Big Decisions

I rang Helen tonight and told her about my weekend snowboarding. I also told her that, after the ALT seminar and the talk about re-contracting, I have decided to stay in Japan for another year. And that decision meant that Helen and I decided that we should split up. Putting up with me in Japan for six more months was just about bearable. Eighteen months, however, was too long. There might be a possibility of us getting back together when I come back to England, but we'll see how that goes. We talked about things a bit longer before ending the call. I can't explain how I felt when I hung-up. I guess it was somewhere inbetween feeling happy about staying for an extra year and feeling cut up because Helen and I had split. I'm going to try and sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning.