My homies and I are very upset at the moment because one of our own, Mark, is leaving us tomorrow and will not be returning. His granny died last week, so he has to go home to Britain for the funeral. However, because of all the absences he will accrue, he wouldn't be able to take the final exam for our class, which actually doesn't count towards his home university program anyway. Plus, he is going to Belgium in the spring, and it makes more sense for him to save the money it would cost to return to Japan and put it towards Belgium (he's a French major).
So we're all very cut up about it, especially him, but there's really nothing that can be done. We had a wee going away party last night at our favorite British pub (yeah, they have those in Japan). We did alright, but things got a bit teary when saying goodbye at the train station.
Who will be the glue that holds our bizarre, diverse group together? Who's going to force us to pull all-nighters at karaoke? Who is going to tell me funny stories about the British, thereby reaffirming my American sense of superiority? (j/k on that last)
But even though we shall miss him terribly, as he shall miss us, at least he gets to spend a lovely Christmas with his family in Rugby while the rest of us pay $40 for something possibly resembling a Western Christmas spread in Tokyo. If said spread includes sashimi or soybeans, I may hit someone.
Does anyone know how to mail a Christmas ham across the Pacific??? >_<
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