KYONIN (and Jundo's) TRAVEL DIARY in JAPAN

[Kyonin]

Hi guys,

I'm back home. I got here yesterday, but I was very tired due to lack of sleep on the flight back. But I am now back at my desk and taking it really easy for the following days.

So my last few hours in Tsukuba were a little hectic because I needed to pack everything up, have breakfast, do the farewell zazenkai and go to the station to hop onto the bus bound for the airport. I wasn't really aware of what it all meant until I saw Jundo bowing good bye to me:

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With this it finally hit me. The adventure was about to end! Tons of emotions got to me because being with Jundo and his family felt so natural and right that saying goodbye was not even a possibility in my mind.

On the way to the airport I felt really sad... maybe a couple of tears showed up.

I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:

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Now I need time to process everything I saw and learned while at the same time trying to adapt back to regular life and slowly get back to work. I want to take a break from everything and then go back to this thread and all the photos I took to put all the memories in order.

Thank you all for your support and your love.

Also I want to thank Jundo's family for their patience and for making me feel at home.

Finally, thank you Jundo. For all the time I took from your life to teach me and to designing all the trip. I know this trip is changing a lot of things in my life already.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Kyōsen]

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us, Kyonin! I'm glad to hear you made it back home safely

Gassho,

Sen
SatToday|LAH

[Meitou]

I'm so happy for you Kyonin, in a way it's as if you did this trip for all of us, it felt so real to me.
Thank you both and Jundo's family and wow that lunch looks so good!
Now rest up a little bit, there must be so much to process.

Gassho
Meitou
satwithyoualltodaylah

[Jakuden]

This was so wonderful, I agree Meitou it's like it was all of us together going to Japan! It's been enthralling from start to finish. Deep bows.

Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Junkyo]

I am glad to hear you are safely home Kyonin! It was so wonderful to follow along with you here.

Gassho,

Junkyo
SAT

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[Nengei]

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat. LAH.

[Washin]

Kyonin, I'm glad to hear you're back home safely.
Looking forward to more of your stories and pics about
this wonderful trip

Gassho
Washin
SAT

[Heisoku]

Dear Kyōnin
I hope you are safe after the troubles in Mexico City this week.
Gassho
Heisoku
LAH / not ST yet


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[Kyonin]

Dear Kyōnin
I hope you are safe after the troubles in Mexico City this week.

Hi Heisoku,

I am too far from the hot areas in Mexico this week. I live in the city of Guadalajara, near the Pacific. We have some violence here, but not as harsh as in up north or in the capital city.

So all is good around here.

Still I am chanting our Metta verses for all victims of violence.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Kyonin]

Hello guys,

This trip was a sensory overload in every sense of the word, but in a good way. I knew that I'd be seeing a lot and learning a lot, so I decided to take a lot of pictures so I can later review them all.

I selected some of the best pictures and little videos and put them in an album. I still have to organize it, but If you want to take a look, go a head

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CpDduexhy7kB7y2t6

I will still be posting on this thread in the following days.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Horin]

Beautiful impressions, kyonin! Thank you for taking us on that trip.

Gassho
Ben

Stlah

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[Shinshi]

Hi guys,

I'm back home. I got here yesterday, but I was very tired due to lack of sleep on the flight back. But I am now back at my desk and taking it really easy for the following days.

So my last few hours in Tsukuba were a little hectic because I needed to pack everything up, have breakfast, do the farewell zazenkai and go to the station to hop onto the bus bound for the airport. I wasn't really aware of what it all meant until I saw Jundo bowing good bye to me:

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With this it finally hit me. The adventure was about to end! Tons of emotions got to me because being with Jundo and his family felt so natural and right that saying goodbye was not even a possibility in my mind.

On the way to the airport I felt really sad... maybe a couple of tears showed up.

I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:

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Now I need time to process everything I saw and learned while at the same time trying to adapt back to regular life and slowly get back to work. I want to take a break from everything and then go back to this thread and all the photos I took to put all the memories in order.

Thank you all for your support and your love.

Also I want to thank Jundo's family for their patience and for making me feel at home.

Finally, thank you Jundo. For all the time I took from your life to teach me and to designing all the trip. I know this trip is changing a lot of things in my life already.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

Thank you so much Kyonin for sharing your journey with us. It has been fun and educational taking the virtual trip with you.

As an aside I am a big fan of both tonkatsu and curry - your meal looks delicious. But no BullDog sauce for the Tonkatsu?

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Heisoku]

Dear Kyōnin
That’s a relief that you are far from the troubles but still unsettling for people caught among it. Indeed much metta to all caught in such horror.

On the other hand your whirlwind trip looks really amazing. I am so happy for you!

Gassho
Heisoku
Lahst


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[Kotei]

Thank you for the wonderful pictures, Kyonin.
As others said... Thank you for taking us all with you, too.

Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Tairin]

Japanese Curry

I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:

I am surprised I’ve never heard of Japanese Curry before this particular thread and after looking it up online I am even more astonished I’d never encountered it.

Today my wife and I took a crack at making it here using a synthesis of several online recipes. What a wonderful dish! I can definitely see myself asking it again as the weather turns cold.


Tairin
Sat today and lah