Chicago: Gateway to the Far East

FYI, I like the O'Hare Airport. Lots of friendly elderly people fly through there, much easier to deal with than... others... *coughNEWYORKERScough*. I sat next to a nice old lady from Minnesota on my flight to Chicago, who had lived with her husband in japan for 8 months when they were in the military. I am excited/nervous about the flight to Tokyo. 13 hours of flying? Ugh. I am trying to absorb some American singularities while I'm here: chain stores, comfortable homes with driveways and lawns beaten into submission. The song "Rocket Man" by Elton John is going through my head. If you couldn't tell, I'm pretty much freewriting on this blog post. I'll miss hearing small talk in my own language, everyone's casualness, etc. I especially will miss Tyson! I will try to post some more when I get to Tokyo- they're techy, right? they'll have free wifi, right? Anyhow, I hope everyone has a good day in America, I'll miss everyone dearly.