Nights In TOKYO (A Travel Memoir)

Emails #1

[06/29 14:34]
fang
Re: こんにちは〜
Taka! keep on fighting! We will return to Japan one day to fulfil our dreams! in the meantime, keep me updated on your journey :) Listening to you live your life always makes me feel like I cannot settle for less. So glad to have known you and we will meet again!!

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[10/04 12:31]
mom
Re: Landed
Don't forget to have manners. Isn't she a good cook? I bet her food is delicious. Did you help tidy up or wash the dishes? Find a church in Tokyo for Sundays. Don't leave God behind, He will not leave you.

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[22/04 11:42]
Hyu
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Dear Tak,

You lucky man. In Japan, living the life. How are you? How is everything so far? Hope everything is well there. The pictures you post on Facebook looks amazing and it looks like you're having a blast. [...] I wish I could be in your shoes. But I would be extremely lost and aimless without learning the language. Today I'm learning Katakana in my Japanese 1. And my teacher showed us clips of Japan. I wish to visit there and experience the culture. [...]

I also wanted to say I would buy the album but I don't have my own card to pay, let alone an account to buy the songs on iTunes. So I'm currently listening to your songs on Youtube and Soundcloud. Mostly to Kimi Ni Itsumo Arigatou. I like listening to it in the morning on the bus to calm my nervousness for the school day. The song is gentle to hear and gives a funny warm feeling in my heart. Wow. I sound so creeper ish. But that's my opinion on it. [...]

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[05/27 18:28]
jun
Re:
Kana is at the station gate where I entered. Just cross the street in front of the store.

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[15/04 10:11]
dennis
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ohh actually there is a park near my school, we can go there and you can play the guitar there. it's good weather today I'm sure there will be other ppl playing sports, dancing or playing music too! Take to Takadanobaba and then change to Tozai line take one stop to Waseda station!

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[06/30 23:11]
Zuki
Re:
Gonna miss u too! Thx for dinner and ur CD! I'll see u next yr ok? Wanna go to ur live show! 気をつけてね！夏休みにトロントへいくかもしれないから、また連絡してね！(^ ^)

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(Author Note: I will try to include fragments of the trip like this throughout the memoir. I will work on organization, flow and placement after I've finished the project!)