Begin Week #16

There is only one item left to be boxed up and shipped back to the States. It is a modest flat screen television. What is left in the apartment will easily fit into our two luggage pieces. That is it.

A mixed bag of emotions almost encourages a sense of melancholy to take root. Of course, I do not permit it. There is no time for sentiment right now. There are other things to contend with in the weeks that remain before we leave. We will keep our minds clear. In lieu of emotion, a cold rain begins to fall on this somber afternoon in Yokosuka.