Life Update...

This is my first blog entry in like...2 years. I'll give you an update on my life, and a reason as to why it took me so long to write again.
So I was in Japan for two years, as a missionary. I served in the Japan, Fukuoka Mission. Here's a list of my areas and how long I was in each one:

1 - Shimizu (Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture) - 4 Transfers (roughly 6 months)
2 - Fukuoka City (Fukuoka Prefecture) - 2 Transfers (roughly 3 months)
3 - Kurume City (Fukuoka Prefecture) - 3 Transfers (roughly 4.5 months)
4 - Yahata (Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture) - 3 Transfers (roughly 4.5 months)
5 - Mission Office (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture) - 2 Transfers (roughly 3 months)
6 - Urasoe City (Okinawa Prefecture) - 2 Transfers (roughly 3 months)

My favorite area was Urasoe, because of how hard we worked and how many miracles we continuously saw. The members in Urasoe were spectacular, and worked with us so closely. The Young Men were so much stronger than all my other areas combined, and I felt so at home there.
Unfortunately, I had to leave Japan when I was seeing the most success, but that seemed to be how my mission worked out. I didn't get to see much "success" while I was in my areas. However, those areas did well afterward, hopefully due somewhat to my efforts. I feel extremely blessed to have had a chance to serve in Japan, among such wonderful people, and with such wonderful companions.
I made a lot of lifelong friends in Japan and I hate the fact that I can't see them now.

Anyway, so that's what I've been up to the last 2 years. Now, what have I been up to the last 5 weeks, since being home? Two words: watching anime. Yes. You read that right. But I'll repeat it just for effect. Watching anime.
I just finished the series Neon Genesis Evangelion today, in fact. I watched it in Japanese, of course, cause I'm cool like that. However, even after 2 years of living in Japan, the show was still way hard to follow. I guess I never really used terms like: commander, captain, synch-rate, or multipurpose humanoid artificial lifeform. So I'm kinda learning new words and doing my best to keep up with their slang Japanese.
The show blew my mind, and made me think about a lot of things. I won't go into detail right now, cause it's late...it's so late that it's tomorrow!