Meeting Totoro part II
I Wish I Could Stay Forever
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I can honestly say that the Studio Ghibli Museum was the most fulfilling museum experience I had in Japan. And, dare I say it? It was even more fun than Tokyo Disneyland. The Studio Ghibli Museum is an utterly fascinating place, full of nooks and crannies to be explored. I sincerely got the feeling that one day wasn’t enough. But oh…it was one of my happiest moments in Japan.
The Front of the Museum
Scanned from a Ghibli Museum Postcard
Oh, and there is an epilogue. I was at work the next day, and I was dying to give my present to my head teacher. Even though we close at 9, she had a late counselling session with a student, and wasn’t free until 10. I waited for her though, because I really wanted to give her my gift. After the student left, I walked to her classroom and knocked. She jumped. I had accidentally snuck up on her again. Because she just worked so much overtime, I guess you can figure out that she wasn’t in the best of moods. Trying not to make things worse, I quickly said my thank-yous and gave her my present and attempted to make a hasty retreat, lest she take out her bad mood on me. She looked down on her gift and smiled. Not the phoney smile she always gave when she was in a bad mood or trying to be diplomatic, but an actual, genuine, beautiful smile. It was the same smile I must have had on my face during my whole day at the museum. “Thank you, Mark-sensei,” she said. That’s the only time she called me “sensei” and wasn’t sarcastic about it.
My head teacher and I were completely unable to get along.
But we had our moments.
My head teacher, going home from work
Scanned from a Ghibli Museum postcard
Special thanks to Kenten who’s article about going to Skywalker Ranch inspired me to finally finish this thing, and to do it with style.
Apologies to my family, who still lament that I haven’t told them enough about Japan.
Apologies to my classmates at NAIT who often lament that I don’t shut up about Japan.
And, once again, special thanks to Asami for helping me buy the ticket.
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