As I continue to watch the news regarding the coronavirus (also known as Covid-19), I find myself getting more and more concerned. I realize that I am healthy, as is my family, and we are very low risk for getting it, but the concern is still there.
I find myself reading much more about the spread and it is daunting. I understand the facts about the disease. It is the unknown that is unnerving.
I've been sticking closer to home recently. Today, instead of exploring, my son and I simply walked around Hikarigaoka Park with our neighbor. It feels a bit boring, but it makes me more comfortable.
I wonder how long I will feel this way. Is it a passing phase, or will the reality of living in such a crowded city plague my mind? I've never been much of a germaphobe, but I think I'm dipping my toe in the water right now.
In 2017 my family headed to Tokyo. My husband had a new job and my son and I came along for the ride. This move was my second move to Japan - the first was for a year in 2002. At that time I was a single, recent college graduate. Moving abroad as a family was a whole different ball of wax. As I live this crazy life in Japan, I track our adventures and my observations, creating an unofficial guidebook to the city.
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