Two summers ago, I embarked on the most amazing vacation of my life. It trumped any trip to Vancouver or vacation to Hawaii or California.

I had the opportunity to travel to Okinawa, Japan. I started at the southern tip and traveled north along the coast of Okinawa staying at 7 locations including one home, one cabin and 5 different hotels.

I’ve never felt so alone, free and independent. It had to be the best experience of my life.

Late last year, the hard drive that had stored all of my pictures from Japan and my sophomore-junior year had crashed and I lost everything. I try so hard now to remember but without them it’s like I never went at all and it’s the most upsetting thing to lose your memories and have no control. If I ever get them back it would be some kind of a miracle I guess…

Today I found this video. A man named Jon Rawlinson shot some footage at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. This aquarium is the second largest in the world and this video doesn’t even do it justice, but does show just how beautiful it really is. I still imagine seeing myself. Wide-eyed. Staring only into this with a blank mind.

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