The Big Blue Wave
"Everything is energy..." -- Daryl Anka At the beginning of our trip to Japan my son's teacher handed each of us a few sheets of paper stapled together. This was to be our "trip journal" and we were expected to fill it out each day, answering the questions that were posed. On Day 1 the questions were: How are you feeling? What are you looking forward to most on this trip? What are your concerns? My primary concern was losing my son. During the final trip meeting, held about one month before the trip, the teacher had mentioned that because the trains are so crowded in Japan it is possible that someone might not make it onto the train in time and end up stranded on the platform. She gave the kids instructions on how to handle this if it happened and promised to give each child a badge with her name and cell phone number on it to wear at all times while we were in Tokyo. After the meeting I became convinced that my son was going to...