5 Weeks is Over. / 5 Hafta Gecti, Gitti.

I've arrived in Amsterdam bang on schedule yesterday afternoon. The flight was smooth most of the time and all went well. It's just that we've noticed being back in the country, since my attendant light was on for almost half the flight and no one cared. I will miss Japan deeply for customer care.

This daytime flight meant that I had 7 hours of extra daylight. My body told me it was 10.30 in the evening, and the clock showed 15.30. I tried to stay awake as much as I could, but fell asleep at 21.30. I woke up very early, after 8 hours, but managed to get 3 more hours of sleep. I'm tired but not jetlagged. I even worked today.

It's good to be back to Michiel. It's also good to be back in my home, all very tidy and clean. Michiel has really put the effort to welcome me and I appreciate it so much.

I deem this trip a success. I stayed and returned safely. I've managed stuff pretty alright. I've learnt more about Japan, more about the way the world is, and more about myself, including my strength and limitations. I've met some cool people and hopefully we'll keep in touch. Who knows, I might have learnt some more Japanese as well. 

I think I'll let it sink in a bit more before I write a final post on this blog about my reflections on the whole. Thank you everyone who's read, commented here or wrote e-mails. It was fun for me to share the experience this way and I think I'll do this again sometime...

Amsterdam'a dun ogleden sonra, tam planlanan saatte indim. Ucus sorunsuz ve iyi gecti. Ama ucakta bile nereye dondugumuzu farkettik; benim yardim icin yaktigim isik ucusun yarisi boyunca, ben bikip da kapatana kadar yanik kaldi, kimse de gelip sormadi bir sey mi istediniz diye. Japonya'yi musteri hizmeti konusunda cok arayacagim.

Gunduz uctugum icin 7 saat fazladan gunisigi gordum. Vucut aksam 10.30 oldu derken saat 15.30'u gosteriyordu. Uyanik kalmaya calistim ama 21.30 gibi devrildim. 8 saat uyuyup erkenden uyandim ama neyse bir uc saat daha uyumayi becerdim. Jetlag yok ama yolculuktan halsizim. Hatta bir de isbasi yaptim bugun.

Michiel'e donmek guzel. Evime donmek de guzel. Michiel gercekten bana guzel bir hosgeldin demek icin calismis; evi tertemiz ve tertipli buldum. Oyle hosuma gitti ki, basimdan eksik olmasin valla.

Bu yolculugu basarili sayiyorum. Gittim, kaldim, dondum tek parca. Isleri, halleri fena idare etmedim. Japonya'ya hakkinda pek cok sey ogrendim. Dunyanin kac bucak oldugu konusunda da. Kendi guclu yanlarimi ve sinirlarimi daha iyi tanidim; kendimi de biraz daha iyi tanidim yani. Ilginc, guzel insanlarla karsilastim, umarim iletisimi surdururuz. Kimbilir belki biraz daha Japonca bile ogrenmisimdir.

Sanirim bu deneyimi biraz daha yedirip, yerine oturtup son bir post daha yazacagim ve genel izlenimlerimi paylasacagim. Okuyan, buraya yorum birakan, e-mail ile destekleyen herkese tesekkur ediyorum. Bu sekilde paylasmak benim icin de hos ve eglenceli oldu. Bir dahaki sefere yine yapabilirim...