Tears of loss

It is a lonely feeling flying by youself escpecially when you have just left what was technically your home for the past year. I was waiting to board to plane to Sydney when I was struck by a sense of panic and displacement. It brought me to tears. I had gotten so used to my life in Japan, safely cocooned in my comfortable environment, that it was a rude slap to the face when it finally sunk in that I was on my way home. I didn’t feel like I was ready to return though I suppose you can never really prepare yourself for it. I’m sure I’ll feel better after a while but as I was sitting by myself at Changi Airport, I just felt lonely and scared.