In all seriousness…

19 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment

I was just going back through my posts and realized that the guy writing is always joking. What’s wrong with that guy!? Anyway, this is important, so listen up!

The Japan experience was one I will never forget. I have met people who are now friends, and am already in contact with amazing people that I never would have otherwise had the pleasure to be around. The people of Japan are amazing, funny, kind, generous, caring, and have my devout respect. I wanted to see Japan for all of the differences, all of the similarities, and to see how another culture went about it’s daily business. What I found was that the people are the culture. You could never go to Japan as a tourist, look around, and understand how it all works. You have to know the people, talk with them, see what it is that concerns them, motivates them, and drives them. I tend to be an entertainer, and I sincerely hope that I gave the people I came into contact with in Japan as much joy as they gave me. I act goofy, I joke around, but I care. The Japanese left me with so many positive feelings, I can only hope that I left them with the same.

Thank you so very much Japan. Thank you so very much Rotary. My life will never be the same, and hopefully, everyone that hosted our team has felt that change as well.

And now back to our regularly scheduled program….