[ A gaijin once again, jetlagged

Well, I accidentally over-wrote the previous entry I made while in the U.S.

Back in Japan we are again, my SO and myself, and quite jetlagged. Actually my
SO is able to sleep, while I find myself up at 03:24 in the morning. I can hear
it raining outside, and it reminds me that Typhoon 10 is on its way here.

Our road trip was wonderful; we went somewhere that I hadn't been to in 30
years. The saying goes "You can't go home again" but it felt close to it on
this trip. I say that because the U.S. now is not the same U.S. that I know
from my childhood. A lot of changes have been really disorientating, and
seeing things almost exactly as they were in the 1990s, and experiencing
familiar sights and sounds and scents, was a great comfort.

Now I have reverse-reverse culture shock, if such a thing exists. I notice
that there are no cars here rolling by blasting music, no one is smoking/vaping
on the street, cars aren't constantly honking at each other, and people dress
differently. I felt like a stranger in the U.S. and that feeling is now going
to continue here for a while. This always happens.

At least it's not so damn hot anymore over here.