馬鹿の田舎！！！: Sayonara 松山!!! 大好き！

I don't official leave Japan until July 28th, but I had to say goodbye to mi schools (松山中学校＊松山小学校) on July 18th! T_T
I really love the people here in this town. Everyone is really kind and I am glad I was placed here. Even though it is the countryside it is where a person can experience the real Japanese way of living! I have always been looking forward to the day when I could leave Japan and go home to try to figure out mi life. Saying goodbye to these people was really hard. I wanted to stay another year. I hated the fact that I was leaving them. They are soooooo special to me and the thought of not being able to see them everyday was kind of difficult to imagine, but I have to move forward. I will have to find me a wonderful job, so I can come back and visit them! ^_^ Everyone is very special to me. Those who are close to mi heart I consider them to be a part of mi family! I have a big family. I will miss them sooo much and I am looking forward to the future. I am glad to have met them because they have helped me to grow. I LOVE THEM ALL!!! ^_^

Elementary School:
In the morning, I went to the elementary school in which they had a goodbye ceremony for me. Each grade (1-6) gave me a gift of messages saying, "Thank you for teaching me English," "Be Happy in America," and "Don't forget us!" It was super cute. I love mi elementary school. After the ceremony, I returned to the teacher's room and waited until lunch! The lady teachers had their special lunch, in which they do at the end of each term. We had our own lunch boxes filled with many types of Japanese dishes and famous pressed-sushi from Kashimadai (a city next to Matsuyama). After lunch, I waited until 3, that is where we had a some dessert and I said mi final goodbyes to the teachers. I almost cried saying goodbye to them! I did cry once I was driving home! The teachers got me gifts and wrote me messages. They also said the nicest things to me. I felt really sad that I had to leave them!!!! I had so many wonderful memories with them and I will never forget them!!!!

Junior High School:
I said mi goodbyes to the students on July 17th because I was scheduled to go the elementary school on the 18th. On the night of July 18th, I said mi goodbyes to the Junior High School teachers @ a party! It was really nice. Good food, Good Company. I am going to miss these people too. I will especially miss mi English teacher. She is sooo nice and kind. If it wasn't for her being soooo great I wouldn't have recontracted for a 2nd year. Actually, everyone is soo kind and nice that I couldn't just stay just one year! There were sad moments at the party T_T, but I didn't cry! I love them all and I told them that! I am going to miss them too. I am going to miss everyone!!!! T_T