Valentine's

[gaijinxy]

The moon hangs over the shadow that is Fuji on the horizon, a half crescent tipped on its side like an open hand or a waiting cup. I go to get a pack of cigarettes because the luxury and nostalgia of cheap Japanese wine with real American cheese is simply incomplete without a cigarette. なつかしい. On the way, I wonder how it is I've adapted so easily

Comments

Well written!

[pnolan]

I liked the feel of your entry, gaijinxy! It reminded me so much of some lonely/alone time I spent in Japan. You expressed some of my sentiments precisely. I especially liked what you said about the general gaijin position we are in.

"I have no anonymity here, only the pseudonymity which comes with being a cipher for The American. My movements trace a figure of the average foreigner in the imaginations of every Japanese person I happen even to walk by."

Nicely put!

Re: Well written!

[gaijinxy]

Thank you very much. After looking over the essay you have posted on your journal, that is an even greater compliment. But why ever is your journal so sparse?