Welcome to The Mikan Mailbox, our community’s anonymous post box!
This is a dedicated space for those bite-sized stories of life in Japan that might not warrant a full blog post, but are far too good to keep to ourselves.
Peel back the layers with us as we dive into this month’s submissions!
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I have a hard time connecting. Maybe it’s not evident from the outside. I'm happy to say there are people who are really patient and generous to embrace us who have a hard time reciprocating quickly. I can, tho. I'll do my best to get better. My hope is that people keep reaching out to the person who might seem like they can never be there. Some really want to, but can't. More than just sacrificing comfort, it's real shutting down that stops them. I know many go through those seasons. Some severly. I am grateful that people in our community care. We try to meet in the middle, extending our insistence on each others presence, and pushing outside of our comfort zone, too. Thank you for being a friend.
I went on a very lovely trip to Hawaii recently, and whilst sitting on the beach looking at the green mountains, I felt it resembled the beaches of northern Spain. It was kind of comforting in a way because it felt like we really all shared an interconnected Earth together in that moment. We're really not so different after all.
That’s a wrap on our debut issue! A huge thank you to everyone who dropped a note into the mailbox this month!
Got a story of your own? The Mikan Mailbox is always open. Drop your submission for next month’s issue here:
tinyurl.com/MikanMailbox
Help us keep sharing the little moments that make living here so special. See you in the next issue!
Edited by Vince Madriaga