It’s been a couple of days since I returned to the US and I’ve been running around ever since.  I thought that once I finished school in Japan, it would be smooth sailing, but boy I was wrong.  I’ve been doing a lot to get settled down, and get adjusted to my life in the US again.  I do miss my life and my friends in Japan but I often forget about it because of how busy I am.  I’ll at least get to see a couple of them and my coach, Mutsumi, when the under-21 team comes to compete in California in February.

Jet lag has been tough to overcome.  Plus, I think I was tired from the last few days in Japan with preparing to leave for the US.  Training has been going well though.  Getting used to using American equipment (AAI) again is taking some time.  After 3 months of using Senoh (Japanese equipment), AAI feels so different now.  I should be back into the swing of things in a couple of days though!