Seattle, 2007 ② -Thinking of You-
This is what I want to tell you…Sue,
I cannot forget the moment when I finally saw you. I was so happy to spend some time with you during my trip. You can tell how much I was excited ;-) Time went so fast, huh? I enjoyed the dinner with you. We kept talking and talking. We had got so many things to talk about, so we even forgot eating, right? It was nice to know about your life and your family. Yea, life is going.
It was lovely to have a cup of coffee with you in the morning as we listened to one of your songs Sade on the day when I flew back to Japan. Like I said, I always think of you when I listen to Sade or Norah Jones. I wish I could be with you more.
You are not only my host mom, but also my good advisor. I think we are good friends as well.
I love you, and I will see you again. Hopefully soon.
Dennis and Ellen,
Thank you for letting me stay in your place while I was there. We first met in Japan, but I could finally come to see you in Seattle! And thank you for inviting me to go out for dinner and celebrate your wedding anniversary. It was so sweet. You know what? You warmed my heart. Just by seeing you caring about each other and holding hands on the street...You are the best couple. Dennis, I loved the food you made. Ellen, I enjoyed going shopping and talking with you. I am so lucky to have got to know all your great family!
Ben,
You helped me a lot while I was in Seattle! Thank you thank you thank you soooooooo much. You gave me a ride many times and planed so many things for me. All my friends called you to reach me, and your cell phone was dying! Sorry about it!!! I’ve got great memories with you; your parents’ anniversary, your university tour, Pump It Up, BBQ, Mariners Game, and salsa dance. Wow, you are such an amazing dancer!! I was impressed with your dance. And thank you for introducing your girlfriend to me. I enjoyed being with her. You’ve found the lovely girl! You know, it is hard to find the sweet girl. You should treasure her ;-) Again, thanks for your great help.
Jon,
I always enjoy talking with you. I cannot stop laughing sometimes, you know ;-) Even though you had to go to work, you spent a lot of time with me. It was fun to play at Pump It up, huh? We were like kids ;-) And of course, I enjoyed salsa dance with you. You are good at dancing! I liked the skillful and complicated dance steps. Let’s go dancing again!
Kelly,
I was so happy to have got to know you! You care about others and bring us brightness. You are such a sweet girl. I enjoyed Mariners Game and BBQ with you. Oh, I loved the brownie you made. I wished I could bring it back to Japan~ And I wished I could have more time to talk with you. Hope to see you and keep in touch!
Joyce, EB, Hamza and Isa,
Joyce: Thank you for your delicious Pakistan food. I had never eaten finger food, so it was very interesting for me. I loved it! I would really love to drink the Chai tea you made. It was the best one that I have ever had!!! And you’ve got such great kids!
EB: Thank you for bringing some food before going salsa dancing. Yea, we were hungry after playing at Pump It Up. And you are a fast learner for dancing! We should go dancing again! Oh, and I will never forget the fresh and delicious donuts we ate ;-)
Hamza: Thank you for inviting us to your working place. I enjoyed a lot as you know. It was fun to watch the “fight” between Ben and Isa, huh? I am glad if you liked the little gift from Japan! It was sweet of you to see me off at the airport. Thank you!
Isa: We spent a lot of time together, didn’t we? Pump It Up, BBQ, card game, that interesting exercise, Wii and so on. I was impressed with your Japanese. Maybe one day, we can talk with each other in Japanese? Thank you for seeing me off at the airport.
HeeSun,
We are so like-minded, aren’t we? And our appearances are similar too ;-) I feel I have someone who understands me so well, which is you. I feel great when I talk with you. ALWAYS! Gosh, I am missing you already!! It would be fantastic if we can go travel together someday in the future. Thank you for being there and listening to me. I feel close to you wherever we live. Say hi to your family. Keeeeeeeeeeeep in touch!
Jenny,
Sweet girl Jenny! No wander everyone likes you. I am sooooooooooooooooooo happy to be good friends with you. Did you know how much I was excited to see you this time? I think I am lucky in my friends. You are mature for your age. I cannot believe you are three years younger than me. Thank you for coming to the BBQ and bowling. I also had a great time with you at Bellevue Square. It was funny that we showed up wearing almost same clothes. I will enjoy the gift you gave me. Thanks!
Steven, Joseph, Eric, Hakyoon, Sue, Kevin, Tylee, Tom, Mikaela and Joanna,
Steven: It was nice to see you again and talk with you. It’s been almost two years, huh? I hope you enjoyed the BBQ and bowling. I enjoyed the dinner with you and Eric at the night. Thank you for giving me a ride and the gifts!
Joseph: You always make me laugh ;-) It was interesting to know about your life. Your nephew was so cute! So, you may be coming to Japan? We can hang out, so let me know!
Eric: We met finally! I am sorry that I was not in Japan when you came here last time. We talked a lot, huh? Wow, I did not know you are such an impressive bowling player! I have never seen you playing soccer, so I should go to watch your game someday!!
Hakyoon and Sue: Thank you for coming to the BBQ. Hakyoon, it’d been a while since we last talked. I had a nice chat with your girl Sue. She is cute and sincere, isn’t she? No wonder you love her ;-) I wished I could have more chance to talk with you guys.
Kevin and Tylee: It was good to see you guys! So, you guys are coming to Japan as an international student pretty soon. Wow, you must be excited. Tylee, you will be the student at the university which I graduated from. You will like it! Kevin, the university which you are going to is also great. You know, your university is the so-called rival of my university, but I’ve made a lot of good friends from your university. Yea, both universities are “good friends”. I hope you guys will have a lot of fun in Japan. We will hang out ;-)
Tom, Mikaela, and Joanna: It was nice to meet with you at the BBQ. Tom, thank you so much for having the BBQ at your place. I could not have a chance to spend my time with my friends without you! Mikaela, you can teach me how to play soccer! Joanna, you can teach me how to play pool! You guys are good at it!
Thank you all. I had really really really great time with you. I’ve got precious memories during this trip. I will treasure them. I am missing you guys. Keep in touch. See you again!
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