Today I caught up with Nozomi, a friend from junior high school. I had been wanting to catch up with her for a while but our communication has been poor, with both of us a bit unsure of ourselves after not seeing each other for so long.
She is opposite to me in many ways. She is tall, non sporting and very feminine in the Japanese sense, i.e. conscious of how she looks.
When she heard I had come back to Japan for 6 months, she thought maybe my marriage had not worked, as this was the case with her. She was happy for me when I contacted her and asked if she would mind if Rob came along to our lunch date. Seeing each other again was great and Rob just sat back and watched us talk for over an hour over lunch. It was really good for her to be able to tell me about her marriage break-up because even though divorce is easy to get in Japan it is still often seen in a bad light and considered to bring shame on the family.
I was glad she could talk to me about it. She is working in a jewellery shop in Hofu, about a 35 minute drive from Shunan. We are going to catch up with her at her shop and she has said she wants to polish our wedding rings for us. I am really glad we were able to see each other again. Hopefully she will come and see us in Australia one day.
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