Thankful For My Nans Van

Never thought I'd miss my nans van as much as I do now that I'm in Japan. 
Every morning I wake up at 5 in the morning to get ready for school. I catch the 7:20 train and walk around 30 minutes to get to school. The sun is scorching and I an feel the sweat and fabric make contact.
I miss nans van.
I miss nan.
I miss being able to sleep in until 8 in the morning, put on my uniform and just jump in the van. 

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The Good, Bad and Never Hungry

You can never go hungry while in Japan.

I've never gone hungry. 

I've come to gain a huge appreciation for my host parents as they wake up in the early hours of the morning to do the washing, cook breakfast and make lunches. Back in New Zealand I was too lazy to get out of bed to pee, so I just held it in. Here they're very productive. Everyone here has something to do.

A lot of what my Japanese family does reminds me of my Nan back home. I have an immense amount of appreciation for her as she wakes up at 5 every morning to get us ready for the day. She will drive to the shops to buy food for breakfast and lunch, will never let us go to school without breakfast and will always offer to drive us there in her state of the art Nan van. Toyota's are cool.

In Japan, my family always has food. They'll always have ice-cream for us when we come back home so we don't die of heatstroke. 

Coming from New Zealand and entering Japan made my appreciation jump to a whole other level. I've realized that there are a lot of similarities within my family from New Zealand and my family in Japan. I've started to appreciate things more. Both my families, my teachers in Aorere and Jishukan and the air conditioner in the Japanese trains.