I'm sitting in a hotel room in Tokyo now.
After a somewhat stressed morning and early afternoon of packing and cleaning (thanks and hugs to Haesung, Andy and Tim) I checked out around two as planned (thanks and hugs to all you who saw me off). Got down to the station with my family by taxi. Walked to the central post office with my little brother and 20 kilos of books. Walked back to the station.
Getting on the shinkansen with a massive amount of luggage is a pain, but we managed by putting some bags in either end of the car. After that the trip went smoothly.
I'm not sure how I feel about staying in Tokyo for a week before returning to Sweden, I feel a bit uprooted and in between homes right now. It would have been kind of nice to just go straight on to Sweden. To lie down in my own bed and just let my old life wash over me. But I suppose that'll happen once I get back in any case, no need to rush. I wonder how next year in Uppsala will be. I'm sure it'll feel a bit strange coming back. I haven't kept in touch much with my friends at home, so I don't even know if many people will be in Uppsala this year or have moved to another university/graduated.
No matter, I've had the year of my life in Sendai and wouldn't have wanted to miss it for anything.
I'll have the AirH connection until I leave (more thanks and hugs to Haesung), so now is as good a time as any (and better than most) to start keeping in touch.