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Saturday, October 04, 2003
fresh air?!
is it too early, too soon after the fact to sing praises about rokko island...?
i think not.
it was a beeeeautiful day today, perfect for the run. i stupidly didn`t eat any breakfast... not smart, but i managed. the air was so fresh and so clean, and the buildings there were really interesting. the apartments were painted in faded pastel colours incl. pink! homes a la portuguese if you will... a couple of late 19th C Canadian style houses too. when we got to the site, it was sort of overwhelming... there were people of all backgrounds, all speaking English... and some Japanese of course. i was standing in the middle of the field, slightly freaking out because the gathering of people reminded me of Toronto-of HOME- soo much. i was so proud to be Canadian at that point, having a situation that seems pretty remarkable (so many people of different nationalities gathered together in one place) in Japan, be so common in Canada.
i love Canada.
and i was happy to do my part to help out Terry`s cause, approx 37 minutes for the 5k... not great, but faster than last year, and (insert excuse) i didn`t really run that much leading up to it. but the plus side was that i didn`t stop running, overtook jolene and V after being so far behind them i couldn`t see jolene, and resisted buying a Habitat for Humanity polo shirt just because it was blue... bought a really horrid veggieburger to help out HfH instead... it was great... the girl manhandled my slice of cheese... u just can`t teach service like that, it`s a giFt... =)
so if i ever get too homesick, i shall visit the Island, and be happy, mellowing out in the fresh air and mixed bag of people.
is it too early, too soon after the fact to sing praises about rokko island...?
i think not.
it was a beeeeautiful day today, perfect for the run. i stupidly didn`t eat any breakfast... not smart, but i managed. the air was so fresh and so clean, and the buildings there were really interesting. the apartments were painted in faded pastel colours incl. pink! homes a la portuguese if you will... a couple of late 19th C Canadian style houses too. when we got to the site, it was sort of overwhelming... there were people of all backgrounds, all speaking English... and some Japanese of course. i was standing in the middle of the field, slightly freaking out because the gathering of people reminded me of Toronto-of HOME- soo much. i was so proud to be Canadian at that point, having a situation that seems pretty remarkable (so many people of different nationalities gathered together in one place) in Japan, be so common in Canada.
i love Canada.
and i was happy to do my part to help out Terry`s cause, approx 37 minutes for the 5k... not great, but faster than last year, and (insert excuse) i didn`t really run that much leading up to it. but the plus side was that i didn`t stop running, overtook jolene and V after being so far behind them i couldn`t see jolene, and resisted buying a Habitat for Humanity polo shirt just because it was blue... bought a really horrid veggieburger to help out HfH instead... it was great... the girl manhandled my slice of cheese... u just can`t teach service like that, it`s a giFt... =)
so if i ever get too homesick, i shall visit the Island, and be happy, mellowing out in the fresh air and mixed bag of people.
// posted by naomi @ 8:38 a.m. 
