We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.

My friend from Japan said he sent me a small gift. I was happy to hear that and I was waiting for it. I even checked mail box yesterday and today too. And finally today I took out a small package from the mailbox. I saw Japanese characters on it and I smiled brightly. Yay! Finally here!
And then, how surprised I was to see it's not the package I was waiting for. But, here another pleasant surprise. Another friend, who I actually never personally met, sent me a small gift for the New Year's. This friend is a Japanese women of Korean descent, who lives in Japan as a Japanese person. As I was writing about Korean community in Japan for my graduation thesis, I wrote to her to ask for some help. She kindly replied and told me a lot of interesting things, which I'm always very thankful for. As she was travelling to Polan, we were to meet in Warsaw, but because of my graduation thesis (sic!) I couldn't go. And it's a second time she's sending me a small gift. I'm very happy to receive it.

What can be more Japanese than Hello Kitty?!?!

Today, I got an email from Japan also, saying that the project I took part in will be taken on another level. As a Polish representant I was sharing my thoughts about Japanese manga for girls. We were just writing about what we like and dislike on an internet forum. Now, a book might be made out of it. Photos of the people who took part in it might be shown in the book too. I hope I made enough of a contribution to this project. It makes me excited to think that my opinions will be printed! They said we will receive this book, when it gets printed.

Days to CA: 62