Four days

Until my four-month sojourn to fantasyland. Just calculated my commuter fare, it doesn't look pretty. However, I'd have to admit that what happened today helped me clear my senses. I won't go into details, but I never knew how much going to church was peaceful to the soul. Especially the people that come to it. What else did I do today . . . I practiced my skating on the street, played a little hockey, and exercised a bit for the big season. Also gave some advice on different things and even chatted with someone I haven't heard in a while.

Tomorrow will be my final youth group meeting. It'll be easy saying "good-bye" this time, I feel, because there are hardly any people that would care about my departure, haha. All kidding aside, it's true because I hardly know more than half the kids who go there. I'm practically a spectator, but I'm still recognized as one of the "big people" there. I guess I can thank my consistent attendance for that.

And there are so many things I have to do. Including spending money on certain people. My mom practically gave me an ultimatum for my allowance, and even though I can't freaking stand it, I have to tolerate it (and this is going to the edge for me). Ah, well, que sera sera, so they say. But check this out: 51,090 yen for a three-month commuter pass. That's about $500 spent. I better get that used a lot; the New York MetroCard will surely be missed, undoubtedly.