown by myself until my return to the States. Now I almost feel like I am able to conquer whatever is in my way.

Overall, Japan has taught me a lot of things, and has enabled me to reflect on things I take for granted, people that I know, and even people who I don't even stay in great touch with anymore. While I'm not entirely sure what kind of impact this trip is going to have on me in the long run, but I feel like it is going to be a source of inspiration for both my design standpoint, and for myself.