"I'm almost there, I just need to see the big picture." Thats what I said last night when Jason asked for our opinions about the trip. I am almost there. There was only one day left and we were almost leaving. I don't know what I meant when I said these words. I wanted Jayson to think I was actually close to finding what I was looking for. The truth is, I don't think 8 days is enough to find myself here. I'm not sure I can even find what I'm looking for. What was I looking for again? Oh yeah, I'm supposed to find my passion here.
Today was our last full day. There was a catch though...we didn't have Jayson and Yoko leading us and telling us where to go. We were on our own. Between Travis, Vince and I, we had to decide what places we wanted to visit and revisit. We chose to go to the future. First stop was Shibuya so see the what the future of fashion had in store for us. As we walked through the streets of Shibuya towards the famous 109 shopping complex, I noticed TV cameras interviewing young ladies. She wore an electric blue top with a white shrug paired with a denim skirt. She had white leggings on and flats. I am only speculating, but I think they were doing that because they wanted to know how and what inspired her to put together her outfit. Could she be wearing the new "look?" I don't know. We'll have to wait at least a few months to find out. Maybe we'll see her style in the next fashion magazine.
We met at the Hachiko statue to go to Ginza. We used our Suica card, a pre-paid credit card, on the subway and we were commuting like pros. Its hard to believe that only 8 days ago, we were all nervous to catch the subway. Now, its like we've been doing it since we were kids. We got off at Ginza to take a look at the new products Sony was coming up with. Six floors of Sony innovation captivated Vince, Travis, and I as soon as we walked in through the glass doors. There were plasma screen tv's, slim-design computers, and probably the smallest mp3 players I have ever seen all in one building. Each floor had a different theme and each time we moved to the next level, we were surprised at how the Sony team put things together. As we walked out of the doors of the Sony building, we discussed about what we saw and what we wanted. Our final stop for our trip into the future was not very far away, so we decided to walk there. We've been walking all week, so a mile or two is not going to affect us at all.
Although the walk to Shiodome was not long, when we arrived, we felt like we were in the future. All of the buildings seemed to go into the clouds. They were made with glass and steel. We walked into one of the buildings and the interior was just as impressive as outside. The design of the buildings was very cutting edge and more importantly, modern. I could have sat in the middle of the area and would have been happy.
We couldn't stay there long because we had to meet back at the hotel to see Tokyo from a building in Shinjuku. It was the big picture I was talking about. There it was, a 360 degree view of the whole city. We could see the lights of the city as it stayed alive at night. As I sat on the sill of one of the windows, I looked to the Odaiba ferris wheel in the distance and took it all in.
We're leaving tomorrow, and I still don't quite know what I want to do. Do I want to be an architect or a photographer? I think that is something I have to decide on my own. Yeah, on my own. I'll start by doing things on my own. And when I'm ready, I'll know what to do...
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